LOCAL OPTION POLLS AND LICENSING ELECTIONS (RETURN OF NUMBER OF VOTES POLLED AT).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1890 Session I, H-30

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1890. NEW ZEALAND.

LOCAL OPTION POLLS AND LICENSING ELECTIONS (RETURN OF NUMBER OF VOTES POLLED AT).

Return to an Order of tlie House of Representatives dated 16th July, 1889. Ordered, "That there bo laid on the table of the House a return showing the number of votes polled at the last local-option polls, and at the licensing elections throughout the colony, as also the number of voters on the rolls for the various districts, specifying in either case each district separately ; also the number of Committees appointed by the Government through no election taking place, also specifying the name of each district." —(Mr. Fish.)

Name of Licensing District. Number of Votes polled at Local-option Poll. Number of Votes polled at Licensing Election. Number of Voters on Roll. County of Mongonui— Whangaroa Mongonui Kaitaia County of Hokianga— Waihou Waima County of Bay of Islands — Kawakawa Waimate County of Whangarei— Hikurangi Mangapai Manaia Waipu County of Hobson— Dargaville Okahu Aratapu County of Rodney— Albert Tauhoa Puhoi Mahurangi Omaha Matakana Hoteo County of Otamatea — Kaiwaka Wairau Paparoa Matakohe Tokatoka County of Waitemata — Wainui Takapuna Waitakerei Waikomiti Kaukapakapa Birkenhead Northcote Remuera Mount Roskill Avondale Mount Wellington Tamaki West Arch Hill Eden Terrace Newton One-tree Hill Mount Albert Epsom Mount Eden County of Manukau — Awhitu Waipipi Mauku Pukekohc East Tamaki No information No information No information 7 (i No information No information 30 No poll taken 38 77 38 9 51 29 No poll taken No poll taken 40 16 1 i 24 _ 16 21 No poll taken No poll taken No information No information No information No poll taken No poll taken No information No information No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken Appointed by Governor No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken 28 No poll taken No poll taken 16 No poll taken 50 25 No poll taken 201 146 194 135 564 234 190 220 65 78 209 143 101 62 185 106 100 62 No information No information No information No information No information 66 97 23 12 6 No information 12 73 No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken 12 365 156 168 231 127 No poll taken 161 No information 24 No poll taken No poll taken 381 110 No information No information 1 No information No information 20 No poll taken 168 t No poll taken 307 No poll taken No information No information No information No poll taken 146 86 14 No information No poll taken No information No poll taken No poll taken 171 378 No poll taken 253

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Name of Licensing District. Number of Votes polled at Local-option Poll. Number of Votes polled at Licensing Election. Number of Voters on Boll. County of Manukau — continued — Otahuhu Manurewa Mangare Howick Turanga Wairoa Hunua Opaheke Paparata Maungatawhiri Pokeno County of Waikato — Rangiriri Kirikiriroa Cambridge Tamahere County of Piako— Waitoa Tβ Aroha County of Waipa— Newcastle Hamilton Mangapiko Hangiaohia Pukekura County of Raglan— Raglan County of Coromandel — Harataunga Mercury Bay County of Thames— Hastings Waiotahi Kauaeranga County of Ohinemuri — Ohinemuri Parawai County of Tauranga— Katikati Waimapu Rotorua County of Whakatane — Waioeka County of Cook — Patutahi Gisborne County of Wairoa— Waikaremoana Clyde .. County of Hawke's Bay— Meanee Heretaunga Petane Clive .. Havelock Hastings County of Waipawar— Norsewood Woodville County of Patangata— Patangata Ruataniwha Porangab.au County of Wanganui— Makirikiri County of Taranaki— Omata Moa Waitara County of Waitotara — Waitotara County of Patea— Otoia County of Hawera— Ngaire Waimate Hawera County of Manawatu— Kiwitea Awahou County of Oroua— Oroua Taonui Horowhenua Ashurst 46 No poll taken No poll taken 21 No information 43 No poll taken No information No information No information No information 3 4 No information No poll taken 8 223 1 5 1 1 2 10 29 21 No information No information No information Gl No information No information No information No information No information No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken 54 No poll taken No information Appointed by Governor No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken Appointed by Governor 197 Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor No poll taken 5 140 116 Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor 160 Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor 280 116 154 264 173 220 110 No information 253 238 141 141 226 69 41 45 68 84 100 260 61 370 35 103 87 67 149 174 3 10 No poll taken 39 111 204 I 22 No poll taken 602 6 No information No information No poll taken No information 93 40 439 No poll taken 200 284 95 111 63 59 No poll taken • No poll taken 201 236 166 186 No information No information 71 88 No information No poll taken No poll taken 715 976 5 No poll taken 400 4 Appointed by Governor 139 No information No information No information No information No information No information No information No information No information

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Name of Licensing District. Number of Votes polled at Local-option Poll. Number of Votes polled at Licensing Election. Number of Voters on Eoll. lounty of Rangitikei— Rangitoto Porewa Wangaehu Paraekaretu lounty of Wairarapa Norths— Castlepoint Alfredton Masterton Jounty of Wairarapa South— Carterton Grey town Featherston Jounty of Hutt— Karori Porirua Mungaroa Epuni .. !ounty of Waimea — Motueka Moutere Stoke .. Wangamoa Wai-iti Wangapeka Jounty of Collingwood— Rangiora Takaka Jounty of Buller— Charleston Lyell .. Karamea Jounty of Inangahua— Hampden Boatman's Reefton Murray Jounty of Grey— Ahaura Grey .. Jounty of Westland— Arahura Kanieri Jounty of Marlborough— Awatere Spring Creek Omaka Picton Pelorus Havelook Jounty of Kaikoura—■ Kaikoura Jounty of Amuri — Amuri lounty of Ashley— Waipara Ashley Kowai Amberley Mandeville and Rangiora Oxford Eyreton Cust .. Jounty of Selwyn — Avon Heathcote Lincoln Courtenay Ellesmere Malvern Coleridge lounty of Akaroa— Port Levy Okain's Bay Wainui Little River lounty of Ashburton — South Rakaia Mount Hutt Ashburton Upper Ashburton Mount Somers Jounty of Geraldine— Levels Temuka Raukapuka lounty of Mackenzie — Mackenzie No information No poll taken No information 10 6 94 5 7 No poll taken 2 11 3 No poll taken 5 17 2 No poll taken 5 49 24 No information 25 5 10 7 8 10 69 9 49 107 94 No information 1 No information 5 No poll taken 4 No information No poll taken 53 Appointed by Governor No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken Appointed by Governor 19 No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken Appointed by Governor 27 No poll taken Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor No poll taken 58 GO 45 32 68 72 No poll taken 82 No poll taken 65 115 198 Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor No poll taken Appointed by Governor No poll taken 78 254 120 296 363 558 235 277 222 492 198 680 348 155 276 115 458 82 260 242 103 708 233 91 246 56 324 843 922 No information 134 No information 339 115 194 16 Appointed by Governor 98 40 No poll taken 125 4 Appointed by Governor 220 No information 16 No information 167 11 No information 5 No poll taken 212 No poll taken 500 484 417 Appointed by Governor 220 144 221 9 18 13 40 1 No poll taken Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken 2,084 1,950 506 437 670 r.48 208 No information No information No information No information Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor 69 8 24 17 8 No poll taken Appointed by Governor No information No information No information 298 No information No information No information No information 134 36 21 101 No poll taken Appointed by Governor 739 402 625 11 52 269

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Xame of Licensing District. Number of Votes polled at Local-option Poll. Number of Votes polled at Licensing Election. Number of Voters on Boll. County of Waimate — Pareora Makikihi Deep Creek Hakateramea County of Waitaki — Moeraki Otekaika Papakaio Waiareka Kakanui County of Waxhemo — Dunback .. .. Palmerston County of Waikouaiti — Hawkesbury Merton Blueskin North-east Valley County of Maniototo — St. Bathan's Idaburn Kyeburn .. Puketoi County of Tuapeka— Teviot James Tapanui Brown's .. ■ Gabriel's Waitahuna County of Peninsula— Peninsula Portobello County of Taieri— Otokia Outram East Taieri Maungatua Kaikorai County of Bruce— Kaitangata Matau Mount Stuart Clarendon Balmoral Tokomairiro County of Clutha — Wairuna Pomahaka South Molyneux County of Clutha— Clinton Riding County of Lake — Greenstone Matukituki Cardrona Arrow .. Queenstown County of Vincent — Kawarau Hawea Jlatakanni Manuherikia Kingston Dunstan County of Southland — Awarua Wallacetown Winton Riding Waihopai Waikaia Oreti .. Mataura Riding Hokonui Toitois County of Wallace— Aparima Otautau Riding Orepuki Wairio 11 1 1 6 58 8 9 21 10 53 1 No poll taken 3 2 No poll taken 54 25 18 30 No poll taken 7 6 8 17 68 No information 9 14 No information 1 25 No poll taken No information 42 3 6 Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor 18 No poll taken Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor 253 No poll taken Appointed by Governor No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken 136 No poll taken 46 Appointed by Governor 30 20 35 16 49 60 Appointed by Governor No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken Appointed by Governor 92 No poll taken Appointed by Governor 86 179 311 128 330 272 2G3 218 260 141 180 59 72 170 72 141 334 158 138 170 84 124 74 228 355 330 265 179 124 318 239 141 ■ 169 No information 7 Appointed by Governor 182 No information No information No information Appointed by Governor No information Appointed by Governor No information 58 7 20 2 4 No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor 229 50 130 163 117 18 6 28 6 4 15 No poll taken Appointed by Governor 67 Appointed by Governor No poll taken Appointed by Governor 223 127 120 120 43 204 7 14 3 15 18 24 13 15 5 No poll taken No poll taken Appointed by Governor No poll taken 168 16 146 108 No poll taken 627 . 267 435 270 277 233 425 443 309 11 1 15 13 27 Appointed by Governor No poll taken No poll taken 218 141 437 245 Town Districts. Whangarei County— Whangarei Kamo 43 49 70 40 118 96

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Name of Licensing District. Number of Votes polled at Local-option Poll. N'uiuber of Votes polled atLicensing Election. Number of Voters on Koll. Town Districts— continued. Manukau County— Papakura Helensville Waipa County— Kihikihi Alexandra Ngaruawahia Waipawa County— Woodville Town Ormondville Taradale Danevirke Kaikoura North Taranaki County— Inglewood Opunake Manawatu County— Foxton Halcombe Pahiatua County— Pahiatua Featherston Town Carterton Town Lower Hutt Johnsonville Pitone Kaiwarrawarra Amberley Woolston Sumner Geraldine Clinton Town Wyndham Goro Mataura Town Gordon Otautau Town No information 29 8 3 7 81 37 24 No information No information No information 11 No information 1 Appointed by Governor No poll taken 67 Appointed by Governor 15 No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor 64 181 143 28 108 386 128 No information 111 116 164 ieo 2G 1G 8 No poll taken 57 No poll taken 120 149 212 No information No information No information 6 4 103 67 No poll taken 55 11 73 11 32 7 35 No poll taken 185 369 60 225 No poll taken 433 132 119 Appointed by Governor 56 98. 246 163 145 130 119 231 149 197 112 Bokoughs. Provincial District of Auckland— Auckland North Auckland South Auckland East Karangahape Grafton Davenport Newmarket Ponsonby Birkenhead Gisborne Hamilton Onehunga Parnell Newton Thames North Thames Central Thames South Tauranga Provincial District of Hawke's Bay— Napier North Napier Central Napier South Provincial District of Taranaki— New Plymouth East New Plymouth West New Plymouth Central Patea .. Hawera Provincial District of Wellington— Wellington Wanganui Pitone Melrose Feilding Greytown Masterton Marton Palmerston North Provincial District of Nelson— Nelson.. Westport Provincial District of Marl borough— Picton Blenheim North Blenheim East Blenheim West 177 467 423 64 98 58 9 296 No information 500 13 37 89 87 146 85 41 21 63 119 128 No poll taken No poll taken 2,097 No poll taken No poll taken 1,380 No poll taken 3,058 658 Appointed by Governor No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken 242 No poll token 169 148 No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken 517 937 704 538 272 531 160 1,046 420 239 432 460 470 168 215 168 22.1 294 294 238 32 1C 30 119 1 112 71 109 No poll taken No poll taken 203 149 197 177 270 697 55 111 4 13 2 96 29 52 4,494 No poll taken 733 No poll taken 32 101 No poll taken Appointed by Governor 114 548 276 295 244 190 476 199 521 297 20o No poll taken 299 967 875 10 40 9 57 104 Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor 276 218 131 140

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Name of Licensing District. Number of Votes polled at Local-option Poll. Number of Votes polled at Licensing Election. Number of Voters on Boll. Boboughs— continued. 'rovincial District of Canterbury— Christchurch North-east.. Christchurch South-east.. Christchurch North-west Christchurch South-wesc Ashburton Akaroa Kaiapoi Lyttelton Rangiora Sydenham St. Albans Timaru Waimate 'rovincial District of Westland— Greymouth Hokitika Kumara Koss Brunner 'rovincial District of Otago— Alexandra Arrowtown Avenal Balclutha Campbelltown Caversham Cromwell Dunedin East Invercargill Green Island Gladstone Hampden Invercargill North Invercargill Second Invercargill Third Invercargill South Lawrence Maori Hill North Maori Hill East Milton Mornington Mosgiel Naseby North-oast Valley Oamaru Palmerston South Port Chalmers Queenstown Riverton North.. Riverton South Roslyn Roxburgh St. Kilda Musselburgh South Dunedin Tapanui Ravensbourne St. Leonard's West Hawkesbury Winton West Harbour Cambridge 19 5 36 4 33 5 11 9 114 40 26 14 32 223 110 19 No information No information No information 1 39 10 7 60 75 360 133 4 3 3 145 No information No information 13 38 No information No information 10 58 132 47 10 70 5 505 221 No information No information 87 19 17 20 64 No information 119 15 3 6 No information 19 No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken 457 No poll taken No poll taken 278 Appointed by Governor No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken 52 No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken Appointed by Governor No poll taken 649 No poll taken 140 No poll taken 1,329 No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken No poll taken Appointed by Governor 672 057 442 490 381 143 227 500 322 1,391 648 420 290 471 453 216 55 58 129 137 630 91 2,440 217 125 130 75 323 Appointed by Governor No poll taken 374 215 No poll taken 1,342 647 Appointed by Governor No poll taken 130 Appointed by Governor 1,563 121 Appointed by Governor Appointed by Governor 424 No poll taken 83 No poll taken No poll taken 130 702 280 90 769 554 206 441 300 No information No information 606 65 152 90 736 No poll taken No poll taken Appointed by Governor 24 187 110 152 98 74 209

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Number of Licensing Committees appointed by the Governor through no election taking place: 77 Name of each District for which Committee so appointed :— Okahu. Blenheim North. Hampden. Tokatoka. Blenheim East. Hawkesbury. Waipipi. Blenheim West. Maori Hill North. Maungatawhiri. Awatere. Portobello. Waitoa. Spring Creek. Kaikorai. Papakura. Picton. Lawrence. Newcastle. Kaikoura. Naseby. Hamilton. Waipara. Puketoi. Rangiaohia. Rangiora. Clarendon. Mangapiko. Cust. Tokomairir'o. Alexandra. Heathcote. Wairuna. Waiotahi. Lincoln. South Molyneux. Kauaeranga. Courtenay. Arrow. Katikati. Okain's Bay. Queenstown. Rotorua. Wainui. Cromwell. Opunake. Mount Hutt. Hawea. Otoia. Raukapuka. Manuherikia. Marton. Borough of Waimate. Dunstan. Halcombe. Pareora. Invercargill North. Castlepoint. Makikihi. Invercargill South. Greytown. Deep Creek. Winton. Epuni. Hakateramea. Otautau Town. Stoke. Moeraki. Otautau Riding. Wangamoa. Waiareka. Riverton North. Grey. Kakanui. Riverton South. Kanieri. Palmerston South.

SUMMAEY. Number of voters on roll .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 84,029 Total number of votes polled at local-option polls .. .. .. .. .. 13,193 Total number of votes polled at election of Committees .. .. .. .. 17,094 Total number of licensing districts .. .. .. .. .. .. 385 Number of districts from which no returns received .. .. .. .. 68 Total number of Committees appointed by the Governor .. .. .. .. 77 C. J. A. Haselden, Department of Justice, Wellington, 30th June, 1890. Under-Secretary. [Approximate Cost of Paper.— Preparation, nil; printing (1,200 copies), £8 4s.]

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