WOMEN AS LEGISLATORS.
UPPER HOUSE REFORM
[BY telegraph.— SPEClAL CORRESPONDENT.)
Wellington, Thursday. An incident of interest in the debate on the Legislative Council Bill last night was the carrying of an amendment on the motion of Dr. Newman (Wellington East), which makes women eligible for seats in the Council.
When Dr. Newman proposed his amendment there was a chorus of jocular cries of "Old women," but he stuck to his guns and stated his determination to call for a division.
The Prime Minister said that whilst he was not going to give the House a lead, he was prepared to accept the amendment and to vote for it.
The amendment was carried by 37 votes to 16, and the result was greeted with loud applause by its supporters.
On a further consequential division, the principle of the amendment was again affirmed by 39 to 12, and again the chamber rang with applause.
Ladies who may see visions of seats in the upper branch of the Legislature must remember, however, that the amendment has yet to be adjudicated upon by the Legislative Council itself, and its fate there will probably be swift and certain.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15747, 23 October 1914, Page 7
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