H.—3ob,

1909. NEW ZEALAND.

THE LOCAL-OPTION POLL, 1908: RETURN SHOWING THE NUMBER OF VOTES POLLED AT EACH POLLING-PLACE WITHIN THE RESPECTIVE ELECTORATES.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

(Note. —Informal votes are not rejected at each polling-booth, but by the Returning Officer at the official count. Allowance must therefore be made for this when comparing this return with the Returning Officer's final declaration of the result of the poll.)

BAY OF ISLANDS.

BAY OF ISLANDS— continued.

I—H. 30b.

Polling-places. J 8 I 3 Reduction. No License. I Lawakawa S,ussell )pua )pahi VTiangae 'akaraka )haeawai Jgawha £aikohe Lwarua Vaimate )kaihau Tpper Waihou 'uketi Vaipapa 'ungaere 'urerua "owai lamarama luapekapeka .. "apuhi 'aumatahinau 'uhipuhi langonui )ruru 93 54 34 16 46 14 11 20 10 63 11 19 19 10 27 5 5 4 26 33 19 6 6 6 18 68 42 11 2 19 12 2 20 3 33 21 16 31 3 4 20 2 38 54 9 63' 37 25 4 18 115 39 23 2 14 5 9 21 3 28 2 32 43 28 19 3 5 2 20 4 4 6 2 28 26 5 3 3 1 4 38 12 20 9 32 53 11 6 5 3 13 18 15 25 50 14 1 3 147 57 26 3 15 2 15 23 7 23 7 33 49 29 23 2 6 6 14 14 8 8 3 2 51 34 7 4 2 1 4 45 8 31 13 38 78 11 7 7 5 16 38 19 42 52 16 3 3 'aranui Lenana 'aipa >ake Ohia Vaingakau ■■ail-burn's Vrn Flat 'ictoria Valley langatete Lwanui taitaia 'akahue 'ukepoto ihipara ihipara Hill .. Paipapakauri Vaiharera Caimaumau .. louhoura Vaihopo fgataki Creek 3e Kao 'arengarenga ..

Polling-places. a n Reduction. No License Kohukohu .. .. .. 147 Rawene .. .. .. 54 Utakura .. .. .. 11 Horeke .. . . .. 13 Punakitere .. .. .. 5 Taheke .. .. .. 13 Marlborough .. . . .. 3 Waimatanui .. .. .. 7 Katui .. .. .. J 10 Mangatu .. .. .. 1 Aranga .. .. .. 7 Rangiahua .. .. .. 20 Umawera .. .. .. 2 Omahuta .. .. .. 17 Motukaraka .. .. .. 11 Broadwood .. .. .. 24 Whakarapa .. .. .. 19 Oue .. .. .. .. 11 Koutu .. .. .. 24 Pakia .. .. .. 43 Waiotemararna .. .. 16 Waimamaku .. .. .. 33 Wekaweka .. .. .. 9 Kawerua .. .. .. 6 Whangape .. . . . . 35 Owhata • .. . . 12 Herekino .. .. .. 64 Hukerenui .. .. .. 60 Riponui .. .. .. 10 Jordan .. .. .. 7 Aponga ..' .. .. 27 Titoki .. .. .. 23 Pakotai .. .. .. 38 Whakapara .. .. .. 35 Wairiki .. .. .. 17 Otonga .. .. .. 13 Opuawhanga .. .. .. 21 Whananaki .. .. .. 9 Helena Bay .. .. .. 3 Kaimamaku .. ... . . 13 Whangaroa .. . . .. 25 Kaeo.. .. .'. .. 53 Totara North . . .. .. 26 Takakuri .. .. .. 10 Otaroa .. . . . . 20 Matauri Bay .. .. .. 6 45 43 9 7 20 15 6 1 13 11 20 9 9 5 20 10 6 14 12 3 16 27 12 ] 3 11 i 42 28 9 9 3 11 2 30 27 a 5 I 1 J 4 5 j 14 57 65 I 1 (i 64 55 14 re f 16 li) 10 1 11 12 21 9 12 7 26 17 6 23 11 6 18 43 12 1 9 15 44 17 16 12 3 19 11 45 29 II 12 7 3 9 16 59 69 6 6 Total .. .. 2,165 i 1,498 I i 1,895 Number of valid votes recorded, 4,145,