SEAMEN DISFRANCHISED.
EFFECT OF NEW ELECTORAL " LAW. 'By Telegraph—Press Association.) DUNEDIN, Friday. Mr Belcher, secretary of the Seamen's Union, informed a reporter today that thirty members of the creAV of the Maunganui, and one belonging to the Tahiti, Avhose names are among the 105 seamen on the supplementary roll for Dunedin Central, had had their votes disallowed Vv the Collector Customs for, reasons under the new W law. If such men wish to record their votes they can only do so at Wellington, where articles are taken out, and only in the, electorate in which the Customhouse is situated.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14205, 6 February 1915, Page 4
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99SEAMEN DISFRANCHISED. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 14205, 6 February 1915, Page 4
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