POLITICAL NOTES

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 19063, 27 July 1927, Page 8

POLITICAL NOTES

TOMafaJB? B Electoral BowuUrte,. *'?t* B Leakages have ocean*! t ,\- ? B the report of nnssioners, according made in the House of to-day by the Minister B Electoral Depart*!? ijftS I animated that if th«2JpJI sponsible could befound T**«lkß mont would mak«&jSSiß The Mister *&fg£R| time rumours supposed to be the fi«ng of the dectoralZL&Sß b en current, and those SSS&SB crculated within the CSSSB nb-ut the alterations of biAs*B names of electorates rect. He did not wantiuSSSß he or the Government wen if&IH attempting to mislead monfcL'SiM lament. It was 1 ;ages should have taWSSIB chapman of the Bepws*a®f»M mission had informed than one M.P. had m« lL 3>B for confirmation of the TnjmM*lß the chairman's reply, u itTS&SsB nil such enquiries, had information would be aafrfSifß when tho papers were iluy lSslB House. the I.« dayß it had been papers to go to the ftuX| rJS where their contents might uye property of several huaeSiSlt doubtedly leakages had some stage, «*s!* Mr H. E, Holland: t?hat '-kJL matter! - T^« The Minister: In iairassr kl. House, a few members sharil a? aware of the position whniSiSF are not. (Hear, hear.) -$■ Mr McCombs (Lyttelton); tfjjL suggest tit someone in ttoJ|jlß ment Printing Office was ™pSnW The Minister: I am nwI&SS|L gestion, but if I couldlayfeTfu on t?.e public servant or mm*? may be, the Government va«ta«S? ly make an example of Mm, '■ Wt Mr Sullivan (Avon)i It S'liL tho leakage may have corns fn§| C mission t ~ Tip Tho Minister: I am not WJnJi say, but I regret that any occur-ed. ' i\W Eeplying to a question by 'Wa| the Hon, Mr MoLeod said WjK| structed the Board of Trade "mm make enquiry into the necefitipffc recent increase in the price <js«t; Preferential Voting. \mk The Preferential Voting l|||| has been introduced in tfceww Mr McCombs (Lyttelton), operation of the principleJrcßf §B polls. In addition to the B*wißfli for rejecting a voting paper it is proposed that papers indicate a first preference oi tions submitted, shall hj? more • than one first' be indicated, but a regarded as informal if a his second, third, or Qtta|, to the proposals, In aneh Wttjlmß preferences will be itipiffiß duplicated, and those* ajfw^liß^B suggested that' cept papers ,|e«a , ' i MW with one posals except bees itaMfijßf the votes ' proposal, or the posala are to be'tsm^a^||m^B a majority the allocate the votes of has received fewest 'yffliß according to the P M '**lijj™S®M| by the of rejection and proposal has obtained a Bead Ckmsttnction, JIBII^B "Will the Governmeja.t^mß|i advisability of P romoto ?Jl|Wß lation this session, em K?S|B^K bodies to define any. road construction purp^H^esMßHHßK [of the Hntt road scftemeJlißfM Allen Bell (3ay of IHB| The Minister for Williams) replied was worthy of eonsidelm BBsB Government would go i^^Hß Money Going' to Batffl^^^^W whether, in view of tSfcliSßiiß tion of the money gaged on nnemployni|e|^ffl«B^K and to those other penßione, is P^-ffiljfßßsf r they will consider e paying such Natives storekeepers for such storekeepers Travexs Bevieftt. "ff*fl|Biß ; has given notice j for Health in vhat : tr*^^raflH, intends to deal medical research left ' Mr Travers. I will announce a WW l search to co-ordina,^gßßßß stitute is contempj|it»Jßßßßß! guarantee will H 'mffiBSBBKDi 1 duties will not Whether a £ ' tot - !*jflgPlilßi i