LOCAL OPTION POLL FOR 1905

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1622, 9 December 1905, Page 3

LOCAL OPTION POLL FOR 1905

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(Per Press Associatioii.) Christohurch, la;t nigh

Kaiapoi returns: Continuance 1722, roluclion 2053, no-lioense 2362; total valid votes, 4994. Roduction has beoo oarried by Bix votes, but theio are twenty nbsont voters’ permits to oomo,

THE NAPIER RETURNS. l'bo following avo tho loaulta of tho Napioc local option poll ~

(Informal 120.) At tho previous poll Napier carried reduction, and nearly oarried no-lioenso.

HAWKE’S BAY. The following aro some of the returns showing how our near noighbors voted in Hawko’a Bay olectoralo :

LATEST WAIAPU RETURNS. CONiINUANOE EIGHTY AHEAD. I p > tHI The following table gives tho position of the local option poll for Waiapu, reeenod by tho Registrar of Electors j

Tolais 2702 2624 3978 , (Informal 76.) —■' _____ From the r'above lab’e it will be seen that the no-licerse party have somewhat improved their position, bavmg gained an additional 19 votes at Waiogake and one through a permit. Two other permits gave continuance an additional two votes. A ohangfe has also been made in the number of valid votes recorded. A special message received by the Times yesterday, not yet confirmed by the Registrar of Electors, reduoes the number of votes polled at Tuparoa by 24, and this is aleo likely to affect the local option poll, as to carry no lioense there has to be a threefifths majority of the valid votes polled. The correction from Tuparoa reduces the number of votes polled by Mr Clayton by the number previously stated. A rough estimate worked out by the Registrar of Electors from the eiocioral returns gives continuance a lead of 80, and this may be accepted aa the present position. The Registrar of Electors has been engaged night and day on the work, and does not expect to get through his task before Wednesday nex*. So far bo hae gone through the town, Matawhero, and Ormond returns, and these appear to be iairly correct, although there are one or two cases of apparent double voting. It is probable, however, that this arose through a mistake by the officials through the similarity of names on the roll. Every precaution is being taken to deteot any oase of double voting.

ContinuRoduo • Noauoo. tion. lioenso Council Chambers 881 890 434 Napii r South Sobool 850 251 259 Nnpior Main School ■ 283 256 270 Reorration Ground 220 157 169j Sbakespraro Road 116 50 \ 68 Marisb Brothers’ So’ol 148 120 125 Grammar School 117 105 120 Franoo Road 01 68 61 Port Ahuriri 389 171 201 Western Spit 75 59 75 Park Raoeoourso 115 65 75 Taradalo 202 116 186 Papnkura 65 81 17 Moanro 94 23 27 West Cliva 108 59 77 Awatoto 27 20 80 Totals ... 8229 1947 2189

ContinuReduo • Nooneo, tion. JiOODBO Clyde (Courthouse) 93 125 196 Clyde (Sohoolkouae) 85 57 103 Fresertown 34 16 53 Opoutama ... 4 6 16 Nubaka ... 27 47 67 Tarawa 4 20 48 Marumaru 16 7 22 Mohaka 20 18 42 Ruakituri 4 8 11 Tangoio 6 16 20

Noance. tion. license WhaSatutu . 78 24 58 Pott Awacui . 42 25 31 Mangitu ... . 28 5 24 Polugo Bay . 75 35 74 Waihuka . 16 13 31 Tuatua . 14 4 12 Wharorata . 16 13 21 Whangara . 51 23 30 Maoutuke . 50 44 54 Waorooga o-kari.. 18 10 18 Waingake 20 19 36 Whoterau 28 10 16 Matawhero 113 110 204 Theatre Eojal 314 568 723 Waimata 27 86 67 Moiu 19 21 24 Tokomavn . .. 59 37 67 Bis Majesty's 409 433 614 Waipaie 11 4 2 Te Karaki 152 99 186 Bexhaven ... 24 9 18 Ormond 86 93 15C Patutahi 80 121 171 WaoreDga-a-hika... 71 118 164 Tuparoa ... 35 19 33 Te Araroa 24 10 13 Wharekopao 14 6 16 IhuDgia ... Na’.ive Land Coutt 15 5 10 370 354 525 Hangaroa 15 10 1C Msngatokerau 17 11 14 Tiniro'o 30 13 36 Te Aroha ... ... 8 13 21 Papiratu 17 4 7 Huanui .. 5 3 11 Maraetaha 34 9 22 Mangapapa 135 192 258 Whakarau 10 15 18 Wigan 21 16 29 Williams’ (W’k’pae) 8 4 6 Bakauroa 25 20 33 Kortes 3 3 18 Permits to hand ... 2 0 1