WELLINGTON TOPICS.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue 13811, 16 July 1919, Page 1

WELLINGTON TOPICS.

T „j. : POLITICAL FITI-RK

r oNFLI(TING_OIMNION* .;,,.. -ui to the O.iniaru MniL>, WELLINGTON- July H|':,rli;»i>»»« - 1 . 1 , IvVO | mi ol.iiry and ''.;'•• ,|, at are abhori,,,l,r'''"? ~v Ti- broad-mind.-d. loyal-r.-.it «•• ".- .- t |„. community. h,;.tt-i .""; ,,: "' i ; 1!i) :.. ■„„ ,«,.> dissolution ?! U V- I:,, ovcn.mont. should „ tU N.-ii .n. tw i ,„. ,i, tin- , .» rt.an in." I . wj| , opimr .„ |;I r t t "In to, prewar „, tii.' "'• lll . r .- ,|,ev ucro ar- ! > :' rC> l "'':;,l •&. and adopting " tr:,r - •'«,,'• 1 ml-" The politicians L' "»V rffairs. The average lhon J*;fn lector, this anthoriiy declares- ecr- ,'\..,..-■.. with di>c:ii*t th.' idea of ptlrli.* on tin- lino- that .■xUt«! l»-*"»r.- !b-.«-ar. ELECTORAL KErOIIM. F„ri.!.n:a!lv th-.- Dominion «inot.s a |,,V.V r -»mMr 11. F. von Haast. winch •„-",..- <-.-,1v.-;«rt ..i '!"■ "'■»'»"" Part .\ ,\ op-t'-at.- tii- "lirst past the P<» 1 ~;,,.,., ,>f v-nnu'. and ni-fl.T' tin- ns«> ■ " -th. Rk.Tii:t'ivrv..t,-":H th.-appmach- ;„., .!..;.».>ii Willi « v,.-w to obtaining t'ir.-M...■-...., »t th.- «iii ot t'y i»\»7,1, ' \i r Vr.i llaa.-t think- pul.be op>- : J,'n "»i;>- ":t->L v.-t h...-n adequately enliven.d l" |rr..Jortir.nal ri-pr.'-.uta; am lit.! ti:.- Dominion "intends "puh.i'- ~ .ii>i.>i is t;»t v.i adequately converted t.Vair . haiii.' in th-- voting system." Thi- :t . .mvlnili•>. 'nay he <>nlv a tempor,iv t : ;r.- ..1 affair-. but it '- ">- t-ffP.d '•■ h.-b.-.v when «hr country r.-iilv .-iv.ak.-ii- ;•» :h.- i.-'< d i.»r reform it will not stop .h. it ••' :n.- :ii>t:tutioi» of proportion;;! r. pr>-;-.nanoii r,i!i -roo-vd fwistitti.-it.-I.v- It is. however, or.ros.-d to anv h..-:v chai-gv- The t.ebniral <!iiV,n„!ti",>. I. -.:.--. are •probnhly insrparaM." ai;d ::.•• f.'i."-ral ."-uross. "almost <•. rtainlv." v.cul<! '>•■ niarrrd !>y mon- or l.'s- so.-iou.- •!•!:.•! i.ltmd.Ts. LXHOH's VI!-'SV> A m--..i.;r .»=. :«•- '.aW Parrv ..». on.- i,t i;': r-v..;i;:!oiiarv and aii:in-hi<-al M'irit- :■; •.'•: ••'-;' »i-a : '•■■"■■ * '■"*» i" 1 -'. 1 ', vtivd t»-.!-v a! in t't. • f.a'.fr- sai<! ttothitt-: u..t.!.l i.: : ,i- tl.v .-!'<ror- with

whom T:(-"v-->- ;'..:-'::•! l.rU-r than to stv tin poiiii. a! pari".- in : i" countrv .•.(ice.! :•• iv:::. >uoi:;-r or later thiwoiii.l :.i:--'.:i. Th.. c\"r.'inc foil--rvativ— s; :i . : d aloot tr;.m ••itii-f ■:.•!■-• a' >'iie .T'-'l. ai'd the cx-tr.-:n-> R.'-.-oi:ii:..u;ir'«-- at fh- oth-r. i-tn tlt.-re would 1..- i'- '■'■' d l-.i talc • "ti,-i- ,:i" thes.. !i ».••"■ n'.s into :u-r-.;ijnt. Th-ir iniaib.-r- v.oiii.l be lev, and .hey wiV'-.I d-'. litt'a- t" iailii"'-.- the f-onrst-of ,•!■'.-tiuiss. It '.'•.:- ridiciil m> to say • hi't !'•> <l : tl. put- of <or.-'.qii;-niv nmaire.l !.-tw.-.-i >.i--. h.val neeole. V niimb-r oi .-:uii:i-itlv <-"!!.- . ;v'l people m-ei.Uv -a:h-T'..i u --:!•-,- -.iid tramr-1 :i political plat lorm in v.hi.-h the rever- «•••. i> ti osinqtli-imi-d Pall :. Hunts was 0!.,. ■;•" :!i- nrir.i i'.il ohmk-. That -!iiv!v prov;.-l r-anitv atu! ; oval:y v. re not th ( - word. i:i pclitT-al i untr-'iver-y. PP.OPORTIONA'. IIKPr.FSFNTA-

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