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Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 244, 12 October 1918, Page 7

MEETIMOS. 1 ) \ "JJBW fTEAVAXD T ABOUR TXABTY. i (AUCKLAND LB.C.) ' TJjErrmONS /"tAMTAIG?*. : "FOLLOWINTJ TBE RETURN OP TWO EXTREME OHPONENTS IN OTHER CX>NOTITUENCIES, IT WILL BE ; DIFFICULT FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PREVENT A ARISING THAT IT HAS LOST THE CONFIDENCE) OF THE ELECTORS."_V}de "N.Z. HeraM." yesterday in reference to the defeat of the National Goranment's candidate in Tax*nakL gHALL ttavei 'a: γ^hxeeah JjJLECTK«2 Iα 1914 the electors returned 80 member* to the House of Representatives. The conditions under wMch the members were elected definitely ftxed the term of election for three years, and no longer. Over sixteen ; months before the termination of tha* ■Parliament the General Election was flxe£ for the end of 1918, an extension of twelYf months. In April of this year tlie date o£ the Election was farther extended until the end of 1910. The General Election and the Licensing Toll which should hare been neld In 191» have been postponed nnta the end of ISIS. Whet are the Electors going to do aboat , It? They can register their protest againef a further postponement. How can that protest be registered? By, signing the Labour Party's Petitions, on*lot which asks for a General Election and , ' the otter asks for a Licensing foil on ion» issues. rVSSVi TKEOPLB'S TJKHEE ANT) THE X ICENSI3G QUESTION. What are the People's lUghts in thi* . matter? To decide by majority Tote what: .shall be done with, tie Liquor question. Dp to this time you have been raked to sign two petitions—one asking for a poll on one iaene only; the other asking for a poll on three issues under a system of voting which prevents the will of the people 1 prevailing. The Labour Party insists that the ■ democratic rigMs of the people on thJE- ■ question shall be neither limited noC 1 inter!ernt with. The Labour Psrty demand! [ that the possible methods of settling; thit > question shall be submitted t» the- eltctorC for their judgment and rote. ' The possible methods of, settling tfct Liquor Question are:— NATIONAL CONTINUANCE, That is—. Leave everything just as at present. ij NATIONAL PROHIBITION WITH COMPENSATION. That Is—dose all hotels and pay £ 4,000,000 as compensation for 1 goodwill. NATIONAL PROHIBITION (WITHOUT COMPENSATION. Tnat is—Close aE hotels at the end of the term for wlitclc licenses were granted; June next, i - RATIONAL OWOTtRSHLP. Tnet ie-Tate sway all private licenses to sell liquor; the State baying all hotels and - breweries necessary to carry oa the business of manufacture and. sale. 1 „ 1 Those are fae possible methods of settling } the question. The people Should have a vote on these methods, deciding by majority r rule which is best. The Labour Party t proposes that the people shall have this J right, and proposes also tne only practical machinery by which the right can be exercised and majority rule made certain. That machinery is fP'REFHRKNTIAI. . VOTING by the nee oJ the single tranrter- * able vote. All the voter has-to do under tiris system - r is to place the figure 1 opposite tlie proposal he likes best; place the figure 1 - opposite the proposal J*e llfeee next best; ; and if lie cares to do so place the figure 3 opposite bJs next choice. Under thie system L ' the elector's one effective vote nraet be i ; counted. Nothing yet devised in electoral methods is more perfect. I The system of connting the votes i« simplicity itself. The baflot papers art 1 sorted into four bundles according to the t number of first preference votes received bj r each proposal. The proposal receiving the c fewest first preference votes is declared to a be defeated. The second preference votes o* c tie defeated proposal ballot papers are then f transferred to the three trandles in strict accordance with tie elector's choice. Thie process is continued until one proposal - receives an absolute majority, That proposal ! " is then declared carried. « 1) * MEETINGS IN SUPPORT OP PCTIYHONa a WILL BE HELD AS FOLLOWS:— ■ y ['. rpO-NIGHT, . '■' CORNER QUEEN STKE-ET AND : ' KARANGAHAPE KOAI>. '" SPEAKERS: MESSRS J. FtTRTBLL AX& io T. BXOODWORTH. 1i- M oSl>Ai '' 14 th ixst - 8 p ' M- ~ *c LEYS INSTITUTE, PONSONBT. s (Labour Sympathisers to Auckland '• West are urged to attend tJu* meeting.} it £ rjTD-ESDAX, -J£!EH ISST,----1>: NO 6 VALLEY KOAD (off Dominion n ' Road). Workers In Rden and > uaefcUl Electorate specially invited £ to attend, y . VOLCNTBHSS TO 'ASSIST IX CmCULATIOV OF PETITIONS ARB TSYIISD JO - ATTEND THffiTE MBETOKS, OR CA*^ 1 !, AT ROOM 13, TRADES HALL. 1, j RTNG 1<558. ! m i