Australian Politics.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12195, 19 February 1903, Page 2

Australian Politics.

VICTORIAN. REFORM BILL. „,

GIVIL SERVICE^REPRESENr TATION. •"* . *

United Press Association.— Sy Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. Melbourne, February 18: The, Reform BUI has pa'ssied the/Leg-islative-,!Coxincil,. n The?numberof members is increased " from 42' to 43, in * order to provide for -the .. special" re~. presentation, oi-the Civil • A private member's Bill :to';legalise the totalisator was; read a first time.. PUBLIC SERVICE "VOTE. « . The clauses .in^the- Consti^utioii,: He>-., form Bill dealing with- separate reprer' sentation of tne^raibTKay^pad; public ser,^i'ce&, pifoyide s%r ;the^compil^on. bf— rt (a) An electors'. xo\\. of "all' pub-; lie officers and railways' officers who, under the laws for the';. time b^eing. in' force, wpuld, if not on tsiich' roll, be [ qualified 'to vote; ' for the elecjEion Of a member of the Council for "a 'pro— I vince, and on' ■heirig'/so i of such officers "shall become entitled I to vote at the election of ' a uaember 'to represent them in the Council? jfb) An electors' roll> of all public officers, and another of; all -.railway officers whp under the laws fpr the time being iri* force j wquld" if snot on -v such roll be>quali^B.^ t^ytfie-fdrVthe elec- ; tion /of inember'^^^the -* Assembly for an electoral' dis^vjt'j janjd on being so '^ewolled .'e»on|.'. ' 4f siach^offfcers shall -become' en|iiled t.fct -vote at -the i election of a member to ' represent them y in "the' As|einfcry *' ' XqWb^"fpr the public officers and one f Of the-rail-way officers). ••+.. .'*-,»/.■ ■ * For the l purpose of ' enabling the trolls to be compiled, every ipuHic officer and railway's officer 'shall: whenever so .requeßtedigive»to the^headof his department* in writing, all suchvin- • formation regarding himlelf as is nec<essary to, enable-. the conipiling officer to compile such rolls pr. s pake. any alterations thereof, .pr^ additions thereto, or r.emovajs .^therefrom, and such information /'Wall be fprwardedi 'by 1 suet head to the "compiling officer. • Notwithsljanding^"tfea.t the name of ,any public officer 05 railways officer .is included in any 7^electoral roll ' in ■force in any, Qvyififfti'joi; any province ■■or electoral ;<dißJbd[c^ it ( shall. n,ot ,. be \ lawful for any public officer' or railways officer whds.e name is included j m.wg»X^splL,ciom^iled,.as „-afprjßs^jd^ £y i tto^toin^^^cioffioei^ttf^vote <bt~:n%~ t^l^t to vote at any election of; '"a ' member to be returned by any pnpf-,-v^tice lo the..^G^iH^jl, ip^r byj any electoral. dist^CTfstft "thej, Assembly. 4 f . Power' ijjL'ssx!ep.}i > 6' 4pMos^rejtu|3i-- ' ing' pffidefs to de£il l with ihe election \ of ' {representatives ef the, public r yaiits; and, for' the purpose jpf enabling offipers -A* h vote^Mf-tf^- < mentary ; returning officer shall, &s so'pn '«is practicable after the , writ is issued, forward to every officer entitled to vote thereat a postal, ballot paper. . , .1 . '- *?T