LICENSING POLL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 181, 26 April 1919, Page 7

LICENSING POLL

THE SOLDIERS' VOTES

CONTINUANCE MAJORITY

NOW 5627

rho counting of Hid .voles cast bv undischarged soldiers in New Zenland at '■(he licensing poll whs almost completed yesterday Tho .Minister of Justice (Hon. •1. M.. Wuforil) .supplied the following • progress .report Inst fight , SOLDIERS' V.QTES IN NEW ZEALAND Continuance 3817 • Prohibition H7l Informal 40 Majority for continuance 237G There aro two or Ihreo small country returns yet to coma in, but. tho figures ~ are not expected to be a'tered materially. > Tho number of votes cast by undischarged soldiers is smaller than was anticipated. There wero about 10,000 nicn in tho Doniinion -entitled to voto as toldiers, but spmp , s of them may havo chosen to vote in their civilian capacity. The Minister of ,1 ustico also announced last night the following returns of votes cast by soldiers on board ships carrying troops :— ■ ■ TRANSPORT lONIC. •, Continuance I 514 Prohibition 1112 -Majority for continuance v 412 ' STEAMER TALUNE. Continuance 7 Prohibition 1 Majority."' for prohibition 6 .Tho total .votes are now ns follow:— v ■ ■CIVILIAN VOTES. , Continuance 229,880 ' Prohibition 243,319 Majority for prohibition. ■ 13,439 ■ SOLDIERS' VOTES.'' Continuance 25,651 Prohibition ..- 6,585 '■ Majority for continuance 19,066 TOTAL VOTES. Continuance 255,531 '■ Prohibition *411,901 Majority for continuance 5,627 ' ' The Remaining Votes, The votes' still to be.,added to the totals, before the; final -re'sult of th& licensing poll can be announced, include .tho two or three, small .country returns of soldiers' votes, mentioned above; the. . votes of soldiers •on . several transports that'were nt sea oil April. 10; and a few slight additions to civilian, votes. - The following amended return 'has been received~ ■ ■ " MAESDEN. . Continuance 2128 Prohibition 3158 Informal 39 This includes absentee votes as follow:— Continuance 63, prohibition 91, informal 1.