LOCAL OPTION MATTERS.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12408, 25 November 1908, Page 4

LOCAL OPTION MATTERS.

. [United Pbess Association.] ' . Asbburton, Nov. 24. The official recount of the licansing poll for Ashburton givrs : Res • toration, 3971 votes,and non-restora-tion 2611. The number of valid, voteswas 5682. No licausa therefore remains. , Auckland, Nov. 21. The official result of the Parnnll local option is:— Continuance, 2662; reduction, 3408; "no license, £684. Valid votes, 6509; reduction carried. No license was lost by 239. WelliogtonV Nov. 24. The official ant oimcement -< f the local option poll for Wellington South is: — Continuance, 2241; reel ucoion, JJ4SB ; no 1i2en33,405i votes ; polledj 6381. No license-carried. Ohristcburcb. Nov. 21. The official figures for • the local option poll for Ricoarton are :— Con- j tinuance, 2854; reduction, 2418; no ! license, 2903. Votes recorded, 58130 ; no proposal carried.. y The official- declaration for the Hu run ui local option poll is:—Continuance, 2375; .deduction. 1183; no license 1764. [Continuance carried. Auckland, Nov. 24. A split has oacurred, in the ...vestry . of St. Paul's Anglican Cburcb, opinion being "divided on the ques-. tion of ritual, and nlso with, regard to no license matters. S-ine members objected to the minister the Rev. G. A. Watson, a strong no licanse advocate, ■ having exprosssd from the pulpit an opinion on thb local option quescion. As an outcome of a meeting last night three vestrymen resigced. .. Dunedin, Nov. 24. ■The official local option returns for Dunedin South are:— Continuance, 3350; reduction, 3.721; no licensr, 4083. Reduction oarrieil by 33. g^B'Tbe final count showed t at leduotion was carried in Taioii electorate by 9i votes. Wellington, N0v.. 24. The official declaration for Oroua is: — Continuance, 23(51; reduction,. 1559; no license, 2391. No propusal carried.