CHRISTCHURCH.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11441, 27 November 1902, Page 6

CHRISTCHURCH.

Continuance ... .•• 7838 lU-ducUon ... ••• 74^9 No Liccnso ... .•• 7381 There aro fifteen tl*-ct"rs" rights to come in. Continuance circled. In 1839—Continuance 8833, Reduction 6583, No License 6533. In 1836—Continu:m.-e 6235. l?etluit:nn 5952, No Lioenw; 5261. l.vmti nuance <arri*'l on both ncca.-ions. Rumours wore pretty w id« l ly in cirnil-i----tion yesterday in t he city that ;i recount of ' lie votes ca-ft in the l<.'"-i option v>ll h:nl the necessary majority for ir?<iurik'ii "Wing cu.rri-.-d. Mr" W. Mkrtin, tiie lUi urning Officer, wishes this contradicted. >« intimation hud Ik-mi revived l>y the returning Officer of any demand li.uvingi Ix-en jna'Je for a recount. Following i* tho miniber of voters win. registered vaiid vote.* ;it the diffrn'r.i booth*. The are thow lirouuiit in ■by the Deputy Returning Officers, ai.d arconsequently not. oilioial : — High (street, St. Albaiw ... 671 St. Alhans Borough Council ... lOSd South. Belt ... - ■•• 63f Fimwrs , Hall. Oxford terrace 901 Y.imt Chriatehurdi ••• ••• 551 Waltham ... % l °> Richmond' .... - - JB3 Provincial Council Chambers ... <;00l St. Michael's "35 Jlyde'n Store ... ... ••• 353 St. John* 1502 Mission Hall. Sydenham ... 2222 Lichh'iild street. " 1689 Montreal streit North ... 896 Stilvvyn strett ... ••• 942 Total 16-887 kaiapol Continuance ... — 1606 Reduction .•• ••• 2137 No License ... ••■ 231c> Informal •■• ••• . 44 There are still four shearers' rights to come in. In 1839—Continuance 1717, Reduction 1949, No License 2256. No proposal carried. In 1896—Continuance 2079, Reduction 1671, Nα License 1796. Continuance carried. At 5 p.m. yesterday the Returning Officer notified the result of the local option polling to have been as stated above. The total number of votes recorded was 3973. At present no license is lost by 45 votce, and reduction carried by 151. In June next the Licensing Committee can Reduce not less than 6 per cent., nor more than 25 per cent. ■ a{ the hotel licenses. In n district with ton hotels the reduction is to be not lees than one, «nd in a district with between ten and thirty hotels, two licenses must be cancelled. As Kniapoi district has eleven hotels, two will have to lose their licenses, probably one each in Kaiapoi and Rangiora. There is much dasnp]k>i«t>ment among this prohibitionktß, wfco were quito sure no license would be carried by a good majority. At Rangiora they were ako confident of a victory. LYTTBIiTON. * The following ere the official figures for ' • the local option, poll at (Lyttelton on Tuesday:— . "* ' :-&■ ■ ■ |f. %|Ag £j . \Yin Brigade edition.- 1103 867 463 523 . „ Oddfolknro , HaM -. 681 198 355 381 '" V ■HtwUvooitw -. 173 69 100 116. .-■ ' 6umnec ... -. 208 149 134 131 ■. Opm -. • ._ 543 235 234 2C4 ' ■ "WWefcon 770 383 «M 381 . Governor* Bay ... 60 37 18 23 , MWoney'd Store ... 3ifi 186 215 202 3677 17& 1023 2024 Continuance carried. Iα 1899—Continuance 2032, Reduction 1292, No License 1444. ■ . Iα 1896—Continuance 2004, Reduction { 1048, No License 1120. Continuance car- - . ried at both poll* ' . ASHBURTOJf. In view of prohibition having taen carried , In "the Aehburton electorate th« following ' - table showing the polling at the various . <■ bootha will be of interest:— -/ • i J I -i ■; Boom* I s a j .£2*3 , Oourifcoow, Aettburton ... 168 425 493 28 , Council CbunbeK 995 630 602 22 , Hwo«wt«ld 160 275 303 10 ' ': IttiMkld" '.» ..'lll 196 223 14 Qrewetreot •„. .;. 83 51 67 - l ' gWßWtti , , / . — . <.- 3i 111 127 <- ■ Wft»l<nr 43 36 46 — . tiMfltfld' • "... -. 31 37 41 - ' Hinde ■ ' ~. ... .„ 61 SO ♦ 57 — ■ - Iftemioetan ..., ... 23 86 99 — r- Knurt Somen ~ '... 71 07 108 c .- < etercley. 43 88 105 4 M»j€el4 64 81 9S — . Xjowdiffo .' S3 36 46 - Bifleiton <& 72 81 -- ' Buepuw M 10 43 48 — , Xfenore -. ..., 33 82 39 H - AMord Fereet . . .« 2d Sβ 12 3 •, • EUiag ... .«. • .- 14 82 " 3S - , Xtongbeftch ... ... 52 01 67 9 >. Oeat HiUe '.- ... 2 8 10 - ,- „ ... 31 47 53 - Tote* • .'. 1742 2301 2983 102 So license carried. ' ' In 1899—Continuance 1901, Reduction 1 1725, No License 2022. Ko propoml - car- ! ■> xi«d. In 1896—Continuance 2100, Reduc- " tion 1326, No Lkeose, 1565. Continuance ' carried. . \ Tho moet strenuous efforts wers made by . tb* prohibition party to poll every available • T«t« in favour of no license. Tne tinal result came aa a matter of pretty general sur-j-i prise, even some leading prohibitionists not , expecting to carry no license for at least another three years. Eleven houses will .', be affected, six in the borough nnd live in the outfying districts. One of those in the borough, toe a Somerset, has been in course of re-bunding at a cost of over £12,000, - and would have been the most handsome ' Intel between Christchurch and Oamaru. - An a result of the poll all the work on the '.' notel has been stopped for the present, and , tbe men have been temporarily discharged. . The nearest licensed house in the district , wiK be the Chertsey Hotel, which is just 4b the corner of the road which bounds the Ashbarton and Selwyn. electoral districts. There will, of course! be left for a time at least the Ashburton rnilwnv refreshment rooms and the Ashburton Club, nnd specula- . tion ie now rife «s to the ultimate effect the carrying of prohibition will have on these places. There Was great excitement in Asnbuxton on Tuesday evening when it became known that prohibition 'had be?n carried," even the interest in the electoral poll sinking into comparative insignificance ' alongside the no license issue. It w understood that steps are beins taken in Ashburton to upset the no license vote, if possible, on the crounds that the law has been violated in the preparation of the rolls. AVON. Continuance ... ... 1898 Beduction 2020 Xo License 2183 Informal ... ... 37 Continuance carried. In 1899 the poUina: for the three proposals was—2lßß. 1501. 1592; in 1896 it -vras—lßl7, 986, 979. continuance being carlied on each occasion. Th« number of electors of Avon who recorded valid votes at the local option pol on Tuesday was 4167. Tho poll resulted in no proposal being carried, and licensing matters continue ac before the poll. About one hundred more vot«e would have had to Itove been cast for reduction to carry that proposal* , . ';

I RICC'ARTON. Continuance ... ... 1641 Reduction •■• — l^ os No Liwnw ... ••• 1362 Inforiiul ... •■• 7^^ The t nm 1 number of voters was 3301. Couiiuu.iiKJO wjs carried. In 1839 ihe figures were—l 973, laO*. ].>■;?: in 1896 they were—2loß, 992, 949. L'-"iit;siiii>iite in each rase. COUEV-'KNAY. (■« ritinu.inw ••. •■• α^w ! l?-diu-tion ... ••• 15 ?' No I.L-«n ?P 160? 7nr.> inl ..! ... -\;,* 00 v T2ik number of voters wis dloA. dun■•"• is made m tne'nutuoer of licenses. As Cmirton.iy i- a it-w electorate no com- ''< ( n !>' iiM'l ,, . SKLWYN. Tl"- a'tiril fiiiurrs are not. yet known, but reduction is crrud by a bw majority. In l& a 9 tii« jcsiiltof the polling was—Contiiiiianc- 1837. Kedustion 1102, No License 116+ (continuiim-p). IIfBUNUI. 1250 CnutininiKf ••• ••• _ No License ... - 1161 ('..n:ijin.ir.ee carried. In 1599 the fibres (for the Ashley elec-t,,,-.t» .h it. -KW then) were 1715, 990, 1287 (continuance*; in 1896 they were 19rf. 934, 1186 (continuance). ELLESMEBE. rontintmnre — —}^ IMuction .- .- log No l.icensi* - — xdo ° (V.ritinuanco carried. In 1899 the polling was 1263. VM£, in 1896 it was 1653, 1078, 1173; contrau;in<e in both ca«es. oeraZl)txe. fihntimiance ••• — Redaction ... -J^ No Licence - - 17 :^ Fn forma! ■•• ••• n °°... In 1899 the figures were 1822 11x4. 1490- in 1896 they were 1938. 1100, 1422. fcntinuiince was carried at both elections. TIMARU. Continuance •■■ ••• 2173 Reduction ... ••• 2453 N« License ... ••; Z "2Z Infoniial ••• ■•• '^ Reduction carried by 8. but tuere are feme informal* to 'bo cliallenged. Threi •booths still to come in. In 1899 the polling resulted in no proposal being carried , , the figures being 1985, 1869, 1926. In 1835 continuance was carried, the figures being 2060, 1531, 1560, WAITAia. Continuance ... ••• 1465 Reduction 1669 No License ... ••• 1888 Two returns to come cannot affect resultReduction appears to be carried, but no official statement hna been made. In 1899 the figures were 1799, 1193, 1519. In 1896 they were 1751, 1311, 1625. In both instances continuance was carried. IN OTHER PROVINCES. AUCKLAND. Bay of Islands—Continuance, 1759;. reduction, 567; xno license, 850. In 1899 the figures were 2381, 992, 1195; continuance carried. In 1896 they wero 1481, 834, 892; continuance carried. Maraden—Continuance, 1618;, reduction, 1435; no license, 1753. In 1899 the figures were 2929, 1227, 1517, continuance carried; in 1896 they were 1281, 1331, 1583, no proposal carried. -, Waitemata —Continuance, 1735; reduction, 1431; no license, 1452. A few returns are wonted. In 1899 the figures were 1943, 1018, 1184, continuance* carried; in 1896 they were 1749, 1220, 1314, continuance. EDEN. Continuance, 1759; reduction, 1713; no license, 1648. In 1899 the figures were 2278, 2027, 1919, continuance; in io-y they were 1869, 1449, 1472, continuance. AUCKLAND CITY. Continuance, 7270; reduction, 6667'; no license, 6437. In 1899 the figures Were 6916, 6263, 5869, continuance; in 1896 they were 6269, 5317, 4783, no proposal. CtßbyTynn. Continuance, 1826; reduction, 2198; no license, 2167. Reduction is carrifd. New electorate. PARNELL. Continuance, 2119; reduction, 1535; no license, 1432,' In 1899 the figures were 2372, 1903, 1724, continuance; in 1896 -±ey were 1926, 1538, 1360, continuance. MANttkAU. The figures are incomplete, but contimi-. ance wili be carried. In 1899 the figures were 1952, 1711, 1492, no proposal; in 1836 they were 1694, 1239, 1161, continuance. i - , ■ FRANKLIN. Continuance, 1449; reduction, 1648 ;■' do license, 1675. In 1899 the figures were 1662, 1535, 1635, no' proposal carried; in 1896 they were 1959, 1670, 1607, continuance. .. THAMES. Continuance, 1958; reduction, 1756; no license, 2083. In 1899 tho figures were 2153, 2056, 2374, no proposal; in 1896 they were 2017, 1532, 1775, continuance. " OHINBMURL Continuance, 1810; reduction, 1212; no license, 1700. In 1899 figures were 2289, 2175,3127, no proposal carried; in 1896 they were isO66 r 1144, 1533, continuance. WAIKATO. Continuance, 2478; reitocttoe, 1333; no license, 1504. In 1899 the figures were 2737, 1234. 1445, continuance; in 1896 they were 1577,Jj01, 939, continuance. — • • BAY OF~PLENTY. Continuance, 1200; reduction, 926; po license. 1303. In 1899 the figures were 2294, 1099, 1406, continuance; in 1896 they were 1699, 1093, 1131, continuance. WAIAPU. Continuance, 2255; reduction, 1970: no license. 2565. No proposal was carried. In 1899 the figures were 2417, 1941, 2562, no proposal carried; in 1896 they were 1911, 1610, 1896, no proposal carried. HAWKE'S BAY. Continuance, 1636; reduction, 1157; no I license, 1417. In 1899 the fieures were 96, 539, 629, \ invalid ; in 1896 they were 2162, 1210, 1524, continuance. NAPIER. Continuance, 1748; reduction, 2079; no license, 1977. Reduction was carried by a small majority. In 1899 the" figures 1933, 1798, 1685, no proposal carried: in 1896 they were 2086, 1769, 1627, continuance. WAIPAWA. Continuance, 1802; reduction, 1230; no license, 1579In 1899—2147. 1363, 1741, continuance; in 1896—2010, 1093, 1444, continuance. PATEA. Continuance, 1618; reduction, 1514; no license, 1850. Some more returns to come. HAWERA. Continuance, 2025; reduction, 1508; no license, 2012. Two small returns to come in. In 1899—1981, 1573, 1874, no proposal; in 1896—1440, 1531, 1794, no proposal carried,; / • ■ >.■'.,.•<■'■•■!■

TARANAKI. Continuance, 2347; reduction. 1572; no license. 2020. In 1399—2624. 1696, 1872. continuance; in 1896-2068, 1815, 2007, no proposal. EGMONT. Reduction is sure to b? carried here. In 1899-2135. 1670. 1977, no propose.; in 1896-1553. 1251. 1527, continuance. WANGANUI. Continuance 24C8; reduction, 1880; no license. 2262 In 1899—2795. 1731, 2162, continuance; Jα 1896—2307, 1591, 1748, continuance. PAHIATUA. Continuance, 1421: reduction. 1124; no licence, 1653- Seven small returns to come in. but cannot make any difference. In 1899—1909. 1365, 1713. continuance; in 1896—1417, 1106, 1551. no proposal. MASTERTON. Cont-nnnncc, 1968; reduction, 1394; license, 1937. In 1899—1858. 1676, 2001, no proposal; in 1895—1789. 1216, 1423, continuance. OTAKI. Continuance, 1317; reduction, 939; no license, 1032. In 1899—1903, 942, 937, continuance; in 1896—1780. 747, 629, continuance. NEWTOWN. Continuance, 1873; reduction. 2768; no license. 3001. Prohibition waa carried by 18 vote. This says our correspondent, is regarded by the no-licer.se party as a .splendid victory, nnd means the closing of five hotels aftrr June next. WELLINGTON. Continuance. 6703; reduction. 7313; no license. 7480. Continuation was carried, but reduction only failed by a few votes. Iγ. 1899—7578, 6447, 6194, continuance; in 1896—6826, 5665, 4951, continuance. GREY. Continuance, 1754; reduction. 1397; too license. 1523; informal, 54. In 1839—2771. 1400, 1488, continuance; in 1896—2134, 1120, 1127, continuance. NELSON. Continuance, 2406; reduction, 1511; no license, 1291; informal, S4. In 1899—2594, 1663, 1348, continuance; in 1896—2120, 1316, 1020, continuance. WESTLAND. Continuance, 2058; reduction, 770; no license, 854; informal, 52. In 1899—1160. 432, 497, invalid;. in 1896 —2196, 950, 982. continuance. OAMARU. Continuance, 18C0; reduction, 2144; no license, 2458. Continuance carried. 18 1899—1768, 1898, 1975, reduction; in 1896—2163, 1603, 1615, continuance. wAiKOUArn. Reduction carried, figures not available. In 1899—1454. 1294, 1495, no proposal; in 1896—1635, 1177, 1278, continuance., PORT. CHALMERS. Continuance, 1676; reduction, 2122; no license, 2768. Reduction carried, and probably no license. DUNEDIN. Continuance, 7229; reduction, 8525; no license, 8497. Reduction carried. In 1899—6864, 6944, 6774, no proposal; in 1896—7897, 5284, 4466, continuance. CLUTHA. Restoration, of licenses, 1311; non-restor-ation, 2174. Three small returns to come. In 1899 —Contimtance, 1393, reduction 1889, no license 2170. no license earned; in 1896—1618, 1630, 1989, no proposal. MATAURA. Continuance, 1874; reduction, 2370; no l:cer.se, 2944. Proh'iuition is carried. In 1899—1775, 1839, 2192, no proposal; in 1896, 2145, 1431, 1657, continuance. INVERCARGILL. Continuance, 2040; reduction, 2844; no license, 3071; informal, 10. Reduction carried. A recount of the votes shows Invercargill to be five short of no license, but a scrutiny will bo insisted on. In 1899—2228. 2172, 2300, no proposal; in 1896—2558, 1770, 1824, continuance. AWARUA. Continuance, 1501 j reduction, 2076; no license, 2195. In Awarua it is probable that prohibition will be carried by a narrow majority. In 1899—1618. 1304, 1460, continuance; in 1896—1652, 959, 1113, continuance. WAKATIPU. i Continuance wa« carried. In 1899—2092 1052, 1202, no proposal; in 1896—1973, 778, 940, continuance. TUAPEKA. V Continuance, 1562; reduction, 1143; no license, 1277. \ In 1899—1825, 1143. 1331; ! continuance; in 1896—1894, 945,-1052, continuance. WALLACE.' ; Continuance, 1188;, reduction, 1200; no license, 1507. Nine small'returns to come. In 1899—2052, 1081, 1305, continuance; in 1896—1951, 784 r 1027 continuance. BRUCE. . ; Continuance, 1558; reduction, 2099; no licenss, 2284. In 1899—1519, 1698, 1967, result declared void; in. 1896—1411, 1428, 1541, no proposal.. . ; CAVERSHAM. Continunnce, 2395; reduction, 2856; no Hcense, 2536. The total votes were 5420, and reduction is carried. In 1899—2351. 1974, 1984, continuance:; in 1896-:2726, 1542, 1264, continuance. > NOTES. . Our Dunedin correspondent telegraphs: —"The results of the no license vote throughout Otago and Southland has created quite a sir in tho ranks of the trade, which has suffered the Everest blow ever yet experienced, it is hard to say what the consequences will be; to some, of course, it means next to ruin. In one district , alone where .prohibition has been carried a well-known hotelkeeper only recent•ly hiuilt a new house at a cost of £1500, and another a few weeks ago renewed his lease for seven years. These are only a few instances of the number who will personally suffer from the effects of prohibition and reduction. Of course, on ths other hand, the temperance party are jubilant, and claim a decided victory. For months pasi Otago and Southland have

been regarded as the strongholds of the prohibition party, and that being m> the results of the polls in most of the districts occasioned little or no surprise." Prohibition will come into effect in Newtown (telegraphs our Wellington correspondent; in July rest, ac the existing licenses expire on the 30th June. Five hotels are. affected hr the poll, and they are the following : —-Grosvenor Hotel( which is owned by Mr T. G. Macarthy), Newtmin Hote' (owned by Mr Arkell, of Auckland). Park Hotel (leased by Messrs Staples and Co.), Kiibirnie Hotel (owned by the Compton Eitate). and the Island Bay Hotel (owned by 'Mr H. Gilmer!. Two of these hotels— viz.. those at Kiibirnie and Island Bay, are summer resorts, and depend mainly on ■holiday and Sunday trade. The former is owned by the Misses Compton, who derive their income from it. The Park Hotel belongs to Mr Gleeson. Messrs Staple.* and Co. £ad a long lease of it, but of course, \v..h tbe> carrying of prohibition, the lease will be cancelled, and the owner and not the brewing firm will suffer tlie main loss.