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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 53, 26 November 1928, Page 15

The question has been raised whether in the event of a new election for members of the House a new poll on the licensing issue will be necessary (remarks the Ashburton “Guardian”). No poll was necessary unless Parliament dissolves after having been over two years in existence. The law governing this point is contained In Section 12 (b) of the Licensing Act, 1908, which reads : “If at any time Parlia ment is dissolved before it has been two years in existence, then at the taking of the electoral poll for the new Parliament no licensing poll shall be taken, but the result of the licensing - poll taken at the then last previous general election shall continue in force until such licensing poll is again taken simultaneously with the electoral poll next after the dissolution of such new Parliament.”