THE ELECTORAL ROLLS.

Press, Volume L, Issue 15034, 31 July 1914, Page 9

THE ELECTORAL ROLLS.

{irsr.uh io '-'Tap ?**«.")' WELLINGTON,, July 30. Anxiety has been shown on more than oae occasion this session about too working of tho new system for the compilation of the electoral rolls. To-day the Minister in Charge of the Departaent (the Hon. F.MJ3. Fisher) replied io a volley of question** cv the subject. Mx Fisher assured bis questioners that up til) the present tho work in the cities aad towns had been done by tho postal authorities, and now the pclice v. ere going to begin in the country districts. He said tlrat the work had never before been carried' out ep satisfactorily as this year, and that ai tho end of tho year the Department hoped that the rolls would be in a better Mate thuii ever before, A difficulty was suggested Mr Poland. Tie wanted to know what would happen in ihe event of a mau leaving one town to -live in an adjoining one i» the same electorate. Would tbe postal authorities strike him off -.he roll? ' ' \Mr Fisher: Ir wo havo this system, and if we leave the names on the "roll of peonle who cannot be found, that Toll is bseje*s. If a man leaves a district aud is so negligent that he doesn't leave his .address, then be cant'vote, that's all about it. 'We must havo clean roll;.