THE LICENSING ELECTIONS.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume IX, Issue 682, 2 April 1903, Page 20

THE LICENSING ELECTIONS.

The polling for the election of Licensing Committees took place last week, and the results so far as can be ascertained are given below. Th® general interest does not appear to have been very marked except in these districts where prohibition or reduction was carried at the licening poll in November, and the results would seem to indicate that prohibition sentiment has not made any progress outside these localities. In Newtown (Wellington) and Bruce where th® prohibition poll, were declared void the teetotal party made a tremendous rally, while in Wellington, Dunedin, and several other centres th® “ reform ” Candidates were returned. The contest at Auckland was remarkable only for the somewhat impudent candidature of Mr William Richardson, who after putting the Municipality to the exp nee of an election was soundly beaten at the poll:—

AUCKLAND CITY. J. J. Craig ... ... 5034 P.E. Cheal ... ... 4801 M. Casey ... ... 4794 G. Aitkin ... ... 4674 A. Rosser ... ... 4382 W. Richardson ... ... 1828 WELLINGTON CITY. Bev. W. A. Evans ... ... 5180 J. Smith jun. ... ... 5149 Dr. Chapple ... ... 4936 A H Hoby ... ... 4911 R. Wright ... ... 4825 Cable ... ... ... 4428 Van Staveren ... ... 4321 Coffey ... ... ... 4061 Hutson ... ... ... 4012 Bolton ... ... ... 3530 Jansen ... ... ... 644 NEWTOWN. Rand ... ... ... 2308 Bond ... ... ... 2305 McKenzie ... ... 2286 Reid ... ... ... 2276 Collie ... ... ... 2267 Fulford ... ... ... 1195 Hayward ... ... ... 1184 McCarthy ... ... 1110 Patterson ... ... 1107 Perrin ... ... ... 1107 DUNEDIN. Cameron ... ... ... 6230 De Lautour ... ... 6227 Sinclair ... ... ••• 6174 Wilkinson ... ••• 6107 Begg ... ... ... 5987 Burnett ... ... ... 5131 Gore ... ... ... 5142 Gourley ... ... ... 5263 ... ... ... 5173 Pinkerton ... ... 5048 GBEY LYNN. The contest resulted in the return of th® independent Candidates. Warnock ... ... ... 1000 Ellisdon ... ... ... 948 Farrel ... ... ... 938 Atkin ... ... ... 937 Brown ... ... ... 935 Lyon ... ... ... 930 Thompson ... ... 920 Hall ... ... ... 893 Informal votes ... 3 NEW PLYMOUTH. The result is that three prohibitionists and two moderates were elected. Rev. Bennett (Maori missioner) 1288 Ambury ... ... ... 1255 - Brash ... ... ... 1193 Newman ... ... ... 1176 McKellar ... ... H7l FBANKLIN. Allen ... ... ... 550 Shipherd ... ... ... 548 Hosking ... ... ... 547 Routly ... ... ...' 530 Cox 529 Ballard ... ... ... 527 Gallery ... ... ... 464 Bailey ... ... ... 460 Manning ... ... ... 278 . The temperance ticket was Allen, Hooking, Routly. WAITEMATA. hollowing are the complete figures: — Allison ... ... ... 901 Duder ... ... ... 844 Hatfield ... ... ... 831 Macky ... ... ... 775 , Button ... ... ... 771 Edson ... . ... ... 730 O’Neill ... ... ... 683 Clarke ... ... ... 682 Creer ... ... ... 647 Edgcumbe ... ... 504 Peacocke ... ... ... 445 Hobbs ... ... ... 303 THAMES. Lucas ... ... ... 1006 Clarke ... ... ... 998 West ... ... ... 969 Swindiey .. ... ... 920 Hornibrook ... ... 890 Scott ... ... ... 830 Paul ... ... ... 739 Taylor ... .... ... 736 Whitehead ... ... 687 Marshall ... ... ... 626 I AWABUA. The final returns at Awarua show that all th® prohibition candidates were elected. The highest number of votes polled by a moderate was 85 less than that of the last prohibionist on the list. BAY OF ISLANDS. Harris ... ... ... 567 Hall ... 638 Saies ■ ... ... ••• 638 Willis ... ... - 495 | Dickeson... ... ... 486 McKenzie ... ... 398 Johnson ... ... ••• 363 Thompson ... ••• 284 PoweL ... ... ••• 266 Shannon ... ... 232