THE COUNTRY QUOTA
Sir -One aspect of the discussion on the country quota seems to have .been overlooked. A city electorate is contained m a io - paratively compact area and it is i ot dil cult, therefore, for a member of ta> lament to maintain contact with ins - ■ ■ to look after their interests, home of the country electorates, however :u, r "' scattered and members require .1 KH.iU ue.u of time in order to meet their The Gisborne electorate is not by any men . the worst, yet there are many pattt ol it which the sitting member, ever altu 1venrs in office, has not been able to visit. The abolition of the country quota would mean that from 1000 to 2000 raoVe electors would have to he included lfi the electorate. This would necessitate the inclusion in the electorate ol a , TTi,' ‘ ~k e sparsely-populated country and would m<ihe the electorate even more unworkabie. Horn the member's point of view, than it is I,resent ' COUNTRY WOMAN."
Si,- Your correspondent “Fair Flay H ire; missed the point at issue, " hat I quesUoncd was the principle of the country quota. If it is indefensible for the I,u mum community, it cannot be upheld Jbi any other section of the community, whethei cm ployer or employee. (i.T.Iil.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21400, 10 May 1944, Page 4
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213THE COUNTRY QUOTA Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21400, 10 May 1944, Page 4
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