PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVII, Issue 215, 25 August 1927, Page 9

PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION

NORTH AND SOUTH ISLANDS. GOVERNMENT CONSIDERATION. Parliament. August 24. Replving to Mr T D. Burnett (Teniuka) in the House of Representatives to-day. the Pi'z.nier said it would not be convenient to fix bv legislation the minimum Parliamentary representation for the South Island. The quota of 1250 allowed to the Representation Commissioners was not large enough’to preserve in iill eases the cominunitv of interest, and might with advantage Ix 3 increased. Further that it was not always feasible to preserve the political identity of towns of 6000 population and upwards bv giving their names to that of the electorate Speaking gene rail v the Prime Minister said the Government, had never interfered with the decisions of the Renresentation Commissioners, whose decisions were alwavs accepted. The general question of representation between the North and South Islands was under consideration hr the Government, and was giving it quite an amount of concern, apart from the hill at present before the House. He would probablv make a statement on the subject at an earlv date.