The Licensing Referendum

Marlborough Express, Volume LXII, Issue 269, 15 November 1928, Page 6

The Licensing Referendum

^ . Prohibition Receivcs a Set-back Greatly Increased Vote for Continuance Tlie licensing refprendum, taken througliout the Dominion yesterday, was characterised by a set-haek for the Prohibition Party, tlie vote for Continuance being greatly increased. Though the figures are at present far from complete, the totals- would appear to be sOmething as follows: Tbe licensing figures for tlie. Dominion, as compared with those polled at the referendum in Novcmher, 1925, are as follows. This year's figures are still inepmplet.e, and some of the figures are subjeet to alteration : —

DISTRICT. NOVEMBER, 1925. NOVEMBER, 1928. ' 0 ^ d 8 zl d U £ .2 u 1 -2 1 'S -"S i 0 -s i ^ £ ••§ -2 '4 0 . $ 2 s n 2 0 w Ph • 0 m P4 Bay of Islands. . 3,426 726 3,317 4,033 725 2,899 Marsdcn . . 3,362 707 4,209 4,066 677 3,563 Kaipara . . 3,446 624 3,686 3,787 594 2,962 Waitemata . . 4,769 1,338 6,109 4,949 1,149 4,330 Eden .. 4,392 1,092 6,534 4,562 976 5,545 Auckland .. 14,373 2,492 12,739 36,263 2,808 10,109 Auckland Suburbs New Electorate. - 4,800 771 3,505 Grey Lynn .. 4,400 920 5,951 5,761 822 4,434 Roskill .. 4,069 1,046 7,878 4,776 961 5,823 Parnell . . 4,544 1,412 6,279 5,020 1,368 5,129 Manukau . . 5,032 1,067 6,540 . 5,492 894 4,870 Franklin . . 3,700 687 5,204 2,862 508 3,057 Raglan .. 3,1.25 681 3,483 3,671 763 2,611 Thames . . 3,657 449 3,440 4,349 735 3,295 Hauraki (Olimenmri) 3,1.48 648 3,000 4,094 833 3,598 Tauranga . . 3,572 761 4,115 3,461 635 2,933 Hamilton . . . 3,500 1,184 5,243 3,950 1,131 4,211 Waikato .. 2,973 683 3,372 3,335 639 2,939 Rotorua ... 3,131 749 3,431 3,908 970 2,586 Bay of Plenty . . 3,114 443 2,368 3,286 519 2,355' Waitomo ' .. 4,309 568 2,702 4,191 8Q5 2,164 Gisbornq . . 4,356 632 4,128 4,859 702 3,426 Hawkc's Bay .. 4,982 640 4,061 4,911 673 3,463 Napier * . . 4,520 1,030 4,206 4,860 1,045 3,722 Waipawa . . 3,574 656 2,972 3,881 612 2,379 Pahiatua - . . 3,688 461 3,289 4,106 591 3,043 Masterton . . 3,655 56.1 3,544 3,947 553 3,351 Wairarapa . . 3,537 515 3,057 4,197 633 3,085 Stratford .. 3,132 324 3,399 4,330 442 2,909 New Plymouth (Taranaki) 4,2.14 588 5,104 4,896 856 4,304 Egmont . . 3,441 278 3,140 4,351 319 2,686 Patea 3,562 477 3,693 4,342 597 3,349 Wanganui . . 4,561 767 4,652 . 5,i2 / 1,010 3,836 Waimarino . . 4,168 743 2,396 4,787 697 1,657 Oroua . . . . 3,212 690 3,452 3,231 446 2,684 Rangitikei . . 4,102 568 3,796 3,517 551 2,718 Manawatu .. 1 3,456 500 3,312 3,743 535 2p98 Palmerston .. 4,351 652 5,018 . 5,141 955 4,446 Otaki .. .. 3,322 737 2,870 3,431 765 2,473 Hutt . . . . 4,154 1,303 4,849 5,525 2,076 5,051 Wellington . . 15,221 3,364 12,973 16,636 4,911 11,734 Wellington South 4,497 945 4,855 5,351 253 4,286 Wellington Sub's. 4,906 1,270 6,055 4912 1,812 5,126 Nelson .. .. 3,991 777 3739 4,433 814 3,190 Motueka . . 3,813 535 2,236 4,595 522 2,948 Buller . . . . 4,120 481 3,200 4,731 466 2,836 Westland . . 4,637 441 3,194 5,255 490 2,602 Wairau .. .. 3,760 639 3,532 4,776 691 3,197 Hiirnnui . . 3,675 623 2,826 5,122 653 .>,094 Kaiapoi .. .. 3,314 630 3,816 4>496 570 3,689 Christebureh . . 14,160 3,053 15,478 17,529 2,312 lo,21 Riccarton .. 4,221 892 4,535 5,456 .700 3,915 Avon .. .. 4,369 871 5,695 5,485 750 4,474 Lyttelton .. 4,239 722 4,781 5,288 771 4,045 Ellesmere . .. 3,672 589 3,089 Absorbed. Ashburton . . 3,558 628 3,111 Absorbed. Mid-Canterbury New Electorate. 4,816 641 3,201 Timaru . . . 4,077 771 4,918 4,331 688 4,886 Temuka 3,535 460 3,181 4,318 496 3,228 Waitaki.. .. 3,573 .428 3,850 3,664 484 3,186 Oamaru . . .. 3,297 619 4,373 4,136 609 4,360 Dunedin.. .. .11,768 2,514 16,729 12,433 2,316 13,055 Dunedin South.. 3,976 679 5,573 4,761 782 4,683 Chalmers . . 2,814 403 3,774 3,621 409 3,461 Clutha . . . . 3,090 577 3,895 3,614 4-65 3,477 Central Ota go (Wakatipu) 3,479 396 2,970 4,718 518 2871 Mataura... .. 2,880. 649 3,762 3,654 458 .3,595 Wallace . . . . 3,608 418 3,350 4,343 452 3,346 Invercargill .. 4,072 876 5,432 , 4,425 962 4,954 Awarua . . . . 3,239 388 3,990 3,715 41o 3,441 Totals .. 299,590 56,037 319,450 336,311 57,862 274,716