THE LICENSING ELECTIONS.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIX, Issue 11133, 20 February 1886, Page 2

THE LICENSING ELECTIONS.

(per united press association.) Auckland, February 18. There was a great fight over the licensing elections in the city wards today between the moderate ticket and the temperance ticket- The North Ward elected four temperance and one moderate, the South Ward three mode' rates and two temperance, and the East Ward ia the same as the South. The Gfrafton vVard candidates are all on the temperance ticket. The result is considered a victory for the moderate ticket, as the contest was really in the South, East, and North Wards. February 19. Owing to an informality in spelling the name of one of the temperance candidates, and which was not discovered till about noou, it is likely thare will be a fresh contest in City South, where the moderates gained the day by three men to two temperance men. There is likely to be a scrutiny in Bast Ward. TiMARtr, February 19, In the licensing elections for the borough to-day the temperanoe oandidates were defeated. Ohrisxohcjboh, February 18. The first licensing committee election for the city took place to-day, resulting ia the complete defeat of the temperance candidates, the old committee being returned by a majority of nearly 3 to 1. At tit. Albans four of the temperance , men wera returned. The temperanoe party made a demonstration to-night, paiading the streets with torches, bands, and banners, and finishing up with a mass meeting at the Theatre Boyal.