LICENSING ELECTIONS.
(per press association.) Auckland, April 21
The Temperance party have decided to contest tho city licensing e'ectioua on Prohibition principles, and a committee has been appointed to raise funds. Dunedin, April 21. At Roslyn to-day in tho licensing elections five members of the Prohibition party were elected. They intend to close the three hotels in the district.
Christchurch, April 21. Tho prohibitionists candidates were badly beaten at Aron (suburban) Licensing Committee Election to-day. Grkymouth, April 21,
The licensing election to-day evoked great interest, and was keenly contested. There were three prohibitionist candidate*, four old members who stood for re-election, aud one candidate belonging to the moderate party. All the moderates were returned, the prohibitionists being defeated. The result was— Arnott, 188 ; Hamberton, 177 ;Clough, 169; Walton, 168; Hildebrand, 158 ; Dixon, 107 , Hanson and Hopkins, 100 each. The result of the local option poll has not yet been declared, but it is almost certain to be against more new licenses.
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New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 9275, 22 April 1891, Page 2
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161LICENSING ELECTIONS. New Zealand Times, Volume LII, Issue 9275, 22 April 1891, Page 2
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