THE LICENSING POLL.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXI, Issue 10480, 9 December 1896, Page 3

THE LICENSING POLL.

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Nelson, Tuesday.

The Rev,- Mr Gray, president of the Nelson ".Prohibition Council, writes to the Mail stating that while the Licensing Act ot 1895 does not allow the votes polled for Prohibition to be added to the votea for reduction, the numbers published Id Satqrday'a Mail seem to point to the con■elusion tbat tbe whole of the reduction vutes have nod yajj b,een counted, He points ont tbat tlic strong probability h that from 80 to 90 per cent of those who voted "Nolicenao' 1 voted also for reduo* tlon, and if lhat number be deduoteof from tbe published, riffucbio'a' '»?^o, 'A lesyas bdtwccuyloo and 600 only who voted loi 1 i^ijajjilou merely, wbl c tbe genural cpipJon' espied U that a very much heavier voto wan caat' for redaction than fof'Prohlbltlon. If this be the ease the Milk of the 1010 will need to be added to the 131, and tbia will probably yesalt in a reduotion vote being carried, Auckland, Tuesday. Bay of Plenty licencing poll—Continuance 1636, redaotioa &75, Prohibition Jllß.

Dunedin, Tuesday. Tbe returning officer for Clutba announced that as a result of tbe local option poll the license, wblob was included In the district by the change of boundaries, will continue. The voting was; Continnance 10] B, reduction 1630, no license 1989. Tbe cumber of votera was 3735, loulading 49 informal.