LICENSING COMMITTEE.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 63, 13 March 1912, Page 2

LICENSING COMMITTEE.

BAY OF PLENTY. OPOTIKI, this day. P. A. Crawford, 5f16; H. R. Hogg, 595; J. Broon. 408; Henderson, 326; F. Burt, 411; O. Hall, 329; N. Thompson, 32-S; ,Inck3on, 374; Martin, 380; Peebles, 224; Hansen, 239; DiUicar, 148.

DARGA\aLLE.

DABCAVILLE, this day. The Licensing Committee election reMiltwt:— Trounson, 730; Bassett, 726; Hayes, 601, Finlayson, 686; McLean, 625; Sla'de, 477; Harding, 446; Atkinson, 373; Hook, 329. The is one return to como. which cannot alter the result.

GISBORNE.

GISBORNK, this day. Great interest was taken in the Gisborne licensing election. The result of the poll was as follows: —Dewing, 755; Hepburn. 7<J3: Somorvell, 654; Darton, 577; McLeod, 555. All were members of the previous committee. Somervell, Darton and McLeod stood aa prohibition candidates. The other candidates w-erc: Coleman (Ijibour), 397; Hall (Labour), 330; Beere (Independent), 285. Returns from outlying booths have still to come, but they cannot af>, feet the result.

CHIUSTCHUBCH.

CHRISTCHURCH, this dsy. For the Christchurch Licensing Committee four temperance ticket candidates were returned, and one Independent. A total 6f 870 informal votes were cast, due to too many names being- left in. At Riccarton, where the contest was the keenest, owing to tho intention of the Temperance party to veto conditional licenses in connection with racee, trots, and agricultural shows, the Moderate pafty was successful by an overwhelming majority.

DTJNEDIN.

DUNEDIX, this day. The licensing committee elections in Dunedin City and Dunedin South did not attract a deal of atteation. In Ouncdin City only a/bout 8900 people out of some 29,000 on the roll exerefeed their votes. Candidates were nominated by both temperance and moderate parties, and the folioA-ing were elected:— \V. Baraett, W. Belcher, T. J. Sullivan (moderate), and G. Calder and A. H. Burton (temperance). Iv Deunedin Souath the following were elected: — Marlow, Cuttle, Burk (moderate), Fillie and Wright (temperance).

CCOTEST IN WEI4.INGTON , SOUTH

WJiLLDTCTON, this daj. The unusual situation of a licensing committee being -required in a no-license electorate was created in Wellington Suburbs by the changed electoral boundary bringing two hotels, one sU Porirua and another at Fabautamu. In the ordinary course of the law these houses must disappear an July, but the New Zealand. Alliance, as the result of agitation to secure tfheir retention, contested the election of the licensing committee, winning all the seats with ate nominees. The result was as follows:—W. Cook, 524; H. X. McLeod, 523; lity M. Atkinson, 507; C. Cathie, 492. The- committee will probably hold but one meeting, as the licenses lapse on June 30.