POLITICAL NOTES.

Mataura Ensign, 22 July 1914, Page 5

POLITICAL NOTES.

THE LICENSINC BILL,

A CLOSE DIVISION

BY TELKOKAPII.

FKOM OUR SPECIAL COUBESroNDKNT WELLINGTON, July 22. Dead! The Hill j« , iu i tt . dead"!" >aid one ot the keenest and mo,t active .supporters o the Licensing JJjJI ~f t(>|. „ division la«t night. -It Ims always >een dead, remarked another, who !'««• voted for the Hill. "It 1 „«, no chance of getting through." Tli w l i;vL a ; U, '" ! ' llU !,n : l'N'toMy rarrwt. wrk TW ,<)0 '■ nw f,,r «>n>iiiilteo "OIK | |, ov (~,„„, ,| . ~ . , 1^, 1 ' »«' ™«^ stated in the lobbies tleil •> Ml -•-its will be moved, l.«t thATelc aggeratton, though there nwv le -i number moved tor no other ".■....„ than to block and liamnorthe }lu\ V^ J he debate altogether wuv onesided on aecount ol thwe favorable to (he Hill gnerally remaining silent in order to give, t"e measure tile best po.-.sihle I chance. VH the votep were accounted for on the division, some Auckland week-enders lifting hurried back tj record their votes. - v Had Mr NewmaiH*Cen present! the liill would have been eC'i'ied I)'.' one vote if that gentleman ha<Y he did on Mr Malcolm's Hill two scions ago. Mr New man is at present oii'the fcoa from Africa.

31r lhuldo paired with .Mr Forl>' and Mr Clark with Mr Parata, tin' latter haviim decided to vote aiiaiist the, Bill.

NEWS FOH SIR JOSEPH WIAIO

Vii wis staled yesterday on >;o<>d iMii'hority tnnt a member <>i' tb(> Opposition who represents a South Island emtntrv c.nns-tiluenev in-Canterbury hvl notified Sir Joseph' 'Ward that he" does not see his way to stand as the Opposition candidate at. the forth: oniins; election ami oil Viat account he intends to retire at the C d ol the "resent Parliament.