NATIONAL LICENSING POLL

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 1, 27 September 1943, Page 8

NATIONAL LICENSING POLL

Increased Vote For State Control MAJORITY AGAINST PROHIBITION

With results from 12 districts not yet complete, the outstanding feature of the national licensing poll is an increase in the vote .for State -purchase and control. Only 750,839 votes are so far aeeoimted for, compared with 906,334 cast in 1938—a decrease of 155,495. The continuance vote lias decreased by 130,339 and the no-licence vote by 31,891. but the State control vote has increased by 6735. The combined continuance and State control vote shows a majority of 258.205 over the no-licence vote, compared with 379,918 in 1938. Comparative figures are:—

101.". Percentage 1038 Percentage Continuance .. -H0.ti5G 55.4 13.7 5I0.995 90,131 2G3.20S GO.O 1O.(> 20.0 " State Control .. 1O’’Still No Licence .. 2313 17 30.8 Totals .. 750.R3!) 906,334 In tlie following results an asterisk indicates that the figures are incomplete 1943. 1938. National State National National State National Con - ProDistrict. . tinuance. chase. hibition. tinuance. chase. hibitioa. Auckland Licensing List 18,844. 7,800 8,871 24.5S8 9,557 9,746 Auckland Suburbs 4,744 1,731 3,06.5 a ,'sn 2,206 . 6.054 8,338 1,965 1 373 3,491 3,678 3.68-4 . 2.534 Avon 6,782 1,457 286 Awariia 3.239 5.485 5.017 Bay of Islands 3.317 1,428 1.362 Bay of Plenty 4,0-12 1,151 •1 6.197 6.671 2,537 Buller 1,094 463 1.600 1,090 441 1,916 * Central Otago 4,529 2,215 - 6.765 27.205 2,76/ Christchurch Licensing Dist. . 22,810 4.229 11.359 3.869 11.115 Clutha 3.754 506 3.308 444 3.895 Dunedin Licensing Dist in .ccs 2.873 10,0,1s 25.139 2.982 14.148 DiYuedin South 6,0S4 5,684 870 8,036 .846 2.419 4.596 •Eden 4.993 7,630 5,518 Egmont 4,661 503 1,985 360 2,364 ♦Franklin 1,160 .1,289 972 3,900 3,239 3,817 Gisborne 5,719 7,881 1,409 Grev Lynn 6,840 3,311 3,<848 7.3-10 3,24 I Hamilton .2,970 1,060 1.106 4,181. . , 2.852 7.290 2.020 4,174 Hauraki 3,844 <1,303 5.074 5.399 1,022 800 2,880 3.423 Hawke’s Bay 8,145 Hurunui 509 2.852 Hutt 2.123 3.529 8.754 1.977 3,609 Invercargill 6,182 5,654 1.043 4.206 • 1.002 5.257 ♦Kalapoi $98 1.335 3,401 •Kai para .1,045 1.312 2.687 921. 3.098 Lyttelton 6,308 5,085 8.26!) 1.193 31451 Manawatu 611 3.259 6.019 547 3.540 Marlborough 6,391 $39 2.516 7,967 713 2.881 Marsden 4.119 2,477 3,187 6,305 1,837 3.417 Masterton 4,546 938 3.062 • 6,095 514 3 7'2 7 Matau ra 3,440 317 2.690 5.675 • •ISl 3.918 Mid-Canterbury 5.320 673 3,045 6.729 512 3,513 Motueka • • 4.859 ii«(> ■1.634 6.611 GS7 . 2.012 \* P 'T 0.289 993 2.S64 7.915 950 3.325 Nelson 6,056 6.4 a; 881 2,898 7 235 645 3.306 Now Plymouth ■ 1.292 3.720 7.175 L399 4.034 Oamaru 3,935 677 3.894 5.710 616 4,678 6,490 . 3.062 4.601 r- • >»>•> 2,763 4,324 Otahuhu. . 2.321 6,055 2.062 3.542 Otaki *5,131 1.071 2.70S •1,514 837 2,918 Pahiatua 5.135 528 2.126 •11,581 413 2.793 Palmerston North 1,262 4.150 n.JH _ 1.001 4,306 ♦Pa tea ♦ 4.887 663 6.708 561 2.S23 Itaglan .' 3.831 • 2.15'1 2.621 5,431 1,415 2,662 •Kaugitikei 5.US9 558 ’a ».>>S» I j« 2,692 8,291 3,039 6.116. 8,87 b 2.129 i) **2S 1* Icon r t oil 6.105 881 2.054 X ’’A'* >88 3,633 2.965 5.S75. 11.684 2.268 5 239 2,382 1.462 1,110 5 f>7p 2,929 1 2.175 Stratford 4.810 60-1 2.J20 6.249 462 2,601 Tauranga 4.491 1,592 ?3.b8a 6-.2CS 1,206 3X196 Temuka 4,425 680 2.441 5,955 430 ‘ 3.208 Thames 4,245 1,798 3,230 6,i>84 •3,1736 io.-i 19 Thnaru 6.013 911 3.556 7.677 614 3.930 Waikato . 4.841 L2.04 6.709 872 3,254 •Waimarjno 5.131 1.199 1.634 1,159 1.752 Waipawa Wairarapa •Waltaki Waitemata 4,967 4,952 4.374 4,9f3 876 592 2,556 1,916 2.417 2,646 3.811 C.lt6/391 ‘ 5.664 6.750 623 -nil 2.549 1,117, 2,650 3,127 3,93d * Wait onio 4,166 1.140 1,978 6.639 .990 2,219 "Wallace "Wanganui • •Wellington Licensing Dist. .. ' Wellington East 4,430 0,481 11,722 •107 1.089 3.006 2,015 2.386 3,497 3.S46 3. < 4 5 6. 133 8,112 20.295 8,5.03 4.1) 1.073 1.767 .1.142 6.259 4. Wellington South "Wellington Suburbs Wellington West Westland 6,588* 8.413 7,249 5,659 ' 1,778 2,485 1,899 965 2.853 3.SS+ 4,038 1,960 8.115 8.610 8,669 8,053 1,804 1.954 1,813 S93 4L475 2,411 . Totals. 546,995 96,131 263,205 416,656 102,806 231,317