THE REFERENDUM.

Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 11 April 1919, Page 3

THE REFERENDUM.

CLOSE POLLING.

PROHIBITION MAJORITY, 12,195.

SOLDIERS* VOTES MAY ALTER RESULT.

The following are the totals of yesterday’s polling on the licensing referendum: — Prohibition •••■ --• ••• 238,116 Continuance ... ... 225,921 Majority for Prohibition 12,195 A fow of tho returns received are not quite complete, but the above figures will not be materially altered. The soldiers’ votes,' totalling some 43,000 odd, seamen’s votes (about 3000), and absentee votes (some 13,000) are yet to come in, and may vitally a licet the result.

RESULTS OF OTAKI ROLL. SMALL MAJORITY FOR PROHIBITION. Keen interest was taken in tho poll in var ous parts of the Otaki elect irate, though the voting was not so heavy as that of 1914, and quite a number of people abstained from voting. In Otaki polling went on quietly but steadily all ; day. A goodly number of motor cars I were kept busily plying to and from the Courthouse, but there was no d'e- | monstration, and but little excitement ; was displayed. Tho proceedings | throughout were most orderly, i Tho Otaki results were announced in ' good time, and other returns quickly followed. Tho results were displayed at the “Otaki Mail” office, whore a very largo crowd had assembled. The results were greeted with expressions j of surprise, regret and pleasure by different sections of those present, but tho behaviour of tho crowd was excellent, and there was no misbehaviour. The final results for the electorate were announced at about 9 p.m. Outside results came to hand slowly, and the crowd waited patiently until after 11 p.m., by which time it was seen that there was a Prohibition majority for tho Dominion. / Following are the results of .the polling at Otaki on tho licensing question, together with the comparative figures for tho last Dominion option poll, taken in 1914:' —

Nelson 3037 29J.C •Motucka 2580 1552 Grey 3342 1833 “Westland 2977 1402 *Wairau 3008 £734 "Hurunui ”325 1731 Ivaiapoi 2554 2723 Ricearton 3354 3380 Lyttelton 3029 3100 Selwyn 253 S 2008 Timaru 2995 4009 Temuka 2709 2530 Wait-aki 2289 2598 Oarnaru 2522 2109 •Otago Central 2147 2204 •Walcatipu 2115 1745 Mataura 2728 2217 -Wallace .... 2 2171 1954 -Invercargill 5209 4155

Majority for Prohibition .. 131 *Tho totals for the 1914 poll are tfioso taken from tho official Year Book. These do not tally with the totals of

above returns, owing to tho fact that absent voters’ votes arc not included in detailed figures, DOMINION RESULTS'. Following are the results of tho voting throughout the Dominion:—

1914 1919 NATI0NA1 j pi iOHI BIT! ON. U .5 in to < < Levin 63 5 503 088 476 Otaki ... 190 381) 246 283 Te Horo 77 97 75 65 Waikanae 59 103 44 S3 Paraparaumu 72 101 77 77 Manakau 95 97 102 •71 Paekakariki 50 110 58 90 Ohau... 79 47 92 32 Rikioransi 11 45 18 25 Koputoroa ... 65 43 62 47 Shannon 286 244 230 332 Moutoa 48 64 68 107 Tokomaru .. 115 112 24 13 Foxtail 46S 396 454 369 Rangiotu 72 46 55 61 'J-'aikorea 48 79 54 54 Gibbs’ Mill 32 29 — Waihoanga 11 ' 20 S 6 Akatar’wa(Kar’poti) 14 17 G 19 Clark’s (Akatarawa) 2 17 8 6 Oroua Downs 45 156 36 45 Ora Co.’s Mill 14 16 — — Morotiri (Gingell’s) — — 20 17 Makerua — — 6 23 2299 2960 2432 2301

Con. Pro. Ashburton ............ 2997 2487 Auckland East 3612» 279S Auckland West 3674 3835 Auckland Central 3316 2076 Avon 5729 4329 Avrarua 2150 229S *Bay of Islands 2224' 2482 *Bay of Plenty 3255 2996 *Brueo 2007 2323 Buller ... 1893 Chalmers 2008 3705 Christchurch South ... 3471 3723 Christchurch North ... 4237 4516 Christchurch East .... 3S20 3393 Clutha 1724 2393 Dunedin South 3401 4493 Dunedin Central ..... 2927 3704 Dunedin West ■ 2237. 3875 Eden 3S06 6322 Egmont 2211 2639 Ellesmere 2514 2067 Franklin 265S 391S *Gisbornc 3650 3700 Marsden 2062 3009 Kaipara • 2494 *Waitemata . 3470 4760 Grey Lynn . 36S5 4775 Parnell ...373S 4624 Manukau . 3695 5022 j *Waimate . 3470 4761 Raglan . 2653 3613 *Thames ....- . 2129 2512 *Ohinemuri . 2249 29S: | s Tauranga . 3223 3874 j Waikato . 3249 4261 , *Taumarunui ........ . 3237 31?' *Hawke’s Bay . 3907 SS37 Napier . 3762 367: Waiparra 2711 *Pahiatua 220. *i!asterton . 2627 260- , *Wairarapa 233 Stratford 26S ‘ Taranaki SS2 , patea \ 366 £ Wanganui 429 i *Waim.arino . 3237 313 J Oroua 276 i Kangitikei 239 . Palmerston ........ 409 Otaki 243 | Hutt: 355 ' Wellington North ... 337 j Wellington Central .. .. 4442 255 I Wellington East .... .. 3820 set j "Wellington South ... .. 3791 361 ' Wellington Suburbs . .. 3225 3St