THE LOCAL OPTION POLLS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2561, 6 May 1903, Page 27

THE LOCAL OPTION POLLS.

GROWTH OF THE NO-LICENSE MOVEMENT. .AN INTERESTING COMPARISON. Tbe follow mUreeting table, prepared by the Rev. Edward Walker shows the pontage of rotors wta ro'.ed for Ho-Lieenw b tho IsJJ 188»! and 1802 Local Option "Polls. The resu'ts stated below a-ro based on the Be s wta«-General « figures :-

Total N umber of ling Valid Electors Numb 1 x who Voted for f© License. jj Percjntaije. re con 1899 1902 1896 1539 1902 1836 1899 1902 1896 i ATICKLANDCity of Auckland ... « Parnell ... Eden *Grey Lynn « TVaitemata , M Mrusden •Jfaipafa • S»j of Islands Mannkaa » Trunkljn Tliamca Obin«ntiri ... "Waikato BayofPlcuty ~ 13034 3785 - 36-6 8305 3»73 2612 3132 375»0 3SBB 38*£ 2076 3100 13703 4574 45c5 3H04 3711 5928 J3:535 3758 4750 5629 4353 3t)97 14594 3852 3237 4107 4^35 SB4i 3500 2750 4473 3361 4178 3795 4165 4225 4783 1360 1472 1314 1553 593 11G1 1607 1775 1633989 3131 58f.9 1724 1919 11F4 1517 1195 U32 1635 2374 3127 3445 l-iO3 6521 1&55 1838 2!7-"> 184S 2C32 1353 SSO 1927 1737 as^o 382S 1587 IS3B 36G9 3500 40 59 39 75 5151 3411 37C6 "42*) 44-50 39 86 35'-(i9 36 43 42 82 3792 42-12 40 87 30^2 37 81 4550 4155 55*55 3i"97 3510 44 70 3725 4S-SI K2'ps 40S-t 33 00 4303 5Jp3 50.H2 47 64 SBIO 43-50 1 1 1 ~~~~^ [ ProTincial totals and percentages ... 4P957 ; 6V230 64481 19550 1 24534 25642 3913 j 4132 44-41 HAWKK'S BAY— Napior .. , n ••• ••• Ha-.vUe'e Bay Waipawfc AVaiapu 3!)70 3674 3711 3962 4013 760 4151 5021 3854 i 3133 3514 4879 ] 1027 1524 3441 1896 1685 629 1741 25C2 2006 1417 3640 2508 40 98 39 33 38 91 47 85 4193 Void 41SI 5100 5205 45 22 4f>27 52 63 Provincial totals anil percentages ... 15517 IGOA3 15410 6491 . €017 7631 4183 47-li 49 52 TARANAKI— 'J'aranaki ... ... ••• ••• y.gmont ... ... ... Hawera ... 4286 33! 6 3413 4700 4289 41 Z9 4402 3414 4295 2007 1527 1794 1872 3977 1874 2021 1403 2*33 4GBO 46 04 52 st» 37-22 45 09 4-5 38 4591 41-<# 4966 11015 13178 i 1 1 I I I ProTincial totals and percentages ... 12111 5328 ' 5723 5557 4337 4342 45-83 WELLINGTON— City of Wellington •Newlowu •Hutt •f-Welhr.gton Suburbs Oteki P.iiiiatua "VVnnßa,nui ... ... ... ... Ptttea jfcuiXitikoi .. ?«lniergton North W»r.ur.fcta Udoalertou Wairarnpa •Orona 131G8 15508 15175 4885 3721 4951 j 6191 j 7496 2035 1920 3759 [ 39-78 4929 00 08 5159 - 4171 3154 3135 4206 2637 377t> 3156 :;)9r> 3421 3609 — I ! - 6i 2<; 3371 3793 5207 36^3 3775 4W-5 31)98 rsso 3920 i US4, 34tii 4745 4611 3J.7l3 J .7l 4637 ' 3)09 8830 3972 3100 ~ 1623 «2i> IJHSI 1748 1295 ]4<!9 1274 1221 1423 11(51 2120 987 1713 2162 1482 1621 158J 1448 2001 1558 1062 1800 2267 2235 1342 197G 1400 1906 1727 1505 38 91 1594 49 01 41 55 I 45 64 3890 40 88 3s-Ul 4169 3216 34-60 2927 45J-5 4152 4«'35 4294 39 01 4801 - 5J'57 3974 - 4310 5196 47;77 49-12 39;& 42-61 45 03 SI 4«'54 — i — — Provincial total? and percentages ... NELSON, MARLBOBOUGIf, AND WJCSTLAND - City of IselEoa ... Mo&uclca ... ... Wairau Buller <irey , WeStlHiid 47378 ! 56716 61281 j 16355 I I I 22818 I ! I I 29661 I 38 33 40 28 48-39 37-23 29i!.> I 41 OS 4355 3*90 I 354 G 4513 2SJ4 41>424 1 >42 m.i ■^75 1819 42-13 2657 4323 411)2 33P3 3220 102 ft 854 1123 1498 1127 953 1348 864 1356 19-13 1418 497 1327 789 1869 1693 1524 533 27 38 2S-G1 27 33 34 29 • 32 32 27-G9 29 86 2&-18 31-94, 37 S5 31 "66 Void 3127 3007 48-23 38-S3 44 91 2757 1 7461 1 . — Provincial toL'tls and percentages ... 22212 23314 21938 CSO4 8000 29 73 3200 36-40 JANTKIiBmtY— City of Cbrwtchurcb Avon JJiccarton Lyttelton *Humnni fA'lilty jC:iiapoi ... ... „, I'll'esumre *Coitrttnay .. tiehvja Afthlmrton GeraWuio ... 'I'iinaru AVaitaki 15106 3086 15314 3494 lvC53 4030 37.")9 3342 411)9 3236 1J874, 3172 5261 579 I 949 17-20 0533 1592 1347 1414 7888 2187 1365 2012 1632 3482 31-72 2-5-63 3205 4176 8950 3588 39-C9 48-33 5245 4218 51 §8 47 00 337S 4031 2069 3154 4074, 3-iIS 3033 2390 0041 :;03i 4625 3678 4856 8411 I 118« 1796 1173 - 1287 2235 1502 - 2319 1336 1644 1804 2870 1796 2657 1896 3513 44-55 3950 4080 54-83 43 94 58'9l 46-23 5-107 58 55 6205 59-19 54-S0 55-58 - - 3184 397tj 3575 3709 3105 3iOB 4245 36.'.2 3!»83 3358 ntf4 1565 14->2 15G0 1625 1164 2022 1490 1921 1519 3605 3933 39 77 4206 46 90 4295 4763 40-79 48 23 4523 ProTincial totals and percentages ... 53285 56376 604C6 19800 24361 31386 3715 43 21 51-90 4>TAGO AND SOUTHLAND— City <>f Duuedin •Chalmers ... ... ... ... Cavcrgham Oainaru ■f^'jiliemo ... ... ... ... •Mount Ida IVnikouniti Taieri Eni«-e Clufha il.-itaura. ... ... ... Tnaprka ... ... ... Invercargill "Wakatipu ... ... ... „, Wallace A-trarna 14583 4149 30C3 33 io 3103 'JBJHI 3u31 3727 3933 SISS 454-3 3175 3175 £922 155G1 •J6GB 3Q07 1003 SI SO o'-M5 13568 3752 4173 3339 4638 3661 3573 3174 17240 4558 5397 4310 3251 3017 3G95 3809 3613 452:» 3587 5147 3537 4201 3723 44fi6 12»!4 1615 1294 1278 1124 1541 1089 1657 3052 1824 940 1027 1113 6774 1986 1975 BSS M 95 IGQ(i J1967 2170 2192 1381 2,'0-J 1202 1305 1460 8518 2773 2933 2459 15C9 1698 2«3l 2:<72 2245 2fi3» 1841 3G79 1651 2323 2208 3062 2841 4137 as 68 4118 38 89 50 01 5336 4213 3292 4015 29 CO 3234 3319 4353 42 54 50 55 Void 47-22 4sfo 5510 5^ |8 5252 39&J 405G 3293 36-35 45 99 4940 tiOSS 54-43 5698 48-26 36-28 54/$6 «j.30 (5?'13 69 91 5182 59 82 4310 55 29 59 46 Provincial totals and percentages ... 60024 61628 74259 22184 286-18 40347 36 95 46 48 54 72 28G-18 40347 36 95 4648 Colonial totals and percentaces . 255598 112*5390 309939 98312 ||1 20542 ||120542 I 151524 || 37 82 I 4223 I 48 88 151524 37 82 4223 Kotk. — All electoral boundaries were more or less altered prioi * New electorates in 1902. + Discontinued electorates in IPO2. J 'J'iie Hcgistrar-Gcneral omitted these figures, as "legal pi pondingly affected. i| See note above Where the word " void " occurs above, it indicates cases in wl district where Ihere is not a simultaneous Parliamentary contest. The Newtown and Bruce polls in 1902 were declared void on p« responsible. r to the 1902 poll. roceedings v r ere pending." The totals for the colony ere corresbich not hall : the electors on the roll voted as the law requires in a etition throuj alleged irregularities, for which officials were solely