Licensing Elections.

Southland Times, Issue 19006, 27 March 1903, Page 3

Licensing Elections.

AWARUAi '* ' Vv. v- ■ - •• • - It wal* 'expected* that ihe returns from most of the polling places in this electorate would come to hand last, night, so tb'at a reasonable estimate of the position of the pirtiesj could/have been made. The telegrfiph ofl^cea were specially opened, and by 8 6*clo<ik we had the results of the polls at eight Stoths, but thereafter the wires were

.^ silent. "There being still 23 returns to come .'; :^ the most that can be done to-day is to give 'the' votes known to have been recorded for the- candidates. These are:— A. Beaven 350, T. Buxton 340 A. Cowie 347, J. Cowie. 366, Wl Forrester 382, P. Oilfedder 358, J. Hamilton /387, I>. McKenzie 3SB, J 9. Roberta 367, «L L. Wileon 343. These are thft.aggiegaje'sj-'ofi.Winton, Bluff, Stewart' lelandv*:MyJfOßß Both, Byal Bush, N. Forest Hill, Oreti ?laißß.'and Limehills.' In thg two boroughs the prohibition leet polled about . 40 per head leaa than their opponents ;. at ' Myrosa ; Barsh the moderates got no vote, but -Wyal oqlh'4eelared in their favour by 'two • to one,; as did North Forest 'flill; Orefi . Plains held the balance" *bbut even, and Limehills favoured the moderates slightly. J Btewart Island was strong for prohibition - . 43 to 17 being about the individual vote?. - . The prohibitionist." ticket ""for- this elec • ... tioa ; is.:— A. Beavenv T. Buxton j-At-Cowie, '^^. Cowfoasd J:J^Wi\ion.'and> it way De, jrtwani'ed that thW wijUVfavotfr the^maxi mum reduetion-^apd closingL^Jt. ? ; : is aMdl;bAt;Mr^S' < . Cowie favours miriimnm --redt^dnV Messrs -W. Forrester, J. Haim'l si ''[ tqgiß GilfedaerV J. P. $c%rts aiiul D. McK^zie are dominated by^theinoderate partyand, it may be assumed, will favour mini mum' reduction. J [Pbb United Press Association^] New Pi.YMOOTn, March '27. The result of the licensing committee election was that three prohibitionUts apd two moderate^ were 1 elected. "• ■■■■-C '• v.- ■ < *:• ■-. ',-^OHItJSTQHCBCa, March 27. r"' .. % y^ry little; interest was taken in the lipeusing elec'tibn, which resulted iv.the re--f trfrn bi the-' old Spnimittee of .modeiates, with the substi£ati6n oi±J2. 3. "+>a.vey, ' M.H/K.^for J. C, Maddisori, who retired... r /^Wa^ganui, March 27. ■• 'The licen«dg:sj^!*reßulted in ithe "electiop » of four mpdera^Bß^and one prohibitioniet ' : '\-\- r; -^VthVUcenaiiig-'^p|fcittTOeli^^^^\moa'.* ; ■'■&&$» eecoted all U|e 'seats s^vofwith one, i; -which is filled by an - independent.' -/Several "'• • prbhibitibniat candidates were rfjeeted. J X v : t .'•■■- AccKLANDi Marcte2 : l ' ■ .■; *- y -? - . — ■ . .^.< . .^ . * .^ '. : "x*«_ ;> A^ the Grey; "Lynn licenßmfi| co^i mittee [■ ii.three moderates and^.iwo^rohibitionists - : . .Vwer elecfed. >-:;-:'; ..-. .: .'-_"" '.. •-' v WiMia^j^r'■ili^eJi^tfnß:•^re"not com.-, /plete ba'^-a^ -'iraM^ate; cdirftmitt^a jLre assured. -^ J^tj^ifißßiA^and^M^kaj^tH^ moder--V^S^tßy TELEcaiJH?)' ' ■ ■•'■; , ■ ,-.;, ■ 7^ : (FB*M OCR Qwsr-Oo^JE^PMfI)KSTi)I^\