LICENSING ELECTIONS.

Waikato Times, Volume XLII, Issue 3390, 22 March 1894, Page 5

LICENSING ELECTIONS.

'■■ 'i.''■'''!';'-".;.u At-frji '~/-'ii i;r:'! Thb-poU/ for,the; eiection of a licensing committee; ,(or ; ; the fWaipa .district and to determine'as ,to the various licenses was held yesterday,'. In Hamilton Vyery little mterest was taken and during the day only U4*Yptera r atserideti' at 'the booth'.' The result of s th'o'voting for the committee was as follows :■ John Hutchinson, 85; Duncan McLennan, 85; Scott Hunter, 84; , Thomas Davjs;!B3 jiGeorgeEdgecumbe, 82 j'Robert Vernon Smith,-, 82; Robert Fitzmaurice Sandes,- ,81; ..Charles James .Storey, .80; John surj?esß Teasdale,, 58; / informal, 4. A»e...yotmjj,on, the various, local option questions was: very'close, as. the. following figures' will, show:-"" I" "" That the ijumber pf.publicans' licenses .•continueas at present '", '.„.'.,.' 54 Thai' the number of publicans' licenses be reduced ... • "■ ; ,; > ; 5 Tfjat no publicans' licenses be granted 48

„,, . ; 'TO V .Informal 7 That the number of accommodation licenses continue as at present ... 52 That the' number' of v '' lisetises be reduced .'..' ... ;., ■ 4 That-; ho, i accommodation '- ilicehse's'' be. .granted... .... , ~.. ak fii. 1.. . .;■'■■■• •■ -■■'lnformal 18, lhat the number of bottle licensesicon-' ■' '- tinue as at present i..' „." ; ; i,. 47 That the' number; of 1 bottle licenses be .;■'.' I ;..., .'.:.... ~,,, „ , tit .4 That licenses be granted /.'.'. 49, \'■ , Informal 14' As at the general election "considerably over 300 votes were polled at Hamilton, the' number of voters is far short of the 50 per cent,, l aß i required:.by. the Act, and. as it ,is expected ,there will ;be ,yery ( ..little., interest taken in the country districts, the poll will be of none effect. <" ',".'''"' K " "" '.""' It is 1 not expected that the : finaT results will Be known'for a'few days yet,'ar tbi returns' will' be sent • bypost ■ and; not by telegram aa ; atthe.general-elections. ';> ~;/

■ vBT TEppBAPH.^PRESs'ASsOCI^ ; \;'' ' : j | 'Wellington! Last Ni«ht. The licensing election for Wairarapa took place yesterday, and resulted in thore-elec-tiopiof ithe' following gehtlemehH-Me&r* Donald. Stevens, Con-; aulintf, Miler, iProctor,iand Grace,, ~, ; ■,, f ,Thejyotes. fqrjthe publican's licenses to remain aa,.presetit $ . were*J29; for» wtiuc-" tipii, ' .V;-.iM-;v(.ir!.,i. I „„ i , i „„ 1 , | .■:r;li:- ! .!.^. i iii;;.-,!