PARLIAMENTARY.

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXII, Issue 12795, 29 September 1905, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY.

Per Press Association. J t LEGISLATIVE COUNCTL,, j i!WELLINGTON.SB. •> The Council met at 2.30 J&.to ; .. THROUGH COSIMITTEJL. i l}. The Property Law Amendment Sill was passed through committee, and ilj (pouhi; cil rose. ' i ■ i HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES- ' The House met at 2.30 p.m.. | ■' "j new WI.L. •": : Mr Mills gave'notice to introduce; the - Methylated Spirits Bill- ' ELECTORAL. | : ; Sir J. G. Ward moved the recommittalof the Electoral Bill for the- purpose of.; reconsidering certain clauses. " ' Air Tayior moved to recommit other. clauses for the purpose of moving an amendment enabling womeff'to" be nominated as candidates. - -- » In the. course of a-discussion that took place Sir 'J. G. Ward said 'that the object of the Bill was to have a-chief elecioral officer his attention,.t.<i_tllfi_.)vork and supervising the whole work of the registrars. The desire was to have pnre flectoral rolls and to ersure that those who had not voted ■ front causes beyond their control were not stiuck off mereJy for tlio purpose of putting them on again. I Mr proposal was lost by 39 votes to 23 votes. Mr Herries moved the recommittal' of clause 178 A with a view of .abolishing tha present system of nomination in coHneftjon with elections for Maori inembiiW ; > This was lost by •32 votes to.; 30-voteß, (Mr Parata voting with.ilr HerrlOsatid'Mr Kaihau, Mr Pere and Mr Heke agaiisthim). Mr Lewis moved'to recommit to consider, a new clause to allow everTS elector to' vote by an : el?ctoFß;' right on; production of a medical certificate that he, is unable to record polling: booth. ■ This was lost by 33 votes td"32 ; votes. Sir J. G. Ward's motiSß agreed •to on the voices,--and the House"Hveut jnto committee. The House rose at The House resumecTat 7.30 p-.ln. - _ The -first clause dealt i>4'■'-pi'iv-vidirig that the names of absentees shall; be removed after mr.i'e thin ,'a year's absence. Sir J. G. Ward moved to strike out this clause, and insert another providing that on. •an -absentee's return he can get on lite -oil after three months' residence in a district. (v Several members objected :i! fd flirea months as being too long a -period. After considerable di?<iiisS-"ori 'fclause 54 was retained by :39 vMes to 28; : vqtes.

Sir J. G. Ward snid he now proposed to 'eave the law as it stands at- piesent (that is that after the return of An e'cc'tor after twelve months he .may be reinstated on the roll if he still possesses the qualification in respect of which ■-hft-was previously on *h'e roll). ; Clause 145 A was next .taken."

(Left sitting owing to .break in land lines.)