COMPARATIVE RETURNS.

Colonist, Volume LXI, Issue 1, 12 April 1919, Page 4

COMPARATIVE RETURNS.

For the convenience of those interested we have grouped the returns astelegraphed on Thursday night with the official returns of 1914. These will give an idea of the alterations that have taken place in public opinion in the various districts on the question.

1919. 1914. C. P. C. P. Bay of Isl. 2149 2569 3100 2918 Marsden 2062 3009 2591 3276 Kaipara 2180 2495 " 2749, 3194 Waitemata 3470 . 4760 4097, 4510 Manakau 4006 5465 ' 4272. .4918' Franklyn 2687 3995 2995, 3565> Raglan 2653 3611 2887 3639". Thames 2120 2488 , 2494 3167 Tauranga 3273 3874 . ■ 3141 3564 Waikato 3249 4266 3352. 4500' Bay of P. 3238 3017 3807 3178 Taumaranui 3237 3157 4413 3254 Gisborne 3650 3700 4215 3872 Parnell 3738 4624 446tt 4653. Auckland 10,802 8709 12140 10357 Hawke's B. 3917 3833 4180 3882": Napier - 3762 3672 4067 3051 Waipawa 2891 2741 3299 2948 Pahiatua 2277 2202 2561 2413. Wairarapa 2759 2332 3483 2559;. Stratford 1915 2684 2810 2725 i Taranaki 2646 3829 2712 3475Egmont 2224 2639 2412 3066. Patea 2777 3666 3023- 3477 "Wanganui 3897 4290 3777 3906> Waimarino 2833 1873 3630 2422 Oroua 2260 2768 2544 2750 Rangitikei 2447 2395 2868 2394 Palmerston 3386 4075 3554 3519 Otaki 2301 2432 2960 2299 Hutt 3793 3550 3870 3067 Wellington 16810 12959 13891 9782 Nelson 3037 2916 3600 2907 Motueka 2585 1852 2850 1879 Buller 2389 1893 2336 2881 IGrey 3242 1835 3466 3118 Westland 2977 1402 3135 2266 Wairau 3008 2754 3780 2732' Christch. 11548 11632 12635 1183& Hurunni 2525 1731 2956 1918 Kaiapoi 2728 2554 2877 2992" Ricc^arton 3385 3366 3897 3426 Avon 3720 3329 4060 4247 Lyttelton 3029 3106 3482 -3418 Ellesmere 2514 2067 2912 2458 Selwyn 2538 2008 3070 2316 Timaru 2995 4009 3561 3819' Temuka 2767. 2530 . 2858 2666" Dunedin 8622 10066 11708 1103a Dunedin S. 3401 4493 4298 3656 Waitaki 2289 2598 2732 3123 Otago Cen. 2147 2264 3044 2613 Chalmers 2008 3705 2933 3209 Wakatipu 2180 1870 2584 1915 Wallace 2176 1954 2791 2215 Awarua 2171 2359 2425 2457;