COASTAL SEAMEN
HEAVIER VOTE EXPECTED RESULT OF NEW SYSTEM [BY TELEGRAPH—PRES3 ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Tuesday The new provision for the coming general election by Avhich members of tho crews of coastal vessels will be able to record their votes as absentees, instead of being required to obtain the special seamen s- qualifications previously required, is expected to result in an increase of' some hundreds in the vote cast by that section'of the people. At the last election 1523 seaman's votes were cast, but there wore some hundreds of seamen who frere unable to vote then because they;,, had not obtained the special qualification. There is also a probability that account will have to be taken of naval ratings in the New Zealand Division of the lToyal Navy, which should bring the total vote' to well in excess of 2000. No accurate figures giving the total number of seamen entitled to vote are available. . Seamen still vote as absentees in tho particular electorates where their homes aro situated when they are 011 shore. .. , ■ < .
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23160, 5 October 1938, Page 14
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171COASTAL SEAMEN New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23160, 5 October 1938, Page 14
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