LIFE OF PARLIAMENT
PERMANENT EXTENSION PROPOSED. By Teleeraph—-Press Association. WELLINGTON. November 2. Permanent extension of the life of Parliament is provided for in the Electoral Act Amendment Bill, which was introduced and read a first time in the House to-day. The duration of the present Parliament was extended by one year by Section 35 of the Finance Act of the emergency session, so that the next general election will not take place until about November, 1935, There is a consequential amendment providing that Licensing Committees shall in future be elected every four years, instead of three. No specific provision is made concerning the licensing poll which, according to present law, must be taken on the day of the general election.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19330, 3 November 1932, Page 2
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