New Zealand Gazette – 1949 – No. 22

Page 861

✨ Gaming and Licensing Poll Results

Mar. 31] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 861

Results of Gaming and Licensing Polls, 1949

Electoral Department,
Wellington, 29th March, 1949.

THE accompanying returns, compiled from statements furnished
by the several Returning Officers, are published for general
information.

A. G. HARPER, Chief Electoral Officer.

RETURN SHOWING NUMBER OF VALID VOTES RECORDED IN EACH
ELECTORAL DISTRICT AND IN SPECIFIED AREAS AT SPECIAL
POLLS TAKEN ON WEDNESDAY, THE 9TH MARCH, 1949, UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF THE GAMING POLL ACT, 1948, AND THE
LICENSING AMENDMENT ACT, 1948.

Electoral District.	Gaming Poll.			Licensing Poll.
	For the Proposal.	Against the Proposal.	Total Valid Votes.	For Closing at 6 p.m.	For Closing at 10 p.m.	Total Valid Votes.
Arch Hill ..	5,188	1,493	6,681	5,034	1,677	6,711
Ashburton ..	6,072	3,671	9,743	7,749	2,047	9,796
Auckland Central	3,947	866	4,813	3,151	1,703	4,854
Avon ..	5,418	3,202	8,620	6,434	2,219	8,653
Awarua ..	4,731	2,812	7,543	5,966	1,632	7,598
Bay of Plenty ..	5,716	1,949	7,665	5,858	1,854	7,712
Brooklyn ..	4,983	1,989	6,972	4,803	2,209	7,012
Buller ..	6,133	1,978	8,111	4,364	3,791	8,155
Central Otago ..	5,164	2,878	8,042	5,166	2,908	8,074
Christchurch Central	4,433	2,241	6,674	4,606	2,115	6,721
Clutha ..	4,848	3,092	7,940	6,195	1,788	7,983
Dunedin Central	5,345	2,838	8,183	5,968	2,267	8,235
Eden ..	4,287	2,394	6,681	5,456	1,280	6,736
Egmont ..	5,064	2,236	7,300	6,080	1,285	7,365
Fendalton ..	4,163	3,378	7,541	5,643	1,943	7,586
Franklin ..	5,040	2,661	7,701	6,648	1,093	7,741
Gisborne ..	7,169	2,675	9,844	8,219	1,678	9,897
Grey Lynn ..	5,374	1,661	7,035	5,633	1,428	7,061
Hamilton ..	5,808	2,316	8,124	6,740	1,434	8,174
Hastings ..	6,056	2,793	8,849	7,298	1,616	8,914
Hauraki ..	5,098	1,840	6,938	5,677	1,290	6,967
Hawkes Bay ..	5,366	2,423	7,789	5,906	1,925	7,831
Hobson ..	5,131	1,963	7,094	5,531	1,601	7,132
Hurunui ..	4,169	3,063	7,232	5,518	1,759	7,277
Hutt ..	5,952	2,659	8,611	6,293	2,378	8,671
Invercargill ..	6,434	3,805	10,239	8,521	1,807	10,328
Island Bay ..	5,454	2,368	7,822	5,766	2,091	7,857
Karori ..	4,983	3,323	8,306	6,012	2,340	8,352
Lyttelton ..	5,091	3,510	8,601	6,394	2,258	8,652
Manawatu ..	4,672	2,358	7,030	5,645	1,439	7,084
Marlborough ..	5,570	2,656	8,226	5,581	2,708	8,289
Marsden ..	5,612	1,890	7,502	6,132	1,424	7,556
Miramar ..	5,617	2,780	8,397	6,361	2,067	8,428
Mornington ..	6,370	2,937	9,307	6,806	2,544	9,350
Mount Albert ..	5,285	2,671	7,956	6,718	1,310	8,028
Mount Victoria ..	4,733	2,493	7,226	5,235	2,036	7,271
Napier ..	6,591	2,728	9,319	7,384	1,988	9,372
Nelson ..	6,168	4,108	10,276	7,932	2,402	10,334
New Plymouth ..	6,496	2,565	9,061	7,543	1,593	9,136
North Dunedin ..	5,432	3,611	9,043	7,021	2,105	9,126
North Shore ..	5,356	2,211	7,567	5,849	1,773	7,622
Oamaru ..	5,315	3,333	8,648	6,644	2,085	8,729
Onehunga ..	5,874	2,245	8,119	6,620	1,546	8,166
Onslow ..	6,089	2,987	9,076	6,635	2,471	9,106
Otahuhu ..	5,538	2,353	7,891	6,546	1,407	7,953
Otaki ..	5,685	2,587	8,272	6,099	2,229	8,328
Pahiatua ..	4,983	2,569	7,552	6,011	1,617	7,628
Palmerston Nth.	6,681	2,799	9,480	7,096	2,450	9,546
Parnell ..	4,332	1,516	5,848	4,317	1,567	5,884
Patea ..	5,472	2,448	7,920	6,430	1,524	7,954
Petone ..	6,176	2,186	8,362	5,993	2,417	8,410
Piako ..	4,890	2,197	7,087	6,016	1,136	7,152
Ponsonby ..	4,996	1,727	6,723	5,188	1,590	6,778
Raglan ..	5,670	2,016	7,686	6,291	1,436	7,727
Rangitikei ..	4,909	2,675	7,584	6,008	1,637	7,645
Remuera ..	4,351	2,339	6,690	5,342	1,387	6,729
Riccarton ..	5,056	2,988	8,044	5,925	2,168	8,093
Rodney ..	4,364	2,459	6,823	5,398	1,458	6,856
Roskill ..	4,636	2,230	6,866	5,720	1,204	6,924
St. Albans ..	4,620	3,795	8,415	6,703	1,782	8,485
St. Kilda ..	5,772	3,347	9,119	6,852	2,307	9,159
Selwyn ..	4,495	3,479	7,974	6,126	1,915	8,041
Sydenham ..	5,111	2,839	7,950	6,032	1,972	8,004
Tamaki ..	4,981	2,221	7,202	5,708	1,545	7,253
Tauranga ..	5,098	2,184	7,282	6,144	1,191	7,335
Timaru ..	6,053	3,083	9,136	7,182	2,025	9,207
Waikato ..	4,884	2,194	7,078	5,928	1,202	7,130
Waimarino ..	7,262	1,623	8,885	5,798	3,128	8,926
Waimate ..	5,196	2,738	7,934	5,727	2,254	7,981
Wairarapa ..	5,668	2,851	8,519	6,728	1,845	8,573
Waitakere ..	4,863	2,063	6,926	5,383	1,596	6,979
Waitomo ..	6,103	1,954	8,057	5,928	2,182	8,110
Wallace ..	4,691	2,618	7,309	4,763	2,590	7,353
Wanganui ..	5,316	3,307	8,623	7,129	1,548	8,677

Electoral District.	Gaming Poll.			Licensing Poll.
	For the Proposal.	Against the Proposal.	Total Valid Votes.	For Closing at 6 p.m.	For Closing at 10 p.m.	Total Valid Votes.
Wellington Ctl.	4,399	1,551	5,950	3,563	2,406	5,969
Westland ..	7,044	2,161	9,205	4,764	4,475	9,239
Eastern Maori..	6,604	1,695	8,299	5,402	2,973	8,375
Northern Maori	4,214	1,118	5,332	3,571	1,843	5,414
Southern Maori	456	88	544	246	300	546
Western Maori..	5,853	1,758	7,611	4,976	2,637	7,613
Totals ..	424,219	199,406	623,625	473,768	153,850	627,618

SPECIAL AREAS

	Local Licensing.			Trust Control.
	For.	Against.	Total Valid Votes.	For.	Against.	Total Valid Votes.
Ashburton Area	3,831	1,917	5,748	3,911	2,738	6,649
Geraldine Area	980	558	1,538	1,142	712	1,854

King-country

Maori Electors—
Eastern Maori	157	90	247	162	51	213
Western Maori	1,393	1,437	2,830	1,795	787	2,582
Totals ..	1,550	1,527	3,077	1,957	838	2,795

Electors other than Maori—
Raglan ..	5	..	5	4	1	5
Rangitikei ..	42	13	55	36	28	64
Waikato ..	32	11	43	24	18	42
Waimarino ..	4,690	775	5,465	4,755	1,491	6,246
Waitomo ..	2,968	1,045	4,013	3,481	1,200	4,681
Totals ..	7,737	1,844	9,581	8,300	2,738	11,038

Declaration of Result of Special General Poll on Off-course Betting Proposal

IN pursuance of the Gaming Poll Act, 1948, I hereby give notice
that, at the special general poll taken on Wednesday, the
9th March, 1949, under the provisions of the said Act, upon the
proposal that provision be made for off-course betting on horse-
races, through the totalizator, by means to be provided by the
New Zealand Racing Conference and the New Zealand Trotting
Conference, the total number of valid votes recorded throughout
New Zealand was as under, viz. :

For the proposal .. .. 424,219
Against the proposal .. .. 199,406

I hereby declare that, as the total number of valid votes
recorded in favour of the proposal exceeds the total number of
valid votes recorded against the proposal, the determination of
the electors is deemed to be in favour of the proposal.

Dated at Wellington, this 29th day of March, 1949.

A. G. HARPER, Chief Electoral Officer.

Declaration of Result of Special General Poll on Question as to Hours for Sale of Liquor

IN pursuance of the Licensing Amendment Act, 1948, I hereby
give notice that, at the special general poll taken on Wednesday,
the 9th March, 1949, under the provisions of the said Act, upon the
question as to hours to be appointed for the sale of liquor in hotel
bars, the total number of valid votes recorded throughout New
Zealand was as under, viz. :

For closing at 6 p.m. .. .. 473,768
For closing at 10 p.m. .. .. 153,850

I hereby declare that, as the total number of valid votes
recorded in favour of closing at 6 p.m. exceeds the total number of
valid votes recorded in favour of closing at 10 p.m., the determination
of the electors is deemed to be in favour of closing at 6 p.m.

Dated at Wellington, this 29th day of March, 1949.

A. G. HARPER, Chief Electoral Officer.

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