INCREASED VOTE FOR CONTINUANCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20104, 15 November 1928, Page 12

INCREASED VOTE FOR CONTINUANCE.

AGGREGATE OF AVAILABLE RETURNS: For Continuance • - 280,248 A For State Control - - 51,014 For Prohibition - - 227,240 Majority Against Prohibition 104,022

The following table shows the aggregate returns of yesterday's poll in comparison with the'final results of the voting on the national issue at previous polls: • Percentage Percentage for Percentage for Continuance. State Purchase. Prohibition, for Continuance State Purchase. Prohibition November 14, 1928* 280,248 51,014 227,240 50.18 9.13 40.69 November 4, 1925 299,590 56,037 319,450 44.38 8.30 47.22 December 7, 1922 282,669 35,727 300,791 45.65 5.77 48.58 December 17, 1919 241,251 34,261 270,250 44.37 5.93 49.70 April 10, 1919 264,189 253,827 51.00 49.00 December 10, 1914 257,442 247,217 51.01 — : — 48.99 December 7, 1911 205,661 r- 259,943 44.17 55.83

In addition to the votes of which provisional returns are now available, those recorded by absentees from their own electorates have yet to be counted. The official returns of the poll in November, 1925, show a total of 675,077 votes. Those recorded within each district numbered 640,868, of which 337,228 were against and 303,640 for prohibition, the majority against prohibition being 33,588. Absentee votes com prised 18,399 against and 15,810 for prohibition, the adverse majority being 2589 The aggregate majority was therefore 36,177. • The returns from the 68 licensing districts are shown in detail below, with, for comparison, the official returns of the previous poll. Owing to the changes in boundaries at the last revision, the comparisons are only approximate. Opposite the returns of yesterday's polling in Eden, Auckland Suburbs, Hauraki and Central Otago are set respectively the 1925 results in Roskill, Eden, Ohinemuri and Wakatipu. The Mid-Canterbury results are compared with half thfe totals of the 1925 votes in Ashburton and Ellesmere.

Auckland City Continuance. November 14, 1328 State Purchase. Prohibition. Continuance. November 4, t925. State Purchase. Prohibition ••• ••• 16,263 2,808 10,099 14,383 2,492 12,739 Grey Lynn ... 5,761 822 1 4,434 4,400 920 5,591 Parnell 5,020 1,368 5,129 4.544 1.412 6,279 Auckland Suburbs 4,800 771 3,505 4,39-2 1,092 6,534 Roskill ... 4,776 961 5,823 New District. Eden ... ... 4,562 976 5,545 4,069 1,046 7,878 Manukau 5,492 894 4,879 5,032 3.0G7 6,640 ' Waitemata ... 4,949 1,149 4,330 4,7G9 1,333 C.109 Bay of Islands 3,632 614 2,605 3,420 726 3,317 Marsden 4,066 677 3,563 3,302 707 4,209 Kaipara 3,787 594 2,962 3,446 624 3,G86 Franklin ... 3,265 604 3,504 3,700 087 5,204 Raglan • • • • • • 3,671 763 2,611 3,105 081 3,483 Thames 4,482 746 3,568 3,057 449 3,440 Hauraki «•« i.« 4,094 833 3,598 3,148 048 3,000 Hamilton ... * >. ... 3,950 1,131 4,211 3.500 1.184 5.243 Waikato ... 3,219 736 3,914 '2,973 683 3,372 Tauranga ... 3,461 635 2,933 3,572 761 4.115 Rotorua ... 3,908 970 2,586 • 3,131 719 3,431 Waitomo 4,148 669 2,247 4,309 503 2.702 Bay of Plenty ... 3,286 519* 2,355 3,114 443 2,368 Gisborne 4,859 702 3,426 4.35G 032 4,128 Napier 4,860 1,045 3,722 4,250 1,030 4,206 Hawke's Bay ... 4,911 673 3,473 4,932 M0 4,061 Waipawa ... 3,881 612 2,379 3,574 656 2,972 Stratford ... 4,330 442 2,909 3,132 324 3,399 Egmont 3,147 316 2,635 3,441 '278 3,140 Taranaki • •• !».• 4,896 856 4,304 •1,214 588 5,104 Patea • ... Returns Not Received. 3,502 477 3,093 Pahiatua 4,106 591 3,043 3,088 401 3.289 Masterton ... 3,941 553 3,472 3.055 501 3,541 Wanganui ... ... Returns Not Received. •4,501 707 4,052 Waimarino ..4 4,268 641 1,439 4,108 743 2,396 Wairarapa ... l>. 4,197 633 3,085 3,537 515 3,057 Oroua 3,231 446 2,684 3,212 690 3.452 Rangitikei ... 3,517 551 2,718 ■1,102 568 3,796 Manawatu ... Returns Not Received. 3,456 500 3,312 Palmerston ... ... 5,141 955 4,446 4,351 052 5,018 Otaki ... ... 3,431 765 2,473 3,322 737 2,870 Hutt 5,525 2,076 5,051 4.154 1.303 4,859 Wellington City ... 16,636 4,911 11,734 15,221 3,364 12,973 Wellington South Returns Not Received. 4,497 945 4,855 Wellington Suburbs ... 4,912 1.812 5,126 4,900 1,270 6,055 Nelson ... ... ... 4,433 814 3,190 3,991 777 3,739 Motueka ... ... 4,595 522 2,048 3,813 535 2,230 Buller ... ... 4,731 466 v 2,836 4,1M 48L 3.200 Westland • •• ... 5,255 490 2,602 <1.307 441 3,191 Wairau ... ... 4,502 684 3,012 3,700 039 3,532 Hurunui ... ... Returns Not Received. 3,075 023 2.S2G Kaiapoi ... • •• Returns Not" Received. 3,314 030 3,816 Christchurch City 17,529 2,312 13,217 14,100 3,053 16,178 Riccarton ... ... Returns Not Received. 4,221 892 4,535 Avon ... ... Returns Not Received. 4,309 871 6,695 Lyttelton ... ... Returns Not Received. 4.230 722 4,781 Mid-Canterbury ... ... 4,816 ' 641 3,201 3,015 008 3,100 Timaru ... 4,331 688 4,886 4,077 771 4,918 Temuka ... ... 4,318 496 3,228 #3,535 400 3,181 Waitaki ... • •• 3,604 489 3,330 3,573 428 3,850 Oamaru 4,136 609 4,360 3,297 019 4,373 Dunedin City ... ... 12,433 2,316 13,055 11,708 2,514 16,729 Dunedin South ... .*• ... 4,761 782 ' 4,683 3,970 679 5,573 Chalmers ... ... Returns Not Received. 2,811 403 3.774 Clutha • ». ... Returns Not,Received. 3,01)0 577 3,895 Mataura 3,638 456 3,585 2,880 ,649 3.762 Central Otago ... Returns Not Received. 3.479 390 - 2,970 Wallace Returns Not Received. 3.008 4 IS 3,350 invercargill ... ••• 2,891 613 3,128 ■1,072 876 5,432 Awarua ... •«* * 3,894 816 4,359 3,239 888 3,990 » 280,248 51,014 227,240 299,590 56,037 819,450