LICENSING ELECTIONS.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXV, Issue 7128, 4 May 1891, Page 3

LICENSING ELECTIONS.

\ The ratepayers of the Waiareka district ! I) we not followed the example of Oamaru in thu election ci a licensing committee — they have, in fact, returned a committee holding exactly the opposite opinions on the liquor question to the committee that it was generally expected would be returned. In town it was accepted as a foregone, conclusion that Waiarekn would go fur prohibition, but tlio resu/t has pruved that these opinions were unwarranted. At Ngapara the Moderates had a Binall m ijoi'ity ; at Enlield, tho voting wan, with one exception, strangely even ; and at Weston, which the Prohibitionists counted on as the stronghold of the ciuso, there was a more decided majority against them. A number of (Ximaru residents went to Weston to vote, and these qavo their votes mostly in favor of the Moderate party. The following ia the voting :

NGAPAKA. MOBJKATE 1 ". Williams 21 Paterson . ... ... ., '21 Isdale 21 Brownlec ... . . 20 M'Clea .. ... . 19 PROHIBITIOMSTo Rev. Mr Will .16 W.itsou 14 Jackson .. ... ... ... 14 Bain 14 Seth-Smith .. . ... 14

ENFIELD. MODERATE. Wi'liams .. . .. 12 Tdtcisou 12 Isdale ,. 12 Biownlee . , ... 12 M'Clea 12 PROHIBITION. Rev. Mr Will .. ... ... 12 Watson 12 Jackson ... . .. ... 12 B.iin 12 Seth-SmitU .. 11

WESTON. MODERATES. Williams ... ... .. 7S Istklc 7S Paterson .. ... ... ... 77 M'Clea 73 Brownlee ... . . 7-1 PROHIBITION IbTS. Rev. Mr Will 65 Wataon .. 64 Jaeksou .„. ... ... .. 63 Bain . bS Seth-Smith . . . ... 01 <

The above are unofficial figures, but Ng.\p<ir,v and Wesion are correct, and those of Eun'eld maybe taken as approximately so. The majority of voters (over the whole district) in favor of the moderate candidates wns 14.