NEW BILLS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1089, 15 October 1879, Page 1 (Supplement)

NEW BILLS.

> Wrt-MNivroN, October 14. The Public Kevetuie Act Amendment , E'.ill authorises the raising •>t an additional, \ J/I'OOjOOO by means »f JVfteieney P.iiU. its . addition to the L-100.000 authorised by j > the ISth section »'f the Act ft" IS7S, but j : the additional stun must be raised during i the present session of Parliament, i The Electoral Acts Uepeals Hill repeals ; sections 5 to if irteht.-dve, ami sections:;!. ! : tl. -t!>. and T>o ..f the Constitution ■ I Act ami the Klector.il Ac's »t Assembly. j - wvin;: the existing roll,-, and n./t including I i S any Dis<iuatitici r .i"ii Ac". . I The »,»iu£Uic.vi<>;i of Electors I Jill -.fives . ! ttu- frar;chi-e t" cvi-ry male 21 yrar? of : ! »•.'« [' a frceh'dil worth I,for] . ! sis and everyone resident a j ; J yf.ir in the C"l..ny swill .-is months in one j i j district. No aboriginal natives are to he ! i I eligible for resist ra'ion under this Hilt. j •I X" alien or person convicted of trets- ti. | . ! felony, or infamous o:;~eiic;r is eli,'iole. : k ! unless he has remved a free pardon. ; i Miners* rights are to continue till the new j • ' rolist are formed. j ■ S rhe P.egi-.tration of Elector Dill j r j authorise the appointment of registrars, i who are to make up a complete roll as i p early as possible, three months' notice «.>f i ; names beim,' given before thev are placed | i | i>ti the roll. IVrs-T.s may also prefer: , j claims. and if the regi.-trar is satisfied : • , that the particulars are true, he will add ! • the name in fifteen 'lays: it he believes! • the particulars to be untrue, and the I claim withdrawn, the registrar ntay issue j . j ,uamiii"iy requiring the claimant p» prove j ■ Ins claim before a resident magL-rrate. | , Objections are to be similarly heard, i The rolls are from time to time to be [ - reprint, d. The r'Vetiocis Petitions Bill provides . for the rnal "f election petitions before a i j'vl"i the Supreme Court, ] The M:i"ti Ue;>re««ntati'»n Hiil 'gives j ■ | the native francim-' to every aboriginal i i native - I years of »-»•, ti"t convicted of j i tre.i.s"ru fe! -ny. or infamous conduct, j Only .Maoris maybe »'h-er>-d rcpre.-i-nta-i ' rive-t. The number of Ma ud members j ; .shall bear the- samo proportion to the; entire number "f members of the| i flou.»»- of Uepreseritaftves. exclusive of, j Maori members. that the number of rej gistered Maori electors shall bear to the j number of registered European electors lon the electoral rolls of the Colony. The ; ♦soV(sr;»or is to. appoint persons to make j up proper foils of .Maori voters through- | out the Colony. These rolls are to be | sent m to. the Uegistrar-l itinera!, who. with the assistance of persons t-.» be appointed by the flovernor. is to divide the Colony into suitable Maori electoral disi tricts. each to return one member. As j far as possible, each single native tribe is j i to be aggre-fated within the district. Kiec- j j tioiis are to be conducted under warrant ! I from the (iovermT.