Other Results.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 4906, 22 March 1894, Page 3

Other Results.

Manukatt.— The Manukau election will be void. At Bis booths only 245 votes were polled. is Pam^m.— ln the Parnell electorate 522 votear L *^rt as 1855 votes were required

to make a poll, the proceeding* will be void. There were 126 informal votes. WAipA.~ln the Waipa district the principal returna show that in the local option poll 1207 votea were cast, but 2035 are required to make a valid poll. There are a dozen returns to come in, but they cannot affect the result. The present reiralt is— Continuance 177, reduction 68, no license 62. The election of a strong temperance committee is assured. t Marsden.— For continuance 124, reduction 8, no license 37. The returns are incomplete. Bay of Plenty. — At Tauranga, where a few small returns are to come in, 155 votes were recorded. It ia believed that reduction hai been carried. J-anukau and Eden are incomplete, but the email votes polled make the election void. FkankiiYn.— The returns are incomplete. Continuance 30, reduction 11, no license 36. From the small polling the election is expected to prove void. Wang ANur.— There has been no official declaration of the poll yet, but it is generally understood that the ballot is in favour of licenses remaining as at present. Regarding the committee, the successful candidates are— T. Bambier, E. A. Campbell, T. D. Cummins, A. Higgie, F. A. Krull, T. B. ML.an, S. H. Manson, W. Ritchie, given in alphabetical order. The Eeturning Officer and staff were engaged till past one o'clock in the morning and again till two this afternoon counting the returns. West-fort.— The returns are incomplete, but the election of seven moderates on the independent ticket is assured. The local option poll is too incomplete to ascertain the result, but possibly the poll will be void. Two hundred informal votes were cast in Westport, and a large number in the country districts. Waiapxt.— ln the Waiapu electorate the votes are about 600 short to carry the local option poll, with about 200 votes to come in. The figures are, for continuance 177, for reduction 68, for prohibition 962. The election oi a strong temperance committee is assured. Napiee. — The licensing election resulted in the return of fix moderates and two temperance candidates. There were 580 informal vote 3. The polling on the questions as to licenses will not be ascertained till to-ni}»ht. Waipawa — In the Waipawa district a reduction of licenses was carried. Masterton. — The Masterton election was very quiet. The results will not bo available before to-morrow, but it is almost certain that the local option poll will be void. "Waibarapa. — The local option poll in the Wairarapa district resulted in a reduction of licenses being carried. New Plymouth. — The result of the polling for the New Plymouth district is as follows: — That licenses remain bb at present 1128, reduction 75, prohibition 841. Pour more returns have to come in, but will not affect the result. The returns for the election of a Committee were not made up at midnight. Egmont. — Eight moderate candidates were returned. The local option voting resulted as follows : — Continuance, 744; reduction, 74 ; prohibition, 473. Patea.— The returns are incomplete, but there is no doubt that the moderate ticket has been carried intact — Sutton, Adamson, Symes (2); Hall, Brett, Balmforth, and Durie. The local option returns give a majority for licenses to remain as at present. The returns to come are not likely to affect the result. Rangitikbi.— 'Six moderates and two independents were elected on the committee. The local option poll will be invalid. Wellington Sububbs. — In the Buburban election, Petone and Hutb voted strongly in favour of reduction, but the complete returns will not be known for some time. Njjlbon.— At the election of licensing committee, the anti-prohibitionists carried eight candidates by large majorities over the highest prohibitionist. The result of the poll about licenses will not be known till late this afternoon. Gbeymotjth.-— There was very little excitement over the elections. At eleven no returns, except from small polling-places which are of not much consequence, had been received. Brunner, Cobden and Teremakau went for temperanoe committees, and Paroa for licenses to remain as at present. It is expected that Greymouth will vote for a reduction and a temperance committee. The women are voting largely in favour of a reduction. The country voting will mainly be favourable to the licensed victuallers. Westland.— The licensing elections, so far, give a decided majority in favour of licenses continuing as at present in the three classes. The country votes will, probably, considerably increase this majority, but it is still doubtful if onehalf the total number on the roll will vote. The moderate candidates for the committee generally have the lead. Blenheim. — The licensing election passed off quietly. The whole eight candidates put up by the moderate party have a lead, with a wide margin, and the few | returns yet to come will not affect the result. It cannot be ascertained yet if a sufficient number have voted to validate the local option poll, but the voting is thought to be for licenses to remain as at present. Oamabtt.— The Prohibition Committee was elected. Complete reduction was carried under all three heads. Waitakl — The result will not be known till to-night, but reduction is certain. Port Chalmebs. — The final returns are — Begg 1534, Thomson 1524, Aitken 1505, Hodge 1490, Stewart 1484, Davie 1474, Calder 1458, Wilson 1178. The Temperance Committee has been elected. Allen heads the Moderates with 901. The local option poll was as follows : — Publicans, continuation 559, reduction 383, no license 1274. Bottle, continuation, 566, reduction 255, no license 1681. It is understood that Port Chalmerß missed prohibition by less thau fifty votes. A temperance committee has been elected. With two returns to come, the majority for prohibition is short by fifty. Cavebbham. — A temperance commits was elected. The vote was effective, but the required majority for "no license" was not secured. Taieri. — The local option poll for Taieri will be ineffective, half the number on the roll not recording their votes. For the Licensing Committee the temperance candidates have a substantial majority. Several -returns have to come in, but these are not expected to alter the results* The figures are : — Temperance candidatesAllen 439, Will 429, Chisholm 421, Shand 408, Murdoch 398, Drakeley 387, Feltham 387, Ross 371. ModeratesGraham 328, Barron 322, Laary 320, Snow 290, Gawn 275, Knight 265, Carruthera 263, Cuilen 256, Duff 85. Taieri gave an effective local option vote. Cltttha.— The temperance candidates at Clutha average 1450 each and the moderates 450. Seven returns are yet to come. The necessary three-fifths majority will be cast to make the prohibition vote effective. Matauba.— The polls are supposed to be heavy for prohibition and the temperance candidates. The returns from Mataura township give 104 for prohibition, 16 for reduction and 82 for licenses to remain as at present. No more returna are expected to-night. Awabxja.— Returns from seven booths in Awarua give the temperance candidates a majority. The prohibition votes numbered 264, those for a reduction 39, and those for the licenses to remain as at present 124. Invercargilli. — The complete returns for Invercargill are— No change, 703 ; reduction, 296; prohibition, 1149. The number short of carrying prohibition was only 139, and there were over 500 informal votes. Otherwise it would certainly have been carried. All temperance candidates, pledged to reduce to the full extent, have been returned. From the country electorates the returns so far are very incomplete. Wallace. — The only returns yet available from Wallace are those from the Riverton booth, where the local option poll numbers are : — Licenses as at present 18, for a reduction 6, no license 69. The moderate nominees head the yoll so far.