LICENSING ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9011, 26 March 1888, Page 5

LICENSING ELECTIONS.

ARCHHILL POLLING.

MAJORITY FOR THE MODERATE

PARTY. The poll for the election of a licensing committee for the Archhill district was taken on Saturday, at the Newton West schoolroom, and resulted in a victory for the moderate party. Considerable interest was taken in the contest, and when the poll closed at six p. m. a large crowd assembled to await the result, which, however, was not declared till a few minutes past seven, when Mr. Thomas Seaman, the Returning Officer, raised the window of the room in which the returns had been made up, and announced the numbers to be as follows :— George Taylor ... ... 115 Thomas Frost 110 JohnO'Hara 110 Joseph Han lan 110 Robert Somers ... ... 107 James Radcliffe, 72 W. J. McDermotfc, 69 : J. T. B. Dines, 67 ; Thomas Hodgson, 66 ;. Henry Thompson, 65. Three informal votes were recorded. Great cheering arose when the result was announced, the excitement being shared by an old lady who was evidently greatly interested in the election, and who had waited patiently in order that she might hear the numbers. Mr. Seaman having declared the first live gentlemen duly elected, announced that the first meeting, for the appointment of a chairman, would be held at noon on Wednesday next, at 4-1, Insurance Buildings. Cheers were given for the committee and for Mr. Seaman, and the proceedings terminated. CITY EAST. The only nominations received on Saturday for the two extraordinary vacancies on the City East Licensing Committee were those of Messrs. James Job Holland and James Joseph Craig, and the Returning Officer, Mr. S. Y. Collins, declared these candidates duly elected. The temperance vlarty had intended to nominate Messrs. D. Goldie and J. Newman for the vacant seats, but,as their opponents had already named two candidates, it was decided not to bring about a contest, and tho nominations of Messrs. Goldie and Newman were not entered. The committee will meet at the office of the Registrar of Electors, Courthouse Buildings, to-morrow (Tuesday) in order to elect a chairman. TAKAPUNA DISTRICT. Saturday was the day fixed for the nominations for the licensing district of Takapuna. At present there are no hotels within tho district, and the question is, whether a committee will be returned which will grant a license to the hotel recently erected at the Lake by Mr. Harrow. The following five gentlemen were nominated, it being understood that if elected th6y will frant a license to the hotel : Messrs. G. P. 'ierce, C. S. George, James Knox, J. Garland, and M. Shea. The following were also nominated, and if elected will, it is said, refuse the license : Messrs. J. Budge, J. Mackay, T. W. Seaman, E. Stevenson, J. Warmoll. The polling takes place next Saturday, at the Lake schoolhouse. BIRK NHEAD. The nomination of the licensing committee for the Birkenhead Licensing District took place on Saturday, at noon, at Zion Hill school-room. The following gentlemen wero nominated, and being the required number, wero declared duly elected: — Messrs. Arch. Wilson, W. Thompson, A. Porter, J. Johnston, and Gideon Jack. For Northcote Licensing District, tho following, being the required number, were declared duly elected :—Messrs. J. Barber, A. Bruce, M. Parrish, J. Jackson, and M. Slattery. _^^_________