ut ha ▁elect or ate ▁voted ▁‘ no - lic ence ’ ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁M ata ura ▁and ▁Ash bur ton ▁followed ▁suit . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁In ver c arg ill , ▁O amar u ▁and ▁Grey ▁Lyn n ▁voted ▁‘ no - lic ence ’ . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Bruce , ▁Well ington ▁Sub ur bs , ▁Well ington ▁South , ▁Master ton , ▁ ▁and ▁E den ▁voted ▁‘ no - lic ence ' ▁and ▁many ▁wine ▁mak ers ▁were ▁denied ▁the ▁right ▁to ▁sell ▁their ▁w ines ▁locally ▁and ▁were ▁forced ▁out ▁of ▁business . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁Li qu or ▁Am end ment ▁Act ▁provided ▁for ▁a ▁national ▁poll ▁on ▁prohib ition ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁Vit icult ural ▁Association ▁was ▁formed ▁to ▁“ save ▁this ▁fast ▁decay ing ▁industry ▁by ▁init iation ▁of ▁such ▁legisl ation ▁as ▁will ▁restore ▁confidence ▁among ▁those ▁who ▁after ▁long ▁years ▁of ▁waiting ▁have ▁almost ▁lost ▁confidence ▁in ▁the ▁justice ▁of ▁the ▁Government . ▁Through ▁har sh ▁laws ▁and ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁government ▁support ▁and ▁encourag ement ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁promised , ▁a ▁great ▁industry ▁had ▁been ▁pract ically ▁ru ined .” ▁Also ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁a ▁national ▁refer endum ▁on ▁prohib ition ▁was ▁held , ▁with ▁ 5 5 . 8 ▁percent ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁prohib ition , ▁but ▁not ▁enough ▁for ▁the ▁si xty ▁percent ▁majority ▁required . ▁