PUBLIC NOTICES. LICENSING POLL, 1919., ANNOUNCEMENT OF lIETURNING OFFICE!? S OFFICIAL COUNT. IN pursuance ot the Licensing Act, 1908, and its Amtndments, and the Legislature Act, 1908, arid its Amendments, I hcicby gi\e piibbc notice that at the 'LueiiMng- Poll on the 17th Decembei. 1919, the number of valid votes recoided m ,the Ashburton Licensing Distiict foi. eacW proposal submitted undo] Section 56 of. the Licensing Amendment \ct, 1918, was as follows:— For National Continuance 3397- ■ For State Pimha^e and Control! ... ■•• 372 For National Piohibitiou 3023 Dated at Ashbuiton tln<> 29th day of' December, 1919 A. H CUTIvKR, 11 Retuinni" Officer. 12. 662 ' , LICENSING POLL 1()19. " ! DECLARATION 01^ 1 JCKNSING POLL. LICENSING DISTRJCJ' OV ASHBURTON IN pursuance of the Licensing Act, 1908j--I hereby givo pubhc notice that at the Licensing Poll,'taken under the.provisons of the '-aid Act, the number of valid-.\otos tecoided for each proposal submittc<l under Section 8 of the. Licensing Amendment. Act, 1910, was as ; follows: — For the proposal that licenses be restored in the distiict .. 3646 For the proposal: that hc^n&es be not restored in the district 3157 The total 1 numbei oj, vvalid recorded at the poll nas 6803, and, as the number of valid Votes recorded in favour of the proposal that licenses be restored in the distj/ct is less than three-fifths of the total immber of votes, recorded, I heiebv declare that proposal to be not earned I Dated at Ashbuiton this> 29th day of December, 1919. A. H CUTLER, Retupiing Officer. 12 663 ■ • / DECLARATION OF RESGLT OF POLL FOR THE.-.ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF ASHBURTON. I, ARTHUR HAIUIV : GCTLER,. Returning Officer fovt'-i-ho Electoral JDist; t< i of Ashburtoft-; .-^g^hei^by.. <3e-; claie the result of the poll taken; on f the 17th day of December, 1919, for the Election of a Member of Parliament for the said district to be -$s follows: — Votes Candidates. Polled. Dickie, William James .' 2563 Jones, Henry Manwell 290 Nosworthy, William ... ... 4056 Total number of valid votes polled 6909 Number of votes rejected as informal ... ... 42 1 therefore declare the said William Noswortliy to be elected. I Dated at Ashburton this 29th day I of .December,- 1919. A. H. CUTLER, Returning Officer. Jl2 664. - HOLIDAY NOTICE. WE, the Undersigned Storekeepers, will be CLOSED for New Year Holidays from Thursday till Monday. Late Night>Wednesday. IBBOTSON AND SONS. . J. ORR AND CO. KERR BROS. ' « .; BUXTON AND THOMAS. > MANCHESTER BROS. 12 666 i * NOTICE. r ' . THE follow ing ' GARAGES will be CLOSED on the Ist, 2nd, and 3rd of January. W. PAGE. J. RULE. HUP AND .DODGE. G. H. CARSON. SMALLBONE BROS. ■\ NOTICE. FOR the Convenience of our Clients OUR STORES will be OPEN on SATURDAY NEXT, January 3, 1920. :Pig and Poultry Sale in Auction Mart as usual. N.Z. FARMERS' CO-OP., LTD. . TJ A X A I A V A R D S. There will be NO SALE on New Year's €>ay. The NEXT SALE will be held on THURSDAY, January 15, 1920. C. TUCKER, v 12 663 Secretary.