THE LIQUOR POLL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1310, 13 December 1911, Page 3

THE LIQUOR POLL.

NATIONAL PROHIBITION. '■MAJORITY IN FAVOUR, 55.81. The whole of tho rt-liirns on the National Prohibition poll have now been sent in, and the totals for tho Dominion linvc been compiled by the Chief Electoral Officer. ' The figure's are still subject to revision, but it is unlikely that the totals stated below will bo affected in any important degree. Following are tho Dominion totals:— Against National Prohibition ... 202,023 For National Prohibition 255,!I1!) The majority in favour of Nntioinl Prohibition was 53,290, equal to 55.81 per cent, of the votes cast. The throefifths majority required to carrv tho proposal was 275,125 1-5 votes. The actual majority is short of this number by 19,2011 1-5 votes. The following additional and revised district returns' have been obtained from tho.Chief Electoral Officer :- MOTUEKA. 1911. 1908. Continuance 2,458 1,778 No-License 1,793 1,038 ' Itcsult.—Continuance carried. Result in 1908.—Continuance carried. Against National Prohibition... 2,103 For National Prohibition 2,039 Informal CO EDEN. (No-License first carried, in 130.1.) 1911. 1908. Restoration 1,098 2.219 Against Restoration ... 4,171 1,057 Result.—No-License retained. Against National Prohibition... 2,052 For National Prohibition 4,318 AVON. 1911. IMS. Continuance 3,80!) ■ 2.904 No-License 3,088 a^r.lO Result.—Continuanco carried. Result in 1908.—Continuance rarried. Against National Prohibition... 3,265 For National Prohibition 4,168 INVERCARGILL. (No-License first carried in 1905.) 1911. 19(18. . Restoration. * 3.314 2,391 A gainst Restoration ... 3,SBS 3,010 Result.—No-Liecnso retained. Result in 190S— No-Licoiiso retained. Against National Prohibition... 3,220 For National Prohibition 3,941 TAUMVRCNI'I. 1911 1908 Continuanco 2800 2512 No-License, 'JISS 1921 Result: Continuance carried. Result: in 1908: Continuance carried. Against National Prohibition, 2129. lor National Prohibition, 2(122. There arc 135 votes still to come in, WAITEMATA. 1911 1908 Continuanco 320(1 2171 No-License 3850 3303 Informal, 231. Result: Continuanco carried. Result in 190S: Continuance carried. Against National Prohibition. 2970. For Nutiunal Prohibition, 1065. Informal* 325. NATIONAL PROHIBITION VOTE, Tho following table shows the voting lor National Prohibition in tho district" of tho Dominion where a three-fifths, or greater, majority was cast in favour of that issue:— Votes in Against. For Excess „, , National National of throe, Electorate. Prohibition. Prohibition, fifths Marsden 2112 :«89 70 Eden 2052 .l.'Hfi . 507 Grey Lynn .... 197(1 4753 ■■' Till' Raglan 1!)!)" :!25!l 157 Tanranga ... 2101 :il7l 0 Waikato 2405 :1909 S5 Egmont 1913 3552 273 Pafoa 2191 .T.ll 128 Oroua. 2025 3071 15 Wellington Scuth 2539 MOti lit) Duller 2232 353!) 70 Chalmers ... 232S :)703 St NO-LICENSE DISTRICTS. The table printed below shows the percentage of votes east las'. Thursday for the retention.of No-License in the NoLicense districts of tho Dominion:-- ' Per cent, Eden 119.13 Grey Lynn 119.9!) Ohincinuri 19.15 Mastodon 49.39 Wellington South 50.10 Wellington Suburbs 50.01 Ashburton 10.10 Oaniaru 53.11 Bruce 57.00 Clulha , 50.90 Malnura 51.53 luvercnrgill 53.02