LICENSING COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLVII, Issue XLVII, 13 March 1912, Page 6

LICENSING COMMITTEE ELECTIONS.

RETURN OF THK MODERATE TICKET. The election of five members to the Nelson Licensing Committee was held yesterday, and,, contrary to general expectations; the poll was a heavy one. Up to about four o'clock in the afternoon indications pointed to a much smaller poll than usual; but thereafter voting became more 'brisk, and proceeded steadily up till closing um»'. There ■were ten candidates from whom to make a choice, and five were wanted, with the result that Messrs Best, Franklvn. Trask, Atmore, and Pettit were elected. The three first-named stood on the "Moderate Ticket," while ot the No-Li-cense nominees—Mesa's Grove, Pittit, McLaren and Watson—-Mr Pettit was the only candidate to obtain a seat. All the old Comniitte stood for re-elect:on, viz., Messrs Atmore. Best, Pettit, M'Laren, and Watson; while the new candidates were Messrs W. Lock, E. E. Trask, E. Grove, and J. Taylor. It will thus be seen that the new Commit-

~ ISO 9 ELECTION. At the Licensing Committee election in 1909 there were twelve candidates, and the total polled by each was as iu. lowa : __ Atmore 11 '2 Pettii - 1062 \V atsbn 963 McLaren 949 .Best 945 Trask 870 Thomas 859 Hunter BCO Grace 671 Coleman 655 Mercer 653 Bartlett 542 14 OTHER DISTRICTS. MOTUEKA. "With two small returns still to come in, -which cannot affect the result, the polling in the Motucka electorate resulted as follows: — ' Saigent 627 Macniahon 623 Riley 528 "Vvratt - 509 Sinclair 456 Higgins 338 - Hoult 335 Tunnicliffe 236 Wilcocks 139 LITTLE INTEREST IN BLENHEIM. ;Unitxd Press Association.) BLENHEIM, March 12Very little interest was taken in today's poll for the Licensing Bench. Out of over 6000 voters the highest polled by one candidate was 678. Three of the old committee -were re-elected, and two new 'members. One old member was defeated. GISBORNE COMMITTEE REELECTED. GISBORNE, March 12. The' Gisborne licensing election caused great interest. The results were as follows: Messrs Dewing (License) 755, Hepburn (License) 723, Somervillg (Prohibition) 654, Darton (Prohibition) 577, MdLeod (Prohibition) 555, were elected. All -were members of the old committee. Other candidates were Messrs Coleman (Labour) 397, Hall (Labour) 336. Beer (Independent) 285. Four outlying booths have still to fcome, "but they cannot affect the result. TEMPERANCE TICKET RETURNED AT iCHRISTCHURCH. CHRISTCHURCH. March 12For the Christchurch Licensing Committee four Temperauce "ticket" candi-

lee consists >MF llirce old members, in addition to Messrs Trask and Franklvn. As the returns came to hand they were posted up outside the "Mail" Office. The first result lo arrive was from Hope, shortly after 7 o'clock, and thereafter the figures from the various booth* continued to come in faivlv well, till at 9.30 only the Oddfellows' Hall return was wanted to complete the city results. It was not till 11 o'clock that this return came to ftand, due no doubt, in a measure, to the heavy polling at this booth. The Returning" Officer (Mr W. W. de Castro) had made complete arrangements for the receipt of the returns, and as they came to hand they were quickly posted up outside this office, a large number of interested people waiting for the final figures. There was rather a close finish for fifth place ■between Messrs Lock and Pettit. Up till the Oddfellows' Hall return came to hand Mr. Lock was in the lead, .but the final figures placed Mr. Pettit on the Committee bv a majority of 29. * Details of the polling were as fol lows:—

dates were returned, and one independent. A total of 870 informal votes were cast, due to too many names 'being It ft in. CHRISTCHURCH, March 12. In Riccarton, where the contest was keenest to the intention of the Temperance Party to veto conditio i;.k ' licenses in connection with racts, trots, and the agricultural show, the Moderi ate Party was suocessful by an over- ; whelming majority. I TEMPERANCE DEFEAT AT J TEiMUKA. j ' TIMARU. March 12. j Tho Temuka and Waitaki Licensing , 'Committee election W:iit against the Temperance "ticket." » f . ■- - | WELLINGTON SUBURBS. | j A NO-LICENSE VICTORY. i WELLINGTON, March 12. j T|>e unusual situation of a licensing ! committee "being required in No-license j electorates was created in Wellington j Suburbs by th® changed electoral . boundary .bringing in two hotels, one at ' Porirua, and another at Pohautanui. In the ordinary course of the daw these houses must disappear in July, "but t'he New Zealand Alliance, as a result of an agitation to secure their retention, contested the election of a licensing committee, "vvinninaj all the seats with its nomineee. The result was as follows : Messrs W. Cook 524, H. N. McLeod 523, Lilv M. Atkinson 507, -C. Cathie 592, J. lve.th 480. One return has yet to come, but :t will not affect the result. AT THE HUTT. BREAK IN TELEGRAPH WIRES. WELLINGTON, March 12. The results of the election of t'he committee for the Hutt district were too incomplete to show definitely who were elected, but the probabilities are that 'Messrs Cotton, Ryder, Cudby. Stevens, and Welch ivill be the five leading candidates. A break occurred in the telegraph lines between Upper and Lower Hutt, and no "provision had teen made to keep the telegraph offices open after 8 o'clock. The returns have yet to come from Upper Hutt, Wallaceville. Wainu:-o-mata. Muritai. and Taita. The results so are: Messrs Cotton 594, Ryder. 505. Cudby 476, Stevens 448. Welch 432. Short" 426. McEwan 422, Waugh 361. The first four were members of the old committee, the fifth member of which recently died.

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