LICENSING POLL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3397, 23 April 1919, Page 19

LICENSING POLL.

CORRECTED RETURNS. MORE SOLDIERS' VOTES. MAJORITY FOR CONTINUANCE. WELLINGTON, April 21. The present position of the liquor poll is:— Continuance 247,738 • Prohibition ... 245,346 A count of the votes cast by the soldier's in." New Zealand will ..bo undertaken at Wellington this week. The result of this count is being awaited by both parties with rmyjh interest. The soldiers abroad have supported continuance with an overwhelming majority. The votes cast by undischarged soldiers in New Zealand will Bhow whether or not the men who voted abroad were guided by conditions that do not exist in New Zealand. Soldiers in the dominion had a better opportunity than their comrades' overseas and on the seas to hear all about the poll and to listen to the arguments on both sides. The result will probably be announced oh Thursday or Friday.

Informal, 48. VOTES FROM TRANSPORTS. WELLINGTON, April 16. The Minister of Justice stated to-night that he would announce the returns of soldiers' votes, from each transport as they were given to him, and that the total of the soldiers' vote in New Zealand would be made public as soon as it was available. Soldiers' votes for individual electorates will not be given. THE WILLOCHRA'S TROOPS. Continuance ; 946 ~ Prohibition 92 KAIKOURA'S MEN FOR CONTINUANCE. Continuance • 844 Prohibition 160 Informal ... 4 The counting of the soldiers' votes cast within the dominion will be begun on i Wednesday. Soldiers' votes for individual electorates will not be given.

DUNEDIN CENTRAL. . . Seamen and Absent Recount. Voter; i. Continuance ... 2935 100 3035 Prohibition 3693 131 3329 Majority for Prohibition ,. ... 794 Total valid votes, 6633. Total informal votes, 75 (74 on main roll). DUNEDIN NORTH. V s ceamen and Absent Recount. Voters. ' Continuance ... 2720 50 2770 Prohibition 4360 108 4463 Majority for Prohibition ... ... 1693 Total valid votes, 7238. Total informal votes, 76. DUNEDIN SOUTH. Seamen and Absent Recount. Voters. ■Continuance ... 3365 92 3457 Prohibition ■ 4548 160 4703 Majority for Prohibition Total valid votes, 8165. ... 1251 Total informal votes, 75. Three hundred and ninety-seven absent voters' permits were issued at Dunedin . South, and 252 papers were returned. DUNEDIN WEST. Continuance ... 3085 Prohibition - ... 3986 te Majority for Prohibition ... S01 m Informal, 77. Total votes, 7184. Of the absent votere 92 voted for continuance >,and 123 for prohibition. Of the seamen, 11 cast their votes for continuance and two for prohibition. The effect of the recount is_ to increase the majority for prohibition in the four Dunedin electorates by 236 votes. The majority for prohibition in these four electorates is 4644. CHALMERS. Continuance ... 2053 Prohibition 3792 Informal 135 The seamen's and absentee voters totalled 207. Of this number 38 were continuance, 90 prohibition, and 79 informal. The informals include votes of the crews of the Marama and Maunganui, which bei ng taken in February were rejected as informal. BRUCE. Seamen and . Absent Recount. Voters. Continuance ... £032 41 2073 Prohibition 2265 89 2454 Majority for Prohibition ... J81 Total valid votes, 4527. Total informal votes. 46. MATAURA. . Continuance ••• 2233 2772 This includes absent voters, of whom L6 were for continuance and 61 for prohibition. Informal, 42. INVERCARGILL FIGURES. Continuance 3280 Prohibition 4307 Informal, 55. The figures include the absent votes. CHRISTCI-IURCH SOUTH. Continuance 3510 Prohibition .3773 Informal, 51. CHRISTCHURCH NORTH. Continuance 4360 Prohibition ... 4694 Informal, 118. ■ RICOARTON. Continuance 3455 Prohibition 3459 Informal, 68. AVON. Continuance ..» ... 3784 4428 ASHBURTON. The recount shows: —Continuance, 3008 : prohibition, 2562. Informal, 44. The ioturning officer found a voter who voted at two booths. His votes were both disallowed, and a prosecution will follow under section 11 of the 1918 Licensing Act. Thirteen declarations were also found to be false. Action will also be taken under section 18 of the 1914 Act, KAIAPOI. 2759 2598 ELLESMERE. 2536 2089 WELLINGTON NORTH. *> 4948Prohibition i. 3495 Informal, 83. MASTERTON FIGURES For Continuance ... 2781 For Prohibition 2780 Informal, 37.

NAPIER. Continuance ,.. 3868 .. 3820 Informal, 82. Majority for continuance, 48. AUCKLAND CENTRAL. Continuance ..." ... 3713 ... 2134 MORE SOLDIERS' VOTES. WELLINGTON, April 15. The following are the details of the latest soldiers' votes: — ROUEN. For Continuance ... 244 For Prohibition ... 25 Informal, 1. PARIS.' . ..: 15 For Prohibition ... ... 10 HAZEBROUCK. .. For Continuance ... 23 For Prohibition • . ... 2 MONS. For Continuance ... 39 For Prohibition , ... 1 BOULOGNE (Including Efaples and Wimereux). For Continuance . ... 67 . ... 3 Informal, 2. COLOGNE. (Including Duren) For Continuance ... 54 . ... 8 TROOPS IN EGYPT. WELLINGTON, April 17. The total number of soldiers' votes cast in Egypt was 2345, and the details are: — ALEXANDRIA. Continuance 8 Prohibition 2 KANTARA. Continuance ... 58 Prohibition ... 14 CAIRO. ... 172 Prohibition ... 32 • ISMAILIA. Continuance ... 493 Prohibition ... 132 MENUF.. Continuance ... 73 . ... 10 QUESNA. ... 144 Prohibition ... . ... 34 ZIFLA. •' ... 213 . ... 39 TANTA. Continuance ... ... ... 165 Prohibition ... 56 SHERBIN. Continuance , ... 83 Prohibition ... 32 MEHALLAKUBRA. Continuance , ... 67 Prohibition ... ... 14 MANSURA. ... 161 Prohibition ... '" ... 31 KAFI SHEIKH. ."" » ' Continuance ... 276 ... 48 TOTALS. Continuance ... 1853 Prohibition ... 444