LICENSING POLLS

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 61, 13 March 1944, Page 5

LICENSING POLLS

ELECTION TO-MORROW

NO POLL AT OTAHUHU

Elections for the return of licensing committees will be held throughout the Dominion to-morrow, bet(reen the hours of 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. Voting will be on the Parliamentary franchise. "in the city a single committee will «returned for the three electorates J Auckland Central, Auckland East iid Auckland West. No poll ,is necessary at Otahuhu n'liere the nominees do not exceed die number of seats available. Each committee will consist of six members, the chairman being a magistrate. For the city licensing committee a temperance ticket has been nominatThe principal polling places in the city are the Town Hall supper room, the Sailors' Mission Hall, and the Levs Institute. In addition, various church halls and other buildings will he used throughout the area. There will be six polling places at Devonport. Nominations for committees in the metropolitan area are as follows, those returned at the election in 1939 being indicated by an asterisk:—

Auckland City.—J. R. Dowd, "James Grace, Ernest Griffiths, Walter Hawkins, C, G. B. Lee, W. I\l. Matheson, W. R. Milne, T- Olds, D. N. Pry or, * Joseph gayegh, A. E. Waite, A. J. Wynn. Rermiera. —E. G. Bridgens, *G. F. Court, r T. Holmes, William Johnston, *J\l. M. MacCallum, *J. C. Malfroy, C. E. Phillips, j; F, Roberts, -Hugh Wright.

Onehunga. —"S. P. Ardern, *G. F. Bartley, F. W. Beckett;, George Ellis, A. H Filmer, H. K. Mackenzie, H. G. jlenzies, John Park, *N. C. Proctor, E. V. Sutherland.

Waitemata. —*A. H. Brackebush, *N. S. Davidson. Mary M. Dreaver, *A. E. Greenfladc, Robert Martin, J. A. Stanaway, R. If. K. Swanston, R. N. White, L. G. Wood. Otahuhu (no poll required).—O. S. Hopkins, H. W. Hotson, "R. F. Newton, 'C. R. Petrie, C. L. Podmore. Candidates' Views Addresses by a number of candidates were given at a public meeting held in the Town Hall Concert Chamber yesterday afternoon. In introducing the candidates the Rev. \V. R. Milne, of St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, said they were offering their services to the citizens of Auckland to ensure stricter enforcement of the liquor laws. Other candidates who spoke were the Rev. E. T. Olds, of the Pitt Street Methodist Church, the Rev. D. N. Pryor, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, the Rev. A. E. Waite, of St. John's Methodist Church, and Major C. G. Lee, of the Salvation Army. Mr. Olds said they were not advocating prohibition. Although there might be some who hoped that the time would come when the liquor trade would be abolished, the majority of the people had decided it was to stay. It was up to them to see it was correctly run. They had a chance to put on the committee men who had no personal interest in the trade, and who would fearlessly see that the law was obeyed.