The Hutt Licensing Petition.
*~rELVQfUIRiY CONCLUDED.
oomrrs DECrsdo^i kesbrved
(Per United Press Aatooiatiun.)
W.BLLKSIGTON, January 22. The enquiry, into the Hufct licensing election was fixnished, the Court reserving its dee'sion. till Jamiary 30. Mr 'Mlothes, returning Officer, whonc conduct has ;been attacked, strie'ly denied the allegations made against him and counsel for the license parly chairacfer'sed the attack as wanton and maliciious aitemspts which, w:re made to get', in on a question of .a pel.'---sonial nature as to the members .ol thestaff employed by 1 Mothes, but w.fes checked bjr the Oourt. ,
Counsel for the No-license party contended the onojs of disproving of irregular.ties was on the other sde, and they had not done it. Hi? still insistedl the official recommit had been mismanagied. He urged the absentee votes must be allowed and in this the Court agreed w'tih him, but did not seenii to take the idea suarge=itedi \,y counselof going through tfee whole of the voting papers agaiOi.
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Thames Star, Volume XLV, Issue 10621, 22 January 1909, Page 2
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