LICENSING POLL
CONTINUANCE STILL LEADS SOLDIERS' VOTE HEAVILY ~" AGAINST PROHIBITION. Tho latest official figures on the licensing poll available last evening show that with all the electorates and spine of the soldiers' votes accounted for, Continuance has a lead of 1640 votes. The result of some of the voting by New Zealand soldiers in England came to hand yesterday. The figures are:— Total votes counted 406 For Continuance 142 For State Control 230 For Prohibition ..33 Informal 1 Majority against Prohibition Additional wid revised returns which came to hand yesterday are: —
men's voting may be available by Tuesday. Further soldiers' figures are expected to-day. Vessels oji which s.oldiers p.re at sea are due as folio*— - Buahine, 384 troops on board, at Auckland, December 25th. Kimutaka, 492 troops, at Wellington, January 2nd. Kigoma, 311 troops, at Wellington, January 6th. Kuapehu, 184 troops, January 30th.
Con. S.C. Pro. Parnell '.. .. 3182 432 5023 .. 28-15; 308 2350 ... 3114 403 •4461 .. 2983 253 '3198 .. '252*2 283 2807 .. 2556 461 4216 .. 3245 619 3607 .. 3150 450 1703 Otaki .. 3435 341 4207 .. 3319 473 2366 .. ,2785 240 3043 .. 3185 271 2505 .. 23*29 252 2814 The result of the absentees' and sea-
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLV, Issue 10467, 20 December 1919, Page 6
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194LICENSING POLL New Zealand Times, Volume XLV, Issue 10467, 20 December 1919, Page 6
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