THE LICENSING POLL
IN WAITOMO ELECTORATE. PROHIBITION LOSES GROUND. In the congestion of election results for inclusion in our Thursday's issue (which was published many hours earlier than usual) we had to hold over a good deal of interesting' information, including 1 the figures given below. It may be added that soon after 10 p.m. on Wednesday the progress returns to hand indicated that the vote for prohibition would be. a long way short of the estimates of the ardent supporters of that cause. The figures were:— Continuance 4191 State Control 805 Prohibition 2164 There are still a number of absentee votes to come in, in addition to two small booths and approximately 66 postal ballot votes, though these will not affect tlhe final issue. Details of the voting in the Waitomo electorate are as follow: Continuance: State ' |
Returns from all of the 68 licensing districts 'are now available. . The aggregate Dominion vote- for continuance is shown as 342,793, that for State purchase 58,667, and that for prohibition 273,611, showing an adverse majority against prohibition of 127,849 votes. The votes cast for continuance represent 675,071, but the absentee votes in each district have yet to be added. The votes Cast for continuance represent 50.78 per cent of the total, so that on the present figures continuance was carried without the assistance of the State purchase vote. Details of the Dominion aggregates are as follow: Vote. Percentage. Continuance 342,793 50.78 State Purchase .. 58,667 8.69 Prohibition 273,611 40.53 Majority against Prohibition 127,849 18.94 . CONTINUANCE VOTE 352,048. (By Telegraph. Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Friday. The latest figures in connection with the licensing issue are as follows. — Continuance 352,048 State Control 60,522 Prohibition 280,449
Prohibition. . 45 2 7 . 19 2 4 . 27 1 14 . 9315 15 Arohena . 23 8 5 Awakino . 69 11 28 7 0 19 . 15 6 5 . 44 10 23 . 25 2 il . 16 1 7 45 6 17 76 21 22 Kihikihi 121 107 17 62 11 32 Kio Kio 34 6 62 Kiritahere 18 3 3 13 2 6 Kopaki 64 3 13 Korakonui 41 3 35 Mahoenui — Public Works Camp .. Mahoenui — School 47 10 12 Maihiihi 27 10 21 Mairoa 30 21 2 Mangaiti 11 5 4 6 0 4 11 5 4 107 10 37 9 1 0 9 l 0 1 Mapiu 39 2 9 Marakopa 32 8 9 Mokau 37 5 17 88 4 9 4 3 6 Ngahape 23 1 14 Ngapaenga 17 1 1 Ngaroma 17 1 10 16 4 7 Ongarue 39 9 19 19 0 1 57 4 • 22 Oparure 46 2 21 27 5 16 , Otorohahga 413 70 210 ; Paemako 35 2 S , Paewhenua 24 2 11 ' Paraheka Valley ... 24 0 5 . Parawera 25 6 22 Pio Pio 114 19 65 31 5 41 30 5 16 60 10 38 22 6 S Puketutu 17 5 i 19 1 i 21 2 2G T 16 3 7 I 5 0 5 17 4 2 ? 30 2 24 J r 459 93 423 n 22 3 0 r . 33 3 32 | 6 0 10 * Te Kuiti—Hall R2K 118 SK4 P
Te Kuiti—Courthouse 99 26 76 Te Mapara 25 2 9 Te Mawhai '. 55 15 52 Te Rau-a-Moa 22 5 6 Te Eaumauku 9 0 7 Tiroa 31 10 1 26 5 12 Upper Ohura Road . 14 0 4 Waikawau 24 2 4 24 5 5 Waimiha ; . ; ..... ; , 56 4 16 Wuione Siding 16 1 6 14 16 3 Wairere Falls 11 2 9 Waitanguru 16 5 11 26 4 12 Waitomo Valley Rd. 21 2 5 Wharepapa 9 1 0 Wharepuhunga .... 29 9 18 20 5 7 Totals 4191 805 2164 BIG MAJORITY FOR CONTINUANCE.
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Waipa Post, Volume 37, Issue 2236, 17 November 1928, Page 5
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