LICENSING POLL
TEE LITEST RETURNS. Several additional official returns and two amended returns have slightly reduced tlio majority against prohibition in the licensing- poll.' An amended return from Temuka transfers 105 votes from conliniinnco to prohibition. The totals elaiid now as follow:— Continuance- 234,370 State Purchase 81,145 Prohibition 263,582 The number of votes included in these returns is 529.083, and the total for prohibition falls 980 votes short of an absolute majority. The results of official counts are reported as follow:— .Contin- State Prohibiuance. Purchase, tion. Pimedln (amended) 11,377 910 14,430 Tauranga 2,619 483 3,120 Bar of Islands 2,205 300 2,031 Waipawa 3,025 471 3,099 Temuka (amended) 3,090 403 3.032 A Press Association' telegram from Paernn. states that local restoration polled 3058. local no-license 2559. informal 185. National Continuance 2203, State Purchase 757. National Prohibition 2651, informal 165.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 80, 30 December 1919, Page 4
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138LICENSING POLL Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 80, 30 December 1919, Page 4
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