POLITICAL REFORM LEAGUE

Evening Star, Issue 15308, 7 October 1913, Page 3

POLITICAL REFORM LEAGUE

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS. The Dominion Conference of the Political Reform League sat again yesterday. A report of the proceedings was supplied to the Press.

M r Rarohiri Turi, of Pakipaki, on behalf of native supporters in the Hastings district, declared, through an interpreter, that it was the desire of his tribe to suppoit the party in power. It was his intention to endeavor to form branches of the league among the Alatri community in the Dominion, so that they might be in a position to help the party at the next election. It was resolved to give every support to the work outlined among the Maori community.

Ihe election of the new executive was the first business taken after the luncheon adjournment, the organisers acting as scrutineers. Twenty candidates were nominated for the 15 seats, tho following bein'' elected Airs C. Earle, Mrs R. btybarbe Haslam, Air John AlacGregor, Air H. F. Von Haast, Sir Waller Buchanan, ALr D. H. Guthrie, ALP., Air R. Scott, M.P., Mr E. W. Alison, Air W. H. D. Bell, ALP., Air H. D. Acland, Air E. H. • Williams, Mr 0. B. Alorison, Air E. C. Huie, Mr Ferguson, Air AI. A. Clark.

Ihe report of the sub-committee setmp on Saturday to consider the question of organisation and also the remits on policy and general questions was, after considerable discussion, referred to the executive as a basis of action, the executive being authorised to make any rearrangement of electorates under tho grouping system determined upon that might be agreeable to the provincial executives concerned. The report was in favor of creating five divisions for the purposes of organisation, and grouping the electorates as follows: Auckland,, includin'' all north of Waikato; East Coast, including six electorates on the east side of the North Island; Wellington, including Taranaki and Wellington • Alarlborongh, including Canteibury and Westland ; ■ Otago and Southland, including oil electorates south of Oaraaru. In regard to the remit upon general questions, the report stated that the committee had unanimously agreed to the following resolution:—“ The committee,while not wishing in any way to limit the power of the conference to discuss the remits of a general nature sent forward by the several branches, suggest that the movers of the remits withdraw their motions in order to enable tho conference to devote the whole of their time to the further consideration of the questions of finance and organisation for the approaching electoral campaign.”—The recommendation was agreed to. The final clause of- the report, dealing with the character of remits to be submitted to future conferences, was also agreed to, the committee suggesting that the first place in the business of the conference be given to the question of organisation and the work of the league, and to such questions as the National Executive shall consider of a national character. On the motion of Air H. D. Acland the following resolution was carried by acclamation, with hearty cheers:—‘“That this conference of delegates, representing all parts of New Zealand, desire to’ record their appreciation of the splendid services rendered to the. country by the Hon. AV. F. Alassey and the members of his Government, and also to express their approval of the sound and democratic legislation placed upon the Statute Book during their term of office.” The conference has concluded.