PARLIAMENTARY VOTES.
VOTING METHODS IN PAIILIA- ; MENT. (Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, Hiis day. A complaint by Mr. Veitch (Wnnganui) that his nunw had been omitted, from the list of members who opposed referring the Gaming Bill to the Government 4w enquiry, .served to yentikuo tho loowe methods of recording votes in Parliament. The member's vote was by resolution, duly recorded on the journals' of the House, and tho iclleis took.the opportunity of mentibning how.voting its being conducted. Mr. Glenn declared Uiat there would be a. succession of such mistakes if the presc.it system continued. lib h.*u. pointed out oil the previous evening that owing, to the faint lines put through the names of members on u division, list it/ [was difficult ifor the lelle's to accurately count the votes. Members shoitld be obliged to vote one by. one, instfxul.df half a dozen lingers Keing put on aUlivisiioe list when the tellers wore trying to murk it. Mr. Howard and another teller declined to accept responsibility for. what happened 'under the present system.
j; Mr. .Speaker remarked that as the j result of the discussion some imI proven-eat could be made. j 1 <»
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 16213, 25 August 1923, Page 9
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