ISSUE OF THE WRITS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24676, 31 August 1943, Page 2

ISSUE OF THE WRITS

CLOSING THE ROLLS ELECTORS' OBLIGATION The writs lor the general election on September 25 will be issued to-day and supplementary rolls for all electorates will close at' U p.m. Registration by qualified persons is compulsory under the Electoral Act. 1927, so that persons who are in doubt as to their enrohneu' should make inquiries to-day. Broadly speaking, a person is quah lied to vote it he or she is an adult who has resided in New Zealand fo/ one year, who has resided in any electoral" district for not less than threimonths immediately preceding the date of his or her application for registration as an elector of that district, and who is a British subject either by birth or by naturalisation in Xew Zealand. Penalties for failure to enrol b,\ qualified persons are provided in the Electoral Act. Electors are given even opportunity to ensure that their nameare on rolls from previous registration for main rolls are available for inspec tion at post offices, certain librarieand elsewhere The writs to be issued to-day wil give the latest day for the nominatio> of candidates. According to the Act this day must not be less than 10 not more than 17 days before polling day On this occasion it must therefore be on some dav between September S and In

POLITICS ON AIR BROADCASTS EVERY NIGHT ARRANGEMENTS OUTLINED (0.C.) WELLINGTON. Monday Political speeches will be broadcast every night from to-night, when the election address of the Prime Minister, the lit. Hon. P. Eraser, to his constituents in Wellington Central, was broadcast, until Friday, September 24 The Leader of the Opposition, Mr Holland, will have advantage of radio broadcasting I'or his speech in Christchurch to-morrow night. The addresses of both leaders will b<broadcast over all the main national stations, said the Minister of Broadcasting, the Hon. D. Wilson, to-dav On succeeding nights candidates representative of the parties will have an election meeting broadcast by 2YA, and one other station which they may select, giving them special "district coverage. This arrangement will con tinue until the night before the election PROTEST BY MR. LEE DI SCR IMI NATION ALLEGED Discrimination against himself and his candidates in the matter of broadcasting privileges during the election campaign was alleged last night by Mr J. A. Lee, leader of the New Zealand Democratic Soldier Labour Party. It was announced yesterday that the leaders of the Labour and National Parties would broadcast ovei the four main national radio stations and that representatives of the parties would have an election meeting broadcast over two stations, this arrangement to operate until the night before the election. Mr. Lee said last night that although he was in the election with 50 candidates lie was t-o be allowed only one broadcast on Thursday night, and that over two stations. When he was offered this one broadcast he had telegraphed to the Prime Minister objecting to tin arrangement, pointing out that while the two parties mentioned were to have frequent use of the broadcasting system he would be deprived of the opportunity to reply to any statements which their speakers might make. In any case having regard to the fact that lie was to have only one opportunity of speaking to the electors over the air. he felt that he was entitled to Dominion coverage.

ONEHUNGA AND E.P.S. The payment of the metropolitan j levy for the Emergency Precautions j Services, which was recently deferred 1 by the Onelmnga Borough Council pending further information regarding the salaries paid the administrative per. sonnel at headquarters, was again discussed by the council last night. Advice was received that the total salaries paid amounted to £27XS a year, 'including the salary of the chief executive officer of £624. The Mayor, Mr J. Park, stated that the organisation was being overhauled and it was probable (hat a reduction would be made. The council decided that the payment of the levy amounting to £llO9 he withheld in the meantime. SOURCE OF PETROL <O.C.) DUX.RDIN. Momla.v A defendant m the Police Court in nunedin, giving evidence in support of bis plea of not guilty to a charge of being unlawfully on licensed premises, stated that be was a temporary barman at the hotel in question, and had gone in his own car on a message for the licensee. "For what purpose is petrol issued to von?" asked the magistrate, Mr. H \\ Bundle, S.M*. and defendant admit ted that the spirit was issued for the purposes ot his main occupation, which was that of a stock agent. The magistrate directed the police to inquire into the circumstances of the petrol issue. The charge against the defendant of being oil licensed premises was dismissed.