N.S.W. POLITICS.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18659, 7 April 1926, Page 9

N.S.W. POLITICS.

UPPER HOUSE BBFO«v| * NATIONALISTS* ,BC»«ifaw < j^n«f ' (no* mm omr wiaaaweae^.: 1 v* ; The eflort. of Uh» WftgSW'i/* abolish the Legislative South Wales flood ■ •' to the Nationalist' 'PiMifll tfei, which h»rd too to formulate * nooortity for Upper Hoose |s|RflH it Jo ■%SSjPfiHBI by members of the* selves, thai & ncaniaee B«i|i'g|HP' protent day conditions is tt ipflßgf ;> i«n. H&njr *eb«iiH» for %*»*•*' reform hare been advanced, sUjg;j§||f have come to nothing. Tht tmmK&mk if it bases it* refotSl o» «*» f*'r thorn,' will eertalnhr choose from. Bir Ooolip reteMJJK,' example, proposed a mora arMf 1 \ Hmittax the tnembereW© of the ■!!?** ;"■ House to Humbert !Nettta!tt#liiM|P'' to 68, with tenure for> gaUMil of life. Sir Jo»ph C*HWfc*j~^^k »ccording<to service and" obligation in respect to »tte«taw* : W'' scheme which impressed members of l&f,H party vac that advanced by Jlr UK " now a SMeral Member, wham IM-WK Minister for Justice to, tte lw» Government. Hfc object was to mm ' the/system of lif? toßwe, **4 Jr#> riding members into three daato»^ f fill vacancies at the end of eejda mjmfrh year period by the Legkjative Ajwfjaii bly voting for fta elect a the WHPK - House on, a proportional bask. Tflßf aim, of course, wis to provide ,H«a», each jperty in the elective Chtußker thoul<f oWein iU'MI share oT representation in the Upper House. TSat* schema, however, au preserve in MM form the principle of nominetita, a* far as the electors are concerted, awl until the people themselves are iat say as to the constitution of the lag** lative Council the position, it k''g#awally felt, will sever be enUrely *J»*v factory.