LICENSING ISSUE

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 73, 19 December 1928, Page 12

LICENSING ISSUE

RESULT OF RECENT POLL FINAL DISTRICT FIGURES The completed, returns of the recent licensing poll from all the districts in the Dominion were made available yesterday. For national continuance the total votes cast were 374,502, State control was supported by 64,276 voters, and 294,453 votes went for prohibition. The details are as under: —

ContlnuState BrohlDistrict.’ ■■■ Auckland Auckland Suburbs Avon Awarua Bay of Islands ... Bav of Plenty ..... ance. Control. . 17.972 2,923 . 5,119 831 . 5,743 798 . 3,914 438 . 4,237 760 . 4,114 541 . 4,977 ' 487 bition. 10,791 3,749 .4,729 ‘ 3,622 3,007 2,408 ' 2,882 3,079 3,726 14,037 3,711 14,604 Central Otago Chalmers Christchurch ..... Clutlia Dunedin . D.UoU . 3,904 . '18,473 . 3,813 . 14,014 437 2,528 484 2,617 Dunedin South ... Eden Egiuont . 5.113 . 4,904 . 4,525 844 1,032 338 5,886 2,911 Franklin . 3,508 643 3,709 Gisborne Grey Lynn . 5,320 . 6.095 69 6 866 3,736 4,654 Hamilton. . 4.417 1,208 4,483 Hauraki . 4,424 900 3, < 79 Hawke's Bay ..... Hurttntii . 5.584 767 3,861 . '5,462 693 3,26o Hutt . 5,847 2.165 5,277 Invercargill . 4,899 1,022 609 5,345 Kalapoi . 4.791 3,804 Kaipara . 4,05.3 644 • o,16U Lyttelton . 5,078 815 4,274 Manawatu . 4,113 581 964 3,008 Manukatt •......... . 5,897 5,168 Marsden . 4.381 722 3,745 Masterton . 4,250 582 3,704 Mataura 481 3,820 Mid. Canterbury .. . 57131 078 3,517 Motueka . 4.785 542 2,180 Napier . 5,289 1,112 3.983 Nelson . 4,669 859 3,379 New Plymouth.... . 5,343 906 4,649 Oamaru ........... . 4,370 640 4,555 Oroua . 4,151 (131 3,283 Otaki . 4,038 863 2,774 Pabiatua . 4.404 635 3,285 Palmerston . 5,532 1,007 4,785 Parnell ........... . 5,396 1,407 5,312 Patea . 4,616 639 3,558 Raglan . ,3,955 802 2,791 Rangitikei . - 4,865 769 3.251 Riecarton . 5,782 748 4,103 Roskill ........... . 5,108 1,020 6,246 Rotorua .......... . 4,457 1,035 2.818 Stratford . 4.582 465 3,090 Tauranga . 3,798 699 3,142 Temtika . ■ 4.588 528 3,425 Thames 4,862 805 3,716 Umaru . 4.696 738 5.218 Waikato 3,734 : 728 3,282 Waimarino . 5,133 . 4.156 753 1,845 Waipawa 762 2,539 Wairarapa ........ . 4,919 683 3,265 Wairau ... . 5,046 730 3,425 Wnitaki . 3,909 512 3.563 Waitemata . 5,498 1,267 . 4,702 Waitomo . 4.513 760 2,445 Wallace . 4;760 496 3,583 Wanganui. . 5,254 1.056 4.123 Wellington . 12.725 3.538 7,132 M ellington East ,. .- 5.504 1.733 5.465 Wellington South .. . - 5;695 ' 1.296 4.575 Wellington Suburbs 1.931 5.509 Westland .;.... . . '. 5,563 520 2,807 i . ■ ■ .■ - .. Totals ......... . 374,502 64,276 294,453 No-Licenso Districts. The voting on the restoration issue in the no-liecuse districts was as under:— License License . District.. ' to.be be not Restored.- Restored. Auckland Suburbs . .-. ■ 4.627 • 4,781 Clutlia 556 4,320 Eden 4, L'l'l. 7,282 Grey Lynn ........ 01 5,929 Invercargill 4.957 Masterton 523 4.047 Mataura 3.946 Oamaru ■. .’13 5,171 Rosklil ............ 4.344 7.670 Wellington East ... 29 7.231 Wellington . South . .. 5.1 Rd 6.101 ’ Wellington Suburbs ... 5, J37 7.317 Totals