LICENSING ELECTIONS.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7985, 14 March 1906, Page 5

LICENSING ELECTIONS.

WAIKOUAITI. By Telegraph—Press Association.! DUNEDIN, March 13. The Licensing Committee election for Waikouati excited a good deal of interest locally, as reduction had been carried at the local option poll. The returning officer did not put the looal bodies to the expense of opening the country telegraph offices and the result is that only a few returns are to hand, but as these include the largest centres it is evident that the No license Party's committee will be elected, bo they have a load of about 100 over the others. DUNEDIN, DUNEDIN, March 1?. There was a fairauiouut of interest taken in the Licensing Committee election foi- Dunedin City. The whole of the Moderatos]were elected, the difference being about 600, Burnet, who headed the 1 Moderates, received 3,900 votes, and the Rev. W. A. Sinoalir, who headed the Noliuense candidates, 3,339. At Oavershaai the No-license Party's candidates were eleoted.

PORT CHALMERS. DUNEDIN, March 12. The Licensing Committee elections for Chalmers was keenly contested, but the result is not definitely known, as four returns have yefc to come in. One return from the North-East Valley, which is fairly large, has not been oommunicated'to the returning officer. It is believed to be representative of other distriots, in which event the Nolicense party will have secured four members and the Moderates one. The latter beaded the poll, whioh result was due, no doubt, to personal popularity. As a result of the election a No license Committee for Taieri was assured. Of the full number of licenses three will be aoolished and no conditional licenses, it is understood, will be granted for the Dunedin Jockey Club's racecourse at Wingatui.

BOLLEK.

WE3TPORT, March 13. Tbe lioensing election for Bullar proceeded quietly to-day. There were thirteen candidates for the Ave seata.' With fifteen returns to come, four of the old oommittee appear to be eleutea, with Irving, of Reefton, displacing O'Nwill, of Weatport, for the fifth Beat.

OHKISrOHUROH

CHRISTCHUROH, March 13. The complete returns of the Licensing Oommittee elections were not available when the telegraph office closed, hut at thirteen out of eighteen polling plaoes, including the principal polling place, the five candidates of the No-license party had a strong lead. WELLINGTON. WELLINGTON, Marob 13.™" There was no appearance of particular interest being taken in the Lioensing Oommittee election to-day. The result of the polling was tbe return of the candidates who stood on the 10 o'olook closing ticket, and as nominees of the Prohibitionist Party. The Oommittee elected for the Hutt district is of the opposite complexion, PALMERSTON NORTH. PALMERSTON N., March 13. Tbe Palmerston lioensing election resulted in the return of four Moderates and one Prohibitionist (Pirani). The voting was as follows:—-W. T. Wood 1,323, Harry Palmer 1,265, William Beck 1,243, Pirani-1,166-, J. M. Johnston 1,149. FEILDING. t FEILDING, March 13. Feilding has returned thrpe Moderates and two Prohibitionists (Carthew and Richmond). The voting was as follows:-~Bruce 562, Goodbahere 558, Carthew 549, Richmond 545, Dick 521.