The final returns far the Licencing Poll came in on Saturday, and placed the following gentlemen at the bead of the poll:—Messrs Hall, Stewart, Wilson, Hughes,! and Smith. At Mangatoro not a single vote was re corded. Following are the complete returns

Pongaroa.
( From our own Correspondent). March 19. A large gathering of Maoris is ex pected from the South Island at the opening of Mr Karaitiana W7baka rato’s new meeting house at Matai kona on the 21th May. The Castlepoiut races are attract ing a large number of the racing fraternity already at Whakataki, and given fine weather some good sport will be seen on the beach on the 21th inst.
The Pleiades, which was wrecked at Akilio, is now being dismantled, and when this is finished she will be abandoned, as it has been found that it is not worth the expense of at tempting to try and re-fioat her. Mr F. Armstrong has left on a short visit to England. Mr D. Fore man has been elected in his place on the County Council. The April meeting of the Council will be held in the new chambers here, which are now finished. The building reflects creditably on the contractor, Mr Exley.
Possibly the cleanest burn that has occurred during the season in this district was the burning of Brenton’s accommodation house. It had no sooner got alight than it was a gone case. Persons living six chains away knew nothing of it until they woke up and were informed cf the occurrence.
