LICENSING POLL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 1969, 26 April 1919, Page 2

LICENSING POLL.

MORE SOLDIERS’ VOTES. ■ CONTINUANCE MAJORITY INCREASED. The results of the voting on the Corinthic and the Maheno on the Iwo ships gives a majority of 1012 for Continuance, and increase the total Continuance majority to 2,833. The details of the voting on the two ships are as follow: — (OH INTI HC. Continuance 027 Prohibition 170 Informal 0 Majority for Continn'ncc 748 MAHENO. Continuance 360 Prohibition .* 102 Informal 3 Majority for GontinTice 264 The electoral officer yesterday morning completed the counting of voles cast by undischarged soldiers in (he North Island. The South Island votes were also being counted yesterday, and Mr Wilford may he able to announce the result of the count for the whole"of the votes recorded by soldiers in New Zealand to-day. The returns are now as follow; CIVILIAN VOTES. Continuance 229,880 Prohibition 243,319 '’’Majority for Proliib. 13,43!) SOLDIERS’ VOTES, Continuance 21,263 Prohibition 4,981 Majority for Conlimt. 16,272 TOTAL VOTES. .Continuance 25,1,133 Prohibition 248,300 Majority for Cunt in. 2,833 AMENDED RETURNS. The following official counis are announced: — AUCKLAND EAST. Continuance 3754 Prohibition 3070 BAY OU PLENTY. Continuance 3318 Prohibition 3070 CLUTIIA. Continuance 1170 Prohibition 2105 MARSDEN. Continuance 2128 Prohibition 3158 Informal 39 Tliis includes absentee voles as follows: Continuance 63, Prohibition 94, informal t. OTAKI. Elsewhere in this Issue I lie Returning Officer publishes the official results for Otaki, as follows: Continuance 2375 Prohibition 2529 Wellington, Last Night. The counting of the votes east by the undischarged soldiers in New Zealand was continued, and completed to-night, and the result is:—■ Continuance 3874 Prohibition 1371 There are several small country returns to eome in.