THE ELECTORAL ROLLS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIX, Issue 250, 19 October 1908, Page 5

THE ELECTORAL ROLLS.

COMPLETING THE WORK. " is the unexpectedly early date of the general elections likely to cause inconvenience and possible confusion jmongst those in charge of the rolls? " was asked , of the registrar of a city seat this morning. The reply was that there was abso- i lutely no foundation for the report published to the effect that the eaxiv d*te of the elections would come as a bombshell to the electoral registrars. " The system is so complete," declared Mr. HMassey, registrar for the Paraell electorate, "" that there can be no excuse for not being up-to-date. Admittedly we are all very busy, and there is the usual ' before the election ' rush, but I do not think tnat any of the registrars are behind with their work, or that they will be in any way upset by the fact that the elections are to eventuate at an earlier date than was originally anticipated." Speaking of election prospects, as seen through official eyes, one Auckland re- ■ gistrar declared that the fight was really between the licensed victuallers and the No-license party, and that the Parlia- : mentary eleceions were a side issue, '"it is simply wonderful." declared the officer in question," to see the quiet but strenuous, war which is being carrieij on. On Imy supplementary rolls are nearly 4000 names, and of that number over 3000 are claims for enrolment which have come through the liquor party or the prohibitionists. Both parties have been work- , ing with no end of vigour. The registrar of another Auckland seat i ' also declared that the candidates weTe not ft3Tirin<r prominently in the matter of assisting in the compilation af names finding their way on to the supplementary rolls, but that the liquo? and No-license , parties were mainly instrumental in having placed upon the rolls 3300 additional 1 names since the closing of the main rolls. ! A rather remarkable feature in eonnec- . tion with the compilation of the rolls this election is the fact that nearly the whole of the seamen's votes, which were mainly directed last election towards the Auckland West seat, have this ypax been 3 transferred to the City Central roll. : Considerable attention has been de--1 voted this year to the purging of the i rolls, and in one electorate as many as a thousand names have been removed. A simple course of action is folio-wed in , having names deleted from the roll. It is I open to any person to communicate with . ! a registrar, and object to a iuime being " retained upon a general or supplementary roll. A registered l letter is sent to the address of the person objected to. and '3 i either the elector in question must make d I hie claim pood, or in the event of the h ' letter returned the name is struck r j off. Most of the rolls in the Auckland i- district have been very considera.bly amended in this way.