THE LICENSING POLL.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 April 1919, Page 4

THE LICENSING POLL.

OVERSEAS SOLDIEES' yOTE. STRONGLY FOE CONTINUANCE. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, April 18. \ The latest soldiers' voUs, those on the Continent, are:— Continuance ....... *.••.••! WtWjj Prohibition ... ...*.• •»:«.•.««i!As: 8 » BSB Majority for Continuance ....... 11,920 The total of the poll, including the soldiers' votes received isirrContinuance , v.-ja-v.-: Prohibition ~...i... ***, m i Majority for Prohibition ..-ji ***

VOTING IN BBITAIN. Received April 12, 5.5 p.m. Vancouver, April 11. The New Zealanders in Britain voted: Continuance 15,880, Prohibition 3,950. Renter.

VOTES ON TRANSPOSE Newport News, April 11. The New Zealanders aboard the transport Northumberland, en route for home, voted at the prohibition poll, the majority voting continuance. —AUS.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

COUNTING SOLDIEKS' yOTES. Wellington, Last Night. The counting of the votes cut by the soldiers in New Zealand will begin this week in Wellington, and the figures should be available before the end of the week. Returning officers will begin the official counts of civilian votes this week after they have received the parcels of absent voters' permits from various parts of the country. Their ofßaial announcements will include the votes cast by absent voters and seamen. It is estimated that there are not leu than 12,000 of these votes still to be included in the returns.

PROTEST BY NEW ZEALAND SOLDIERS. Received April 13, 6.5 p.m. London, April U> A large mass meeting of New Zealand soldiers was held in the Codford camp on the 3rd inst., and hotly resolutioned opposing the Government liquor referendum during the absence of the troop*.— United Service.