IN OTHER DISTRICTS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 10 March 1909, Page 2

IN OTHER DISTRICTS.

; [United Pbbss Association.} ' AUCKLAND, Tuesday. The elections for the Licensing Com. mittee resulted, after one of the keenest contests on record, in the defeat of the candidates pledge*] to maximum reduction of licenses, which would have entaiied i the closing of 14 hotels. The Citizens' League (moderate) ticket was returned, the successful candidates being Messrs Bagnall, Holland, Mennie, Somers, and Dr King. CHRISTCHUUCH, Tuesday. The no-license candidates were elected for the Avon Licensing Committee. The moderate party's candidates were i returned for the Riccarton Licensing Committee. The moderate party won the elections for the Lyttelton Licensing Committee. I > DUNEDIX, Tuesday. Considerable interest was taken* in ■' the licensing election to-day, each side benif; represented by five candidates. The result saw the no-license party's ticket returned by a fairly substantial iiyijority. jfo Dunedin South a nolicense committee was also elected. It is understood that -both committees will refuse bottle licenses. , FEILDIXG, Wednesday. i At the licensing electons yesterday the "Trade" ticket were returned. The successful candidates were Messrs Bailey, Bruce, Goodbeliere, Mcßeth, and Woolven. The No-license party had a ticket, the adherents of which were defeated. j GREYMOUTH, Tuesday. The licensing election caused very little interest here, and the following were elected :— Messrs Kilgour, James, Bignall, Flynn, and Irvine. There were i eight candidates. j HOKITIKA, Tuesday. | There were 12 candidates nominated j tor the Licensing Committee. The highest on the poll so far ars :—McGuigan 494, McGregor 491, Byrne 489, Bock 471, Larkin 467, Jones 440, and CouLson 385. There are 20 returns still to come in. T . WELLINGTON, Tuesday. ( me Alliance party did not run a i% for the Hutt ''censing contest aim there was little interest in the election only about 15 per cent of tho •elector* voli 1!K , The old Committee « as re-elected, namely, Messrs W Ih',-115, J. Cotton, H. E. Evder, U. fattens, and J. Cudby WESTPORT, Tuesday. l ,v. -, Buller ''""using election today thr ■trad, a ,ul N O -L?censc Wue ran full I,Vk,.K The former, in the re turns fc, hand, | la vo completely swept the poll, then- live candidates being „ t,n,^T a ' .' Cad - Several returns have yet to come in