LICENSING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 287, 28 November 1908, Page 2

LICENSING.

VIEWS OF THE NEW SOUTH WALES LIQUOR PARTY. A DIRECT WARNING. Sydney, November 27. The secretary of the Liquor Trade Defence lotion in an interview said the result of the New Zealand local option vote was most serious. He added, "It is a direct warning to everyone corn cerncd in the trade ill New South Wales that, unless our people are prepared to put their backs to the wall, our opponents will score a big victory at the next poll." SYNOPSIS OF THE VOTING. By telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Friday. A synopsis of the voting at the recenD local option poll from the figures so far available gives the following result;— Continuanoe 180,302 Reduction 101,815 No-license 209,144 Valid votes 410,197

In addition to the original six nolicense districts, no-license was carried in Eden, Ohinemuri, Mnsterton, Wellington South, Wellington Suburbs, and Bruce.

Reduction was carried in Waitemata, Auckland, Manukau, Paruell, Chalmers, Dunedin, Dunedin South, and Taieri. Continuance was carried in fourteen districts and no proposal in the rest. ASHBURTON'S POSITION. Ashburton, Friday. A mistake occurred in the official recount of votes for the local optio'i poll and the returning officer has nonissued an amended declaration, which shows:—Votes for restoration, 3085; agonist restoration 2030. The position is unaltered.

VALID VOTES CAST. Wellington, Friday. The local option valid votes cast at. the recent election arc as follows:— , Bay of Islands 4145, Marsden 4513, Kaipara 4040, Waitemata 5020, Auckland 18,567, Eden 0430, Parnell 0500, Manukau 5725, Franklin 4304, Thames 4100, Ohinemuri 5408, Waikato 0000, Bav of Plenty 5282, Tauraiiga 5108, Gisborne. 7000, Napier (1527, Hawke's Bav 5803, Waipawa 4911, Pahiatua 4007, Masterton 5100, Wairarapa 0101, Egmont 4GBB, Tnrnnaki 5207, Taumarumii 4233, Paten 4flfiS, Stratford 4052,'Wangauui 0550, Rangitikei 4251, Orona 4780, Palmerston 540(1, Mannwntu 4007, Otaki 3050, Unit 0034, Wellington Citv 18,188, Wellington South 0381, Wellington Sub-m-bs 0870, Wnirau 5442, Nelson 5804. Motueka 3500, Duller 5347, Grey 5011, Westland 5541, Hnrirnui 4178, kniapov 5410, Riecarton 5820, Avon (1574, Christchurclf 20,101, Lyttelton 0424, Ellesmere 4728, Selwyn 4558, Ccraldine 4812, Timaru 0411, Waitaki 4004, Tuapckn 4340, Chalmers 5121, Dunedin 20,278, Dunedin South 7370, Taieri 4550, Bruce 4880, Wakatipn 3270, Wallace 372!. Awarua 4504. Against resl oration: Mataura 2524, Clutha 1825, Ashburton 2830, Invereargill 2028, (irev Lynn 5040, Oamaru 2847. A SURPRISING FEATURE. Wellington, Last Night, The New Zealand Times remarks that the most surprising feature of the nolieens'e movement in New Zealand is that concurrent with a steadily increasing vote for the abolition of hotels there has been a still greater proportionate growth in 'the national drink account. During the twelve years' covered liy the live local option polls there has teen an increase of 22 per cent, in the number of people voting "iio-license r ami an increase of .33 per cent, in the drink bill, or from t2 10s 8d per head of population in 1800 to £3 15s 10d in 1007. Clearly, the Times adds, the nolicense vote is swelled to its present largi' proportions by the co-operation of moderate drinkers with "true blue" prohibitiionists. The drink bill for the whole Dominion and the entry of almost unlimited quantities of spirituous liquors into the no-license areas proves that absolutely.

THE CHTvTSTCHITRCH POLL. Christchurch, Last Night. It was slated to-day that the nolieense party proposed to take proceedings to upset the Christchurch local option poll on th» grounds that at one of the booths in the Christchurch North electorate some twenty-five or thirty electors were not given the local option voting paper with the Parliamentary paper. A reporter saw Mr. T. E. Taylo-'-, the member for Ohristchurch North, and was informed by him that there was no truth whatever in the statement.