EXCITEMENT IN DUNEDIN.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 69, 21 March 1894, Page 5

EXCITEMENT IN DUNEDIN.

Dunedin, this day.

I. seems to be the prevalent opinion thab there will not be enough votes casb to carry local option, bub obhers think there will be a heavy vote cast in the city for "no licenses." There is a strong belief that Porb Chalmers, Caversham and Clutha will pronounce prohibition.,'

Wellington, this day.

The liquor party and the water party had a greab final beating of bom toms last night, and the Opera House and the reclaimed land where wharfingers most do congregate, for hours resounded in turn with denunciations of the drink traffic and the iniquity of a law that would rob a poor man of his. beer. As to the result), a leading prohibitionist tells ma that prohibition will nob be achieved but, in his estimation, the temperance candidates will be in the ascendant when the numbers are up, and the ultimate gain to the water party in the city will be,a reduction of licences.

. Sir Robert Stout says with a 25 per cent, reduction ib would be 33 years before the great majority of the hotels in Wellington could be closed, while Mr Isitb says if the temperance party was not absolutely successful, it would nevertheless carry no increase, and, instead of it taking 33 years to shut up nearly all the hotels, it would take only 13 years.