PARLIAMENT.
Li? TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.]
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SATURDAY.
Ai'TER midnight consideration of the Electoral Bill in committee was continued.
Sir J. Ward moved a new clause, providing for the enrolment of, and issue of electors' rights to, members of the theatrical profession who have beet; resident in the colony for not less than 12 months.
This was agreed to on die voices
On the motion of Sir J. Ward, a new clause was added, providing that the Act shall not apply to any of the outlying islands of New Zealand, not now contained in any electoral district, but, on a resolution of the House of Representatives', the Governor, by Order-in-Cbuneil, may include them within some electoral district of the colony, but such proclamation shall apply only to part ran: of the Act until 1 lie expiry of the then existing Parliament. Riccarton, Port Chalmers, Newtown. Hutt, Grey Lynn, Motueka, and Waitemata. were added to the list of electoral districts in which the poll closes at seven p.m. The Bill was reported at ten minutes past twelve a.m. On the motion for the third reading, a brief debate took place. The Bdl then passed its final stages on the voices, and the House rose at twenty j/iinutes to one a.m.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12071, 15 September 1902, Page 6
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