MASTERTON LICENSING ELECTION.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXVIII, Issue 7985, 14 March 1906, Page 6

MASTERTON LICENSING ELECTION.

The election of the Licensing Committee of five members for the Masterton district, was held yesterday, when the polling was fairly brisk ut the Masterton booth. In some of the country districts very little interest was taken in the election. At Waterfalls, for instance, only one vote was recorded, that being In favour of Mr Pauling, while at Grassendale and Kangitumau not a sincle vote was recorded. The results, as sooa as received, were posted up outside of the Age office, a fairly large crowd present evincing considerable interest in the results. About 7 o'clock the Mastertou reBult came to hand, and the other returns followed quickly. The Returning Officer (Mr W. Gillespie) had all the arrangements complete, and is to be congratulated upon the care and expedition with which he discharged his duties. The complete results were to hand by 8.15 o'clock, when ic was seen that rhe successful candidates were:—Messrs McEwen, Hessey. Dnuiell, Tnrnor and Bright, or that the "old" Committee had been re-elected. v At the election in 1003 the, polling resulted:—Messrs Jo!m Hessey 725, E. McEwen 710. C. K. Dau'iell 687, F. C. Turner G7B, F. J. Brisht 055, D. J. Murray 643, T. Wagg 634, J. Dawson 505, W. Pragnell 471, J. Cross 291, T, Brown 215, E. Smith 201. In 1900 tbo votes secured by the successful candidates were:— Messrs E. McEwen 1»5. J. Hessey 772, T. Waetr 763, F. C. Tumor 753, P. J. Bright 735. The unsuccessful candidates were: E. Feist 573. Pragnell, 525, Chisbolm 524, Anderson 519, and Moss 518. The following is a list of the returns.

MASTERTON. E McEwen ... 453 John Hessey ... 421 C. E. Daniell ... 414 J. H. Pauling ... 408 F. C. Tumor ... 364 F. J. Bright ... 360 E. Feist ... 348 J. C. Cooper ... 315 3. Cross ... 305 T. Moss ... 250 A. H. Vile ... 77 Informal • ... 45 Kuripuni . —Bright 75, Cross 47, Cooper 55, Daniell 73, Feist 71, Hessey 86, McEwen 83, Moss 52, Pauling 85, Tumor 71, Vile 15. Informal 8. Eketahuna.—Bright 110, Cooper 59. Cross 29, Daniell 80, Feist 42, Hessey 38, McEwen 47, Moss 62, Pauling 31, Tumor 122, Vile 50. Mangamaooe.—Bright 3, Cooper 9, Cross 5. Daniell 7, Feist 5. Hessey 4, McEwen 5, Moss 6. Pauling 4, Tumor 7, Vile 3. Waterfalls.—Bright 0, Cooper 0, Cross 0, Dan iell 0, Feist 0, Hessey 0, McEwen 0, Moss 0, Pauling 1, Tumor 0, Vile 0.

Wangaebu.—Bright 2, Cooper 12, Cross 14, Daniell 15, Feist 14, Hessey 1, McEwen 1, Moss 12, Pauling 1, Tumor 2. Vile 0. Fernridge.—Bright 1, Cooper 11, Cross 8, Daniell 11, Feist 11, Hessey 1, Mcßweu 0, Moss 7, Pauling 1. Turner 0, Vile 3. Whakataki.—Bright 5, Cooper 7, Gross 3, Daniell 3, Feist 3, Hessey 4, McEwen 5, Moss 3, Pauling 6, Turnor 6, Vile 0. Tinai. —Bright 6, Cooper 10, Cross 10, Daniell 9, Feist 9, Hessey 7, McEwen 6, Moss 8, Pauling 7, Turnor 6, Vile 2. Hamua.— Bright 14, Cooper 3, Cross 3, Daniell 7, Feist 4, Hessey 12, McEwen 13, Moss 7, Pauling 14, Turnor 14, Vile 1. Kaituna.— Bright 2, Cooper 3, Cross 2, Daniell 4, Feist 3, Hessey 5, McEwen 5. Moss 2, Pauling 4, Turnor 3, Vile 0. Nireaha." Bright 10, Cooper 9, Cross 2, Daniell 7, Feist 1, Hessey 6, McEwen 2, Moss 11, Pauling 1, Turnor 13, Vile 11. HastwelL—Bright 2, Cooper 2, Cross 5, Daniell 9, Feist 9, Hessey 2, McEwen 0, Moss 6, Pauling 2, Turnor 3, Vile 5. Kopuaranga.—Bright 14, Cooper 21, Cross 19, Daniell 25, Feist 21, Hessey 17, McEwen 14, Moss 13, Pauling 15, Tumor 13, Vile 7.

Pori. —Bright 11, Cooper 1, Gross 1, Daniell 0, Feist 1, Hessey 11, MoEwen 10, Moaa 0, Pauling 11, Turnor 12, Vile a, Kongokokako.—Bright 7, Cooper 8, Cross 3, Daniell 14, Feist 5, Hessey 5, MoEwen 7, Mosb 8, Pauling 2, Tumor 8, Vile 8. Alfredton.—Bright 10, Cooper 7, Cross 9, Daniell 8, Feist 9, Hessey 8, MoEwen 12, Moss 7, Pauling 10, Turner 11, Vile 8. Tawataia.~Bright 5, Cooper 9, Gross 5, Daniell 8, Feist 4, Hessey 3, MoEwen- 4, Moss 8, Pauling 2, Tumor 5, Vile 3. Gras3endale.—No votes. Te Rangitumau.—No votes. Hukanm.—Bright 4, Cooper 7, Cross 2, Daniell 4, Feist 3, Hessey 2, McEwen 2, Moss 7, Pauling 1, Tumor 6, Vile 3. Kakariki.—Bright 3, Cooper 3, Cross 3, Daniell 6, Feißt 2, Hessey 2, McEwen 6, Mobs 4, Pauiing 5, Tumor 5, Vile 1. Mauriceville West. Bright 3, Cooper 8, Cross 10, Daniell 14, Feist 11, Hessey 3, MoEwen 4, Moss 6, Pauling 0, Tumor 3, Vile 6. Mauriceville East. Bright 22, Cooper 24, Cross 18, Daniell 19, Feist 18, Heseey 30, MoEweu 3<», Moea 16, Pauling 33, Tumor 29, Vile 4. I Newman.—Bright 15, Cooper 16, Cross 6, Daniell 19, Feist 10, Hessey 5, McEwen 7, Mobs 19, P.auliug 4, Tumor 17. Vile 10. Pieckville.—Moss 2, Daniell 1, Feist 1 Heseoy 1, lurnor 1, rest nil. Rongomai.—Bright 3, Cooper 7, Cross 5, Daniell. 8, Feist 4, Hessey 6, McEwen 2, Moss 7, Pauling 2, Tumor 7. Vile 5. LanKdale.—Bright 3, Cooper 3, Cross ?, Daniell 2, Foist 2, Hessey 2, McEwen 4, Moss 0, Piuliug 3, Turuor 3, Vile 1. Jhuraua.—Bright 4, Cooper 18, Crosß 9. Daniell 15, Feist 10, Hessey 4, McEwen 7, Moss 17, Pauling 5. Tumor 6, Vile 2. Mikimiki.—Briubt 6, Cooper 15, Cross 10, Daniell 18, Feist 13, Hessey 8, McEwen 9, Moss 10, Pauling 10, Tumor 7, Vile 2. Kaiparoro.—Bright 10, Cooper 6, Crosß 4, Daniell 8, Feist 5, Hessey 6, MoEwen 6, Moss 11, Pauiing 5, Tumor B,' Vile 7. - Bideford.—Bright 5, Cooper 2, Cross 1, Daniell 4, Feist 2, Hessey 4, McEwen 6, Moss 0, Pauling 2, Turnor 4, Vile 1.

Candidates. Totals. 0. E. Daniell ... 813 P. C. Tumor ... 756 E. MoEwen ... 750 F. J. Blight ... 725 J. Hessey ... 704 J. H. Pauling ... 675 J. 0. Cooper ... 650 E. Feist ... 641 T. Moss ... 561 J. Cross ... 540A. H. Vile ... 237