LOCAL OPTION POLL.

Clutha Leader, Volume XX, Issue 1026, 23 March 1894, Page 5

LOCAL OPTION POLL.

BOTTLE LICENSES. As at present . . . . 109 E eduction ~ . . . . 60 No license . . . . 1652 Returns from Glenkenich, Kelso, and Qropkston not in, ■' ■ There, were a considerable, number of informal votes over and above the above figures. The returning officer supplied us with . the above returns last evening, with the explajifu tion that they were only approximate. According to the above figures it avouM require 1180, 1074, and 1140 votes to carry no license in each of the three proposals. The number of votes required to make the poll legal — viz., 1658, will in all likelihood be more than made up by the numbers recorded for each of the temperance candidates alone when the outstanding returns are, to hand; while according to the returns now in 1976 votes Avere recorded in the local option yet fie \n oqn-. nectioi} w|th publicans^ licenses.

Publicans' Licenses. The returns at present are : — Dunedin. — As at present 1359, reduction 2479, no, license 3903.- - ! Cbristcburch. — As at "present 134,7, v,et]vie-. tion 834, nq.ljcense 263l, '"'

Wellington. — As at present 3581, reduction 1283, no license 3397. Auckland. — No poll. Bruce. — Expected half will not poll. Taieri. — Temperance candidates elected : reduction carried. Chalmers. — As at present 559, reduction .'583, no license 1274. Timaru. — : As, at present 1559, reduction 236, no license 863. Oamaru.— As at -present 373, reduction 94, uo license 757.

Publicans' JAccom'cLition Polling Places. % <*> .% - <*> v 3 'fi « S S a '-s i ft ■■§ ' s - IT3J ■— ' ej r— I •~ H 05 <U O r/J Q) ' O <i P3 -<1 P^ Balclutha 125 18 160112 14 104 Owaka 36 ;i 189 37 0 135 Aburiri 11 0 42 11 1 41 Batanui 9 4 25 12 a j 28 Hoi papa 9 2 G 9 2 | 6 Tauhuckupu 3 8 '.) 2 2 10 Tahatika • 3 1 47 3 1 4S Purekireki 3 0 31 3 0 j 31 PortMolynenx 8 2 61 G 3 (52 Bomabapa 6 1 39 4 3 39 Puerua 1 0 (>4 1 0 04 Waitepeka ■ 9 4 79 9 3 78 Warepa 4 2 61 4 3 01 TeHouka 2 2 22 2 2 22 Kaihiku 3 0 53 3 0 53 Waiwera Town. 4 4 53 4 4 53 Ashley Downs 3 2 43 2 2 44 Waiwera 4' 1 14 3 0 14 Clinton 50 9 82 58 6 -22 Wairuna 5 5 22 5 5 22 Waipabi 4 1 34 Glenkenich Waikoikoi 11 1 35 12 35 Cbatton 4 3 0 4 3 Knapclale 7 3 29 6 3 28 Waikaka Valley 6 1 53 6 ' 1 53 Avthurton Pomabaka 43 G 1 Tapanui 61 9 181 55 & 130 Kelso Heriot ' 1 ' i' 58 18 0 58 Orookston Dunrobin 2 2 29 2 1 30 Clinton George 4 f)" 1(5 4' 0 10 Total . . 447 91 1438 387 07 1336