Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1905. ELECTION DAY.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3606, 5 December 1905, Page 2

Manawatu Herald. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1905. ELECTION DAY.

To-morrow electors throughout the colony will be c died upon to record their votes on two important conn s, — firstly, to choose candid ites to represent their respective districts in Parliament ; and secondly, to either cast their votes for continuance of liquor licenses, reduction, or total prohibition. There is not likely to be many informal votes cast, and polling throughout the country is sure to be heavy, We reprint the figures polled at last general election in /the Mauawatu district. In Foxton itself, the figures polled on the Local Option Poll were

For continuance of licenses 195 For reduction 153 For no license Ml ... 302 Informal 29 Throughout the district, the figures read i-“ For continuance of licenses 1387 For reduction ... 1096 For no license 1400 For the seat in the House ot Representatives, the polling throughout the district was Stevens Vile Mar ton ... ••• 349 414 Foxton mi 229 1S6 SanSon ... Hi 61 196 Shannon ..i Ml 100 69 Turakiua ... 71 94 Bulls ... 268 141 Rongotea ... 49 177 Awahuii ... 62 66 Carnarvon ... ... ' 20 34 Moutoa mi ••• 59 4 Oroua Bridge M. 30 21 Tokomaru ... .. 16 26 Parawanui ... - 35 27 Greatford ... - 37 27 Taikorea ... 13 16 Mount View ... ... 30 48 Tutaenui ... 24 97 Glen Nevis ... 8 24 Glen Oroua ... ■ ... 14 34 Totals ... Ml 151*5 1692 Majority for Mr Vile, 177.