DUNEDIN LICENSING POLL.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12403, 19 November 1908, Page 2

DUNEDIN LICENSING POLL.

Dunedin, Nov. 18. Toe no license party are consideriDg whether the Dunedin poll cannot be voided on the ground of alleged offences committed by the liquor party. TtiE LATEST. PARNELL. Continuance, 2644: rod'iction.3394; no lima 1 ), 3624. Soma returns still to'come. Kaduution is probable, and no license is still possible. EDEN. It is stated that no license is csrried by a majority of 167 votes. Tne check count and scrutiny will have to talio place before anything definite is known. WAITEMATA Continui>;ce. 2450; reduction, 2943; no license, 3328. It is believed thnt reduction is lost by 19 votes, and no license by 226. WELLINGTON SUBURBS Tho seamsn's rights and absent voters' papirs have increased the no license majority in tha Wellington suburbs electorate to 33 DUNE DIN SOUTH Continuance 3221; reduction 3700: no license 4048 Reduction was carried by 42 votes. BRUCE Continuance 1868; reduction 2434; no license 2568 No license has been oarri3d *ny 30 votaa. T.vanfc/ parmits have yet to he accounted for but they cannot alter the result AUCKLAND CITY. Thore wore 18,951 votes recorded in tha Auckland City electorates. As regards the no license poll, )t is behevjd that reduction has been carried. There are still 384 seamen's and absent voters' papers to come in, and if the whole of thfiae is added to tho continuance vote (8419) it will btt brought up to 8803, as against 956 voted. for reduction. MANAKAU. Continuance, 2254; reduction, 3220; nc license, 3559. Some rtturns hßve yt to come. Reduction is likely, but there is still a possibility of no license being carried. IUWKP-S' BAY Continuance, 3040; reduction, 1497; no license, 2476. Continuance carried.