INVERCARGILL LOCAL OPTION POLL.

North Otago Times, 25 January 1906, Page 2

INVERCARGILL LOCAL OPTION POLL.

By Telegraph. - Invcrcargill, Jan. 24. At the Invcrcargill local option inquiry,.■ to day aft:r evidence of alleged oflcncs' had l.c?n given Mr Adams,.-.for the rc-. «, spondents, contcmled that the absence . of llic oDicial stamp from voting papcruaitl, ;. not invalidate those Willi rfcgard to , dual voting the »ight persons concernd :> hail a right- to vote, -while ot the iwo ollu-rs one must be valid Tlic bench of Magfs'taatps then tjecidcd to take a scru-: « tiny ot the challenged votes, and this occupied about two hours On resuming Alt ITosking, for th? petitioners, submittal, with regard to the three unsealed a permit?, that th?M should he disallowed as " the seal was the only-test of authority when the paper came torn a Ona voter had recorded his local .option' vote ■ . i on the hack of the paper, and that sliould he (lisallQwcsl, sq a'so sliouH t>i)rco - signed papers and twobcarinj. remarks;.. ;: Mr Adams said ..that Kail. the.Votaarr.-. : . ferrod to were ,d sallowd bj the benrh no-license wou'd still have 7 2 sths of a majority.^Mr Hoshng ;said,thc bench had ■ not vet .decided: the point whethci lnloim- „ al votes were to -lo added to. the nUmbat v:. : ot votes- raoordod. Mr Adams contended ' that votes adjudged informal'weic ahsoiutelv voided, and could not ho galvate,. Ed into life for any - Purpose. It is <&-- pectcd the-enquiry will finish to-morrow.r- i; The tenor of : the evidenoe-given indicated thit tire poll had been remarkably conducts! In the case ■ ofa, deaf, nun ?,ha it was allejod was refused voting it was shown that he refused to answer wnttcn questions, ami that ho loft tfr t ,; booth madudeeon He was not put.out as alleged ' r