LOCAL OPTION PETITIONS.
Per Press Association. Wellington, February 19. The Supreme Court gave judgment this morning on the application by certain Newtown electors, chiefly sympathisers with the prohibition movement, for writs of prohibition and mandamus to prevent the Stipendiary Magistrate ordering a scrutiny of the votes with the object of striking out certain votes in connection with the Newtown local option poll. Judgment went in favour of the prohibitionists, the Court holding thifc the Magittrate h«d no jurisdiction to order a scrutiny as be bad done. Costs amounting to £25 and disbursements were allowed to the peti-j tioncrs. j
The effect of this decision is ondaratcoi to be that those attempting to upset the New'own poll will have to rely on the alleged irregularities and the question of whether the informal votes eh mid count in estimating the tbreo-fifths maj >rity. The peti donors intend to appeal agiinst the decision of the Supreme Court. Ihvercaroill, February 19. Mr Cruickahaak, S.M.. delivered judgment this afterneon, diemiising the petition against the local Mataura option poll in favour of prohibition,; holding irregularities had net been provel.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 45, 20 February 1903, Page 3
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183LOCAL OPTION PETITIONS. Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 45, 20 February 1903, Page 3
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