The Licensing Election.

Manawatu Herald, 22 March 1894, Page 2

The Licensing Election.

The Poll for the election of a Licensing Committee for the Otaki District was held yesterday. At the local booth, the Courthouse, Mr <). E, Shortt jicted as Deputy R turning Officer and bad anything bub an

pxciting day, all that was reserved f )i- the evening when the unravelling of ;he despeiate attempts made by he el o "f« tn answpr tho numerous interrogatories of the Government; had to be made. Thi-re were nine questions to be answered, three in each division and the result shows that i hi* greater the attempts on t^J^ part c.f the electors the greater this '.rouble they got into. In thi inswers abuut Publican's licenses here w*re 10 informal papers ; ■.bout; Accommodation Licenses 19 greivously ; about Bottle Lie n-es 24 got all out. The result for Foxton is as follows : — COMMITTEE. B nnett, F. ... 60 Gfcoigu, E. ... 49 Harnett, P. L. ... 52 McCuiloch, A. 62 Pearse, J. ... 83 Smith, T. ... 49 Stuckey, F. J. ... 58 Thynne, E. S. ... 104 Williams, T. P. ... 109 Informal, ... 1 AS TO LICENSES. Publicans — As at present ... 81 Bttt-tductid ... IS None ... 28 Inforn.al ... 10 76 Accommodation — As at pn ßent ... 29 Pc rtduced ... 6 None ... 19 Infoimal .. 19 78 Bottle— As at present ... 24 B^ reduced ... 5 None ... 20 Informal ... 24 78 Early this morning we wired to Mr Jeremiah Hurley, the Reluming Officer, for particu ars as to the polling yesterday hot obtained no r*pty, and we wired also io our contemporary the West Coast Mail who promptly and courteously supplied us with the following particulars. It is pleasant ind< cd to note that " other returns expected Saturday":— Only Oiaki returns in at present, fti follows : — Bennett 125 Guscoigne .. .. 109 Harinctt .. • . 110 McCuljch .. .. 115 Prarce .. .. 42 Smith .. .. 125 Stuckey .. .. 107 'I hynne . . . . 110 Williams .. .. 116 For present licenses 77 Reduction .. .. S Prohibition .. .. 31 Other returns expected Saturday. In Wellington the following gentlemen have been elected:— Van Stave r.n. H 4656 McKenzie, T. W 4621 Yogel, H. 8... .. .. 4845 Clere, V. df J 4299 M Mills, E. VV 4262 H-trcourt, J. B 4199 Wiles on, C. E. W 4146 H aon, J. H... .. .. 420 'I h - r> suit of the local option poll is :— Licmiriny io continue us at present .. 3581 For reduc ion of Hoenseß.. ... 1283 That no licenses be issued . . 5397 Total in favour of reduction . . 1099 The informal votes number over 1000. In Auckland the! Poll is void only 2063 votes being recorded oat of 15,121. Christchurch returns are not all to hand but what are show that a reduction in licences will be carried by a lat ge m»j >rity. D in din is expected to only miss Pruhibiton by 800 votes. Nc-w Pymouih retains Licenses as they are. In Lyttleton a reduction in the f-icensea has been carried.