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1882. NEW ZEALAND.

LICENSING COMMITTEES, ETC. (RETURN OF).

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives, dated 2oth Mag, 1882. " That a return be furnished showing (1) the name of each licensing district in the colony; (2) the number of pei-sons in each that could have voted at the last election of a Licensing Committee ; (3) the number of persons in each who actually voted ; (4) the number of persons in each who voted for an increase of licenses; (5) the number of persons in each who voted against an increase of licenses; (6) the number of licensed houses in each on the 31st May, 1882 ; (7) the number of houses that have a license for selling only New Zealand wines; and (8) the cost in each district of carrying out " The Licensing Act, 1881," up to the 31st May, 1882."— (Colonel Trimble.)

Return showing the Name of each Licensing District in the Colony; the Number of Persons in each that could have voted at the last Election for a Licensing Committee; the Number of Persons in each who actually voted; the Number of Persons in each who voted for an Increase of Licenses; the Number of Persons in each who voted against an Increase of Licenses; the Number of Licensed Houses in each on 31st May, 1882; the Number of Houses that have a License for selling only New Zealand Wines; and the Cost in each District of carrying out "The Licensing Act, 1881," up to the 31st May, 1882.

Name of Licensing Committee. Pi"! 2 <U cS d -"-" a» . d H o 53 o^ .—i CP tjJD o t n cu o -»-> g£ PHJJ *H S 0 -B ■ o O c3 to „0; M m «dg d « o o O m rt "£ ® . O u O tr o »"£ __ a a B-" g 8 §3 © HAH p^ bH o cm "3 k O <u o) • 9 u O > -. -Is o° £ - as ° Bra oM o 0) h S d^;9 «r O o ; 6_+i CO •sis »3_ o rt -^ o Remarks. Vhangaroa ... longonui [aitaia Vaihou Vaima [awakawa Vaimate 140 220 181 108 133 145 148 28 l l 6 15 1 27 3 5 5 3 3 2 2 1 4 5 2 £ s. d. 5 9 0 3 19 0 9 6 0 Committee appointed by Governor. ...1 >> 5) 25 14 6 No contest at election of Committee. 30 7 16 2 4 5 8 Local-option poll not taken. No contest at election of Committee. Ditto. tussell likurangi langapai lanaia Vaipu )argaville Ikahu 149 532 666 320 164 103 250 25 106 10 "54 4 "io 6 4 4 6 0 2 6 3 9 5 10 3 7 13 3 6 13 9 2 16 6 5 11 0 ' "l Committee appointed by Governor. Number of voters at local-option poll not known. Local-option poll not taken. Committee appointed by Governor. Number of voters at local-option poll not known. Committee appointed by Governor. Local-option poll not taken. No contest at election of Committee. Number of voters at local-option poll not known. Ditto. 96 37 "9 48 "*6 1 latakohe 203 2 11 6 'aparoa 132 1 4 17 6 Vairau Jbert 'auhoa 'uhoi lahurangi ... langawai 176 285 252 341 351 174 24 2 2 1 6 15 C 1 1 4 16 4 12 3 3 15 3 6 10 6 14 1 10 4 5 3 2!) 35 3 4 1 No contest at election of Committee. Local-option poll not taken. 53 132 Li'arimu Vade .akapuna Vaitakerei ... v"aikomiti ... lanukau Carangahape 305 240 546 190 152 12 3 18 9 18 8 14 35 7 5 3 3 1 1 4 5 0 5 4 6 26 15 4 15 17 11 10 5 5 Local-option poll not taken. No contest for election of Committee. Committee elected without contest. 17 72 16 18 No return received. Committee elected without contest. 558 11 84 6 14 4 5