PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

Evening Star, Issue 7195, 25 April 1887, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY REFORM.

TO TUB EDITOR..

g tK) —Judging from the past there seems to be great need for Parliamentary reform. Hitherto our M H R.s have been playing a game of ins and outs : membt rs have frequently for party purposes had to vote dead against their own conscience Now, sir, this is what I should like to see. I would like our members to be ele :t d ou the Hare piincipK Then let the House elect the fn-mier and from amongst themselves. J.et them hold office as long as they give satisfaction, or until the House sees that some of the private member* have ii ore abiMy than certain Ministers. It would then be a very easy matter to ballot in a new Minister, or Mini-ters, as the case might be. Give every member due credit for what Bill he passes, and every member should be expected to vote on all important measures. Any member not giv'ng his const'tuents satisfaction should be compelled to resign if a petition signed by two-thirds, or even a majority, of the electors wished him to do so. I think, sir, if the above scheme were carried out we should soon have better rt suits than we now do.—l am, etc., Reform. Dunedin, April 25.