THE LIQUOR POLL

Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1919, Page 5

THE LIQUOR POLL

PROHIBITION LEADING BY 12,195 SOLDIERS', ABSENT AND OTHER VOTES STILL TO COME Considerable interest was man ifested yesterday in the poll on the issues, national prohibition (with compensation) or continuance. The voting was very heavy, considering there was no political election to attract the voters to the poll. There were 464,037 votes cast, with Sevei'al returns still incomplete, and there are besides the soldiers'votes (estimated at from 40,000 to 45,000), and the absent voters. The chief returning officer issued the following statement of the position this morning, as it appear ed after the last result was received : Prohibition .. .v... ...••• •• • • 238,116 Continuance ; 225,921 Majority for Prohibition ..... 12,195 Absent voters will probably prove an important factor. There are three thousand seamen's votes still to come. A large nuinber of absent voters' permits were issued in every electorate—as many as 381 in one case. The estimated number of absent voters, in addition to seamen, is given unofficially as between 10,000 and 15,000. In 1914 the number of votes c ast was 504,659, and in 1911, 464, ■ 604. In the Taranaki electorates the voting was: Prohibition, 15,612; continuance, 12,794. The figures for 1914 were: Prohibition, 15,997; continuance, 14,740.

TARANAKI ELECTORATE. The feature of the polling in the Tatanaki electorate was the smoothneaß with which the voting was carried out. The arrangements made by the Returirug Officer (Mr. James Jordan) were complete in every detail. He went round all the booths in the morning and was perfectly satisfied with the manner in which the work was proceeding, the deputies carrying out their duties expeditiously and to the satisfaction of voters. Both the parties were apparently well organised, and had ensured getti. L i their supporters to the booths. In New Plymouth the cars worked under the distinctive signs of "Efficiency" and "Liberty," each set radiating from their central depot, bringing tjjje voters to the booths in a steady strfam throughout the whole day. There seems to hare been nothing in the nature of a heavy rush at any of the booths. Opinions as to the result were given according to the color of personal opinions, but when the returns began to come in it was early evident that Prohibition had received solid support. As the larger booths declared their counts the majority increased and the is3Ue was placed beyond doubt. The speed with which the returns came in from the outside booths was a tribute to the work of the staff gatheud together by the chief returning officer. By seven o'clock returns were coming in freely, and the five booths in the principal booth at the Courthouse, where a total of 19(50 votes were cast, were totalled and returned before half-past seven and the final result was announced shortly before 9 o'clock. Following are the details of the voting:— Con. Pro, Courthouse (N.P.) 843 1117 Coionation Hall .... 300 630 South Road School 142 200 Moturoa 113 91 Omata 33 71 Hurford Road 11 10 Koru 18 10 Oakura 31 58 Tataraim&ka 31 54 Okato 81 128 Westown 50 124 FTankley Road 23 57 Carrington Road 20 30 Egmont Village 32 53 Upper Kent Rd., Korito ... 23 £4 Albert Eojd 12 22 Junction Rd. (Lower Kent) 10 21 Upper Mangorei 1G 32 Tarurutangi (Upland Road) 28 21 iFtell Block 00 74 Hillsborough (Egmont Rd.) 25 43 Fitzrov 215 305 Vogeltown 39 140 Puniho ; 15 24 Raimiro 15 8 Lowe* Mangorei 20 2S WJaio7igona 20 20 Lepperton 44 54 Hurstliouw Road 11. 8 Inglewood 253 345 Totals 2G4S 3520 Majority for Prohibition 1181 108 Absent Voters' Permits were issued. The percentage of informal votes was remarkably small. . 1914 FIGURES. Con. Pro. Courthouse (N.P.) 880 932 Albert Road 0 18 Bell Block 59 108 Coronation Hall 358 488 Egmont- Village 44 54 Frankley Road 32 48 Fitzroy ' 170 230 South Road School 157 189 Hurford Road 24 18 Hursthouse Road 0 11 Hillsborough 18 02 Inglewood 234 378 Lower Kent Road 20 15 Koru 27 19 Upper Kent Road 8 28 Kaimiro 23 fi Lower Mangorei 22 30 Lepperton 35 50 Moturoa 105 110 Omata 40 47 Oakura 42 45 Okato 122 79 Pnniho 14 24 Tataraimaka 28 53 Tarurutangi 18 34 Vogeltown 42 123 Westown 43 34. Waiongona 17 10 Pfttua 12 12 > 5«

EGMONT. Con. Pro. Eltliam 386 622 Moeroa 11 6 Omoana .. 14 8 Whenuakura Valley ........ 9 i Mangamingi 28 17 Rawhitiroa. . 48 37 Mangatoki 81 145 Kapotiga ... 120 189 Riverlea • 43 44 Awatuna 43 40 TeKiri . 38 42 Mangahume (Kltliam Road) . 33 31 Opunake 157 142 Oaonui ~ . 63 51 Opua Road ................. 21 5 Kahui Road ...,.., 18 7 R&hotu 77 80 Pungarehu '4l 30 Warea 24 64 Nctoall Road 8 17 T'uniho 14 28 Pihama 45 48 Otakeho .. 120 104 Auroa 71 91 Kapuni C 9 CO Matapu 45 67 Manaia . 294 326 Inalia 45 74 Okaiawa 85 132 Te Roti 58 47 Fraser Road 28 25 Ararata 29 32 Moremere 13 is Mata 25 28 2211 2639 (1914 vote: Con., 2412; Pro., 3000.) PATEA. Con. Pro. Hawera 1031 1580 Normanby 87 145 Tokaora 28 25 Ohangai 31 Mel'emere 13 og Mokoia 15 49 Whakamara 18 23 Manutahi 32 72 •Alton 35 07 Hurleyville 40 31 ICakaramea 34 Patea 327 293 Opaku 28 16 Whenuakura C2 40 Waverley 126 155 Ngutuwera , 32 30 Mahgawhio 8 14 Omahina 9 g Kohi 28 3S Waitotara 7g 57 Ngamatapouri .... n 20 Makakahe ~ , 4 Maxwelltown 29 00 Kai Iwi 75 43 Paparangi _ 5 Westmere 99 Brunswick 49 57 Rapanui on op Te Tulii '."."1 7 2 R&orikia 4 7 Aramohc 230 Mosstown 73 "y{) St. John's Hill *]" *. jg 45 2777 3000 (1911 votes: Con., 3023; Pro., 3477.) TAUMARUNUI ELECTORATE. RETURNS FROM TARANAKI END. Con. Pro. Waitara 330 394 Sentry Hill 19 37 Uren "i 5S 85 Okoke 4 ]j) Pukearuhe 6 25 Tikorangi 30 , )3 Huirangi jl Brixton 24 34 Tongaporutu Ferry <j Onaero • 11 1Q Ngatimiro .. . 11l I"I 5 « Awakino 48 17 Tongaporutu 20 MokaU " gy j(1914 figures: C0n.,'4413;' Pro., 3254.) ' The total votes, with a few small reW S , ye l are: Continuance, J^3<; prohibition, 3157. STRATFORD ELECTORATE. The total votes polled in the Stratford electorate were: 1 Continuance ~ lalK Prohibition "!!!!!!!" 2684 spSiv"yf figUreS WWe 2180 and 2725 re "

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