REPRESENTATION IN PARLIAMENT
Sir, —it appears that when it suits the North Islanders their island is distinct and apart from the South Island. This is too parochial by far for the Dominion’s good. The North considers the country a unit when it advocates a power cable across the straits. Very well; why not as a unit tor the definition of parliamentary elections? And to this end determine toe electorates on areas and not on
that° P th l^ tI T bas j s ' Con sider, then. very mnrh Pr f Sent electorates entail much larger and much mnrp Sout C h’k ter^itories to cover in ?hl I feel tha? th tbe o, ase in the North. I- at the total number of rpn. half nt of IVeS h should be decided upon *landl portioned to eVh August 21, 1956. ELECTOR.
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Press, Volume XCIV, Issue 28053, 22 August 1956, Page 7
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