LICENSING ELECTIONS

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12391, 10 March 1926, Page 7

LICENSING ELECTIONS

HEAVY POLLING AT HUTT fIYE “MODERATES” RETURNED '' DETAIL? OF VOTING The triennial election of five members for the Hutt Licensing District took place yesterday. There were 14 candidates for the positions—two complete tickets of five, and an independent quartette. The polling was heaviest between five and seven p.m., .when the polling booths were crammed full of voters. The Oddfellows’ {Hall and the Court .House were excoptiormlly busy right up till closing time. Triio result was a complete victory for what may be termed the Moderate Party, as distinct from the party which, ;t wag understood, was opposed to the granting of a conditional license for the trotting meeting held on the iluvt racecourse. There are several licensed premises in the district, but the previous committee steadfastly refused to .grant a conditional license for the meetings. It was principally on this issue that the election was brought, and the result has been a signal defeat for the “dry” committee and a complete victory for the opposing ticket. The quartette of “inde-

pendents' 1 * fared badly, and were left at ths bottom of the poll, securing gery few votes. Details of the polling are as under: J. E. August 1997 A. Andeison 1904 A. 6. Bowden 1888 H. Foley 1772 J. McC. Power 1698 (Above five are elected.) In addition to the five elected, the following results were obtained : R. G. House > 1653 J Stonehouse 1648 W. J. Udy 1633 J. Piper 1564 H. W. Kersler .1/546 W. H. Edwards 342 A. Peters 209 G. E. M. Hunter 201 ,W. Neazor 139 Informal 333 Details of the polling at the Lower Hutt and Petone townships are as

VICTORY FOR MODERATES Mr R. A. Armstrong, president of the Wellington Trotting Club, referring to the result of the poll, said it roust be taken as a declaration of the moderate section of the electorate against the forces of intolerance. So far as the trotting club was concerned, it still had to make its application to the Licensing Committee. It hoped the justice of its claims would ' be but so far as members nf the new licensing ■ committee were concerned, it had no knowledge as to how they would decide in any matter which might come before them. OLD COMMITTEE RETURNED. Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, March 9. The election of the Auckland Licen■ing Committee, which aroused contiderable interest on account of the controversy over the question of allowing a hotel in Quay street, resulted in the return of all the members of the ,«ld committee. r DUNEDIN RESULTS Per Press Association. DUNEDIN, March 9. The Licensing Committee election far , Dunedin City resulted in the return of four moderates and one prohibitionist. The voting resulted: —Larnach 3198, Douglas 3104, Mitchell 3015, Knight 2991, Jacobs 2937. A full ticket was nominated for each side. In Dunedin South all the moderates were returned as follow: —Conn 1521, Telfer 1452, Marlow 1447, Campbell *446, Quelch 1437.

Hutt Petone 3. E. August 1050 A. Anderson ... 416 lOlrf A G. Bowden ......... 1009 H. Foley 900 .T McC Power ... 417 856 R. G. House 700 J. Stonehouse 699 W J. Tidy ... 57 8 'k 2>i5 .T Piper ... 530 729 H. W. ... 574 640 H. Edwards 86 185 A Peters 87 R E. M. Hunter ... 67 #V. Neazor ... 62 51 Informal .... 86 150