LICENSING POLL.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume I, Issue 300, 9 December 1911, Page 5

LICENSING POLL.

Fl RTHF.R lili’iT’BNS. PAL.VF.RS'FON. Continuance tittbo No I:i-t nse 3008 For Nation:! Pr. hibitivii 36!5 Against National Prohibition 2713 TAI MARI Ni l. Gout iiiimnce 2897 Xo-lictn-.!- 22tn’. For National Pr<>!iibi; ion .... 2597 Against National Prohibit ion 251!) (Four small let urns it. come.) TOTALS TO DATE. Cinlmmince 2)0.010 N (»-!ii •cnsc 183.377 Restoral i' n 29.333 No license 2G.•>!»:> Nat tonal Prohibit ion For 253.132 Against AFTER THE BATTLE. TO THE EDITOIt. Sir. Personally 1 am disappointed with the Dominion option vote, iti so far as my forei-asi had pu< :t higher. To i-arrv it is sm-h a i remt’miuim task when dealing with 100.000 that only the greatly daring could hope to do so. It is. however, evident that New Zealand L not going to sutler the liquor traffic milch longer. Certainly, we are not going to be ruled in this country by a minority. Not likely 250.152 an- going to be ruled li.v !5ti..5<)0. a posit.''in that is not tolerated in a Government vote ai any other point. The Second Ballot was introduced for the purpose of securing majorhv rule, tlien why on this subject shi'iihl there lie minority rub-, am! such a minority. In anv case, io make ;iny ajipioacii to fair-plat th.’ ";ai"r’ty demanded is too great. On tin- v-. hole we consider it, a victory for humanity over vested interests, ami ;>. splendid testimony to the i ■ ,:hl t moral lone of O:ir people. Wi should have liieu (i'■lighted to Le able to give praise to th*- other sid.- for iii'- way they fought. I'irfori iinai cl\ for themselves they have <iepi iteil its of that pleasure. Such tuamfest ■■- as that ot Tin* Archbishop 'io ye.-.t good to us in the end. The;, have spent the:)' :iioiisan-Is an,t tml>l ■ ~he<i then- misrepresent at t"ii< ami still the hami wiiting is ■ ii i i.e wail. The traue is lie against ti.,- Best miere-t- of l.umr.nity ami its do .tn i-- sure. - I am. P. RA.M-W*