THE LOCAL OPTION POLLS.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12480, 5 March 1909, Page 3

THE LOCAL OPTION POLLS.

THE OFFICIAL TOTALS.

[United Peess Association.]

Welliugon, March 4. The official results of the local option poll taken last November are gazetted to-night. The number of electors on the roll was 557,003, and the number of valid votes recorded^ was 414,292." The number of votes for tiinuance, including the votes for restoration of licenses in previous no license districts, was 188,140. For no license, including the votes against restorationin previous no license districts, 221,471. For reduction, 162,562. '"■•-'. "• , The verdicts in the 68 licensing districts were as follows : For continuance 15; no proposal carried, 34; no license, 6 ; reduction, 7 ; and no license retained 6.