THE GISBORNE POLL.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12411, 28 November 1908, Page 4

THE GISBORNE POLL.

PUnited £bess Association.! •'■ Gisborne, Nov. 27. The officia figures for the Gisborne local option poll are : Continuance .. '■«•■■' 3258 Reduotion . . . . 2700 No license .. .. 3749 Valid votes ■ • • 7036 Ashburton, Nov. 27. * A mistake oocurred in connection with the official recount of the local option poll. The Returning Officer has now issued an amended declaration which shows the votes for restoration to be 3085 and for nonreatioration' 2638. Tne position remains unaltered. : Wellington, Nov. 27. \ A synopsis of the recent . local option poll from the figures so far available shows that the yotiDer wast Continuance .. 186,302 * Reduction ■.'■' 161,815 No license .. 209,144 J Valid votes .. ' 410,197 in addition to the orignal six no license district, no license was carried in— :"'•" . Eden. V -Ghinemuri. ■ Masterton. . Wellington South Wellington Suburbs Bruce Reduction was carried in— Waitemata. - Auckland. Manukau. Parnell/ \ • \ r Chalmers. DuDedin. .. • • Ducedia South Taieri. s Continuance was carried, in 14 districts, and no proposal in the ■ rest ... .. i ■ ' "•'■.-■■ ■' '• '