NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 9036, 20 April 1888, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND TELEGRAMS.

[own correspondent.] Thames, Thursday. Considerable interest was evinced in the result of the Hastings local option poll yesterday. The official return was : —For increase of publicans' licenses, 76 ; against, 68; majority for, 8. Accommodation licenses : For, 81; against, 50 : majority for, 31. The poll for Kauaeranga district today resulted :—For increase of publicans' licenses, 14 ; against, 37. Accommodation : For, 17 ; against, 34 ; informal, 4. . A deputation of the managing directors of the Askham-Molloy Company waited on Mr. Brodie, County Chairman, to-day, to ascertain what concessions the county were willing to make them in regard to supplying water free for motive power for a certain period, in accordance with a resolution passed some months ago by the county, offering free water for three months to anyone introducing an improved systom of treatment of refractory ores. , Mr. Brodie replied that if they would put their request in writing, he would do w.iat he could for them at the next ordinary meeting of the Council. [press association.] Wanganui, Thursday. At the Supreme Court Charles McLaughlin, on a charge of larceny of money from a dwelling at Manawatu Gorge, was acquitted. At the local option polling 17 votes were recorded in favour of increase of publicans' licenses and 38 against. 22 votes were given in favour of an increase of wine licenses and 36 against.