LICENSING POLL.

Taranaki Daily News, 20 December 1919, Page 5

LICENSING POLL.

CONTINUANCE MAJORITY 1640. SOLDIERS FAVOR STATE CONTROL. • By Telegraph,—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The latest official figures for the HMHMnnjr referendum, which are final with the exception of absent votes, give Continuance a majority of 1301. Votes of soldiers in England, which are not official, but which wo believed to be correct, increase the Continuance majority to 1640. The figures are:— Continuance w-siiv 281,268 State Control 30,477 Prohibition . .~rrr* 260,434 Majority for Continuance ...... I >& UA TJ# voting of soldiers in England re* fult^d:— Continuance State Control "0 Prohibition - Majority for Continuance .... 339 Total Majority .............. IW® TEE LATEST POLLS. • Dtmedin, Dec. 19. The final licensing returns for Bruce We:— Continuance State Control 28 ? Prohibition 28OT .Restoration 2501 No License 3033

Tie final licensing retains lor Clutha lire: — Continuance 229° . State control 219 Prohibition .......... 2971 Restoration 2310 No License 3083 Chriitchurch, Dee. 19. ■' Th» rote on the prohibition poll at fioruatii was:— Continuance 2845 State Control ... • 308 Prohibition 2350 RESTORATION POLLS. In 13 electorates rotes were taken on the question of restoration of licenses With the following results:— Restoration. No License, ■ Men 2320 »736 Grey Lynn .- - 3165 11862 Ghinemuri .... SBBO 2307 Masterton .... 3103 Well'ton South 3687 4008 Weil'ton Sub*bs 3783 4984 Oamaru 2970 3552 Clutha 2287 3033 Mataura *..«.. 2538 3041 Brace ...... 2499 3013 Ashbnrton .. •••■» 3501 3030 Invercargill •• • Not Received. In two electorates there was a majority for restoration, but not the three-fifths majority required, so that go license continues. EGMONT. Ttu ltreflsfne poll In Epnonl showed » majority of 187 for national oyer or«Mr two Unci camMnad. n« details of til* voting u« as follows : Con. Stale C. Pro. KOum «« » 691 — 7 96 ■ « i $ £ST« « « Kapunl H I L aungthoiM \ & « 3 ag** ii J * lie 8 no » z\:: im » »? ffifE .. 63 4 63 S? .r.". ..... 96 « 9 f SSSn» « i 4 MfeunT ' ... JT 2 75 UhSu .1'.ni!'.'.'.'..... «7 " StflSttlro. « 6 33 UTCTIea 51 \ r. KM 58 3 SO r» Botl « 4 43 fakaora ....* Sir uilk ! ira ...:::::::-: j* _j j» Totals 2567 211 *o6i Informal—7B.

VOTES TO COME. | SEAMM AND ABSENTEES. IH the licensing pott the number of voters' permits and seamen s fights issued is of interest, as these tiust be taken into consideration in arriving at the final result. The list for ne various electorates is approximately B follow.— Absent

Voters. Seamen. Say of Plenty 67 Mareden J® Kaipara lj|l Waitemata 287 41 den 143 20 Auckland East ..... 274 104 Auckland Central 21? 260 Auckland Wert ...... 230 186 Grey Lyim 21« W BmUB 293 44 Parnell 302 30 Manakan . .wppm. 18* *lfranklin ..««•.-..••• 87 Raglan 128 - Thames WO Gbinemuri 18?' Tanranga.. : »»p» • "~ Waikato .. 294 Rotorua .. . ..r.v.. .v 214 Bay of Plenty . ».v. * 127 1 Waitomo ........... 14» ~ Giiborne . .r.vjpu-.-r.* ®ot 4 Hawke's Bay Kapler 813 3< YrapftWtf I.y.7<«i)sr.v 179 Pahiatoa *»•»«•!»«••« 200 —• Mariettas. 27® *• Walranejw 161 StWtfWd 1®" ~ TUOftU fijT&iTzrr?*-* 163 ' ®5 Pateft .vast»«»ißS!v-« 186 tXfi|4MßQi .urn i —*•-• 203 4 w2SS^-«"» . Onw }f ß ~Z ■JSWPPfFi *]

Otaki 1 CO i Hutt 271 3 Wellington. North ... 527 202 Wellington Central n lftC 223 Wellington East 304 71 Wellington South ... 271 60 Wellington Suburbs . 322 18 Nelson .............. 276 49 Motueka : 1.21 4 Buller 137 3 Westland ISO 16 Wairau 163 Hurunui ... .. . ..., 146 Kaiapoi 183 2 Christchurch North 339 Christchurch East'.. .• 21)7 . 3 Christchurch South R 214 6 Riccarton .......... 202 1 Avon .. ..tt» 248 7 Lyttelton 155 54 Ellesmere M .„... w 135 ■— Ashburton 1n .r.:..-.TO. 195 Timaru ............ 298 1 Temuka 139 Waitaki 175 Oamaru ...... 300 1 Dunedin North 341 IS Dunedin West ...... 351 3fi Dunedin Central .397 18 Dunedin South ... 380 21 Chalmers 184 43 Bruce 191 _ Clutha 160 Wakatipu ............. 192 M&taura 154 Wallace 119 _ Invercirgill 282 Awarua ~.. 113 Totals 15,318 1,6^7