THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT
j As we knliditiated ye&tsnlfly it If! now certain that Parliament will continue no6il b'atrirday, and that will involve the seti'ing 6f the election dates into December'; How far in will be largely governed' "by the necessity of leaving room for the Second Ballot to be held before Xrnas, It would be unthinkable to extend to that season of peace and goodwill to all men so disturbing a facta as the Second Ballot. This J intention cf that Act was admirable, jlbut there is no questioning tho fact ; 'Hivvt it would bo infinitely bettor to •dispose of the whole election on one day by means of the preferential voting, whiohHr McNab has so long advocjisd. There was some talk the ■ other day of repealing the Second
Ballot in favour of preferential, but it was held undesirable to create the chango so clcsa to the election. We feel pretty sure, however, that tun present election will be the last to bo held unrior the system and that for tho next general election we will see the preferential voting iu some form. The cfclsy in tho clcsiug of Parliament will hold back both Mr McNab and Mr Ruick this week and ai there will be uothiug but Show next week we are likely to Imvo to restrain our iuipatienco for the electoral fiay,
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Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1445, 25 October 1911, Page 4
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225THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT Manawatu Times, Volume LXV, Issue 1445, 25 October 1911, Page 4
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