False Declaration

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXIII, Issue 12622, 19 November 1908, Page 6

False Declaration

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TIMARU, November 19. William and Mysic Lang, who arrived from Victoria four months ago, were fined 20s and costs £1 Is each for making 1 false declarations in their claims for enrolment that they had been resident in New Zealand for twelve months. Following arc tho remainder of the local option results, showing the comparative figures for previous years: — HURUNUI. 1896 1899 1902 1905 1908 Continuance — — 1784 1838 2575 Reduction — — 1395 935 1144 Prohibition — — 1632 1450 1685 WALLACE. Continuance 1951 2052 1957 1926 2365 Reduction 784 1081 1836 2044 1546 Prohibition 1027 1305 2323 2541 2187 RANGITIKEI. Continuance 2130 1911 1863 2271 2373 Reduction 1268 1047 707 1489 839 Prohibition 1469 1621 1342 2660 1745 WESTLAND. Continuance 2196 1160 2413 2033 3123 Reduction 950 432 1149 1213 1232 Prohibition 982 497 1593 1475 1823

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$ ELLESMERE. Continuance 16§3 1761 1489 1871 2363 Reduction, 1078 1268 1162 1349 1546 Prohibition 1173 1302 1336 1752 2187 SELWYN. Continuance 1837 1684= 1258 2001 2601 Reduction 1102 1262 1608 1497 155G Prohibition 1164 1464 1804 2064 2049 The local option results are all to hand, though a few slight alterations may be made before the final counts in several electorates. An analysis of the figures shows the following results: — I. 8 • S3 is *f 1 ill Auckland 46,131 59,714 13,583 Taranaki 11,051 13,220 2.J.69 Hawke's Bay 9,486 10,395 -909 Wellington 33,609 41,734 8,125 Canterbury 34.873 38,447 3,574 Otago 34,336 44,347 10,011 Nelson and •;'. ■" ' West Coast .21,356 16,832 *4,524 Totals 19(H842 .>24,689 33.847 •Majority for continuance. Summarised the-Wtes- Tecorded during the five periods! dre:- 1 — Continuance. No-Liccnsc. 1896 :139,580: 139,580 98,312 1899 142,443 118,575 1902 ,' 148,449 151,524 1905 ? i'S2;BB4 198,768 1908 190,842 224,689