THE LICENSING POLL.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 April 1919, Page 1

THE LICENSING POLL.

WESTLAND POLLING. The delayed polling at Okuru booth took place on Friday with the following result. For Continuance 12 For Prohibition 3 Telegraphed figures in connection with the Goldsboroug'h and Otira polling got mutilated in’transmission,'the, following being the correct ones, the figures in brackets being those previously received by the Returning Officer: GOLDSBOROUGH. For Continuance (36) 31 For Prohibition (32) - OTIRA. For Continuance (177) 147 For Prohibition (48) 48 SOLDIERS’ VOTES. VOTE O<N TRANSPORT. TAUBTHALIAN & N.Z. OABF.K NEWPORT NEWS, April 11 New Zealanders aboard the transport Northumberland, enroute home, voted at the prohibition election. The majority voted for Continuance. SOLDIERS VOTES. -VANCOUVER, April 11,, The aggregate figures are announced for the New Zealand soldiers’ vote; in Britain on the licensing referendum. These show that the soldiers voted |a« ' follows. Continuance 15,880 Prohibition 3,950 Ttola 19,830 Majority for Con 11,930 SOLDIERS ABSENT FRO.M POLL. ••' '"'London; April n. A large mass meeting of New Zealand soldiers held in Codford Camp on April 3rd., after hotly criticising' the (government holding the liquor referendum there during the absence of troops in Paris . NEW ZEALAND SOLDIER VOTES. ' WELLINGTON, Apr' l 13The counting of the votes cast by the soldiers in New Zealand, will begin this week in Wellington. Tlie figures should be available before the end of the week.

SATURDAY'S POSITION

WELLINGTON, April 12. The following are the lastest figures at 10.30 a.m., on Saturday:— Continuance 242,176 Prohibition 242,644 Majority for. Prohibition . 408

OFFICIAL COUNT.; WELLINGTON, April 13. The Returning' Officers will begin the official counts of the civilian votes this week, after they have received: the parcels of absent voters’ permits from various parts of the country. Their official' 'announcements will include tlie votes cast by the absent voters and seamen.

It is estimated that there are not less than 12,000 of these votes still to he included in the returns. (

CANADIAN LIQUOR VOTE. MONTREAL, April 11. There has been a vote here on tli o liquor question. The referendum went overwhelmingly in favour of beer and wine.