"TELLING" BY ELECTRICITY."

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 939, 5 October 1910, Page 8

"TELLING" BY ELECTRICITY."

IN^:PARm : :''-i : : Z:M DIVISION/LISTS/>■/ [y^- ■ Jmacle/vin'j/.reobrdkg./the. nambs ,of/;vbtefs ; .W3ivisions. in/Parliament/resulted in ;a'discussion yesterday ; as- to .whether or. 'not; the ; . p|resent ; sys.'tem of recording'votes' cpuld'.:be';i.mprbv-* 'ed on; ■";- :■;.,;' '/: /-/'''' :! '''; : ,■■■■•.'■ /'/■";'' >' Mr:< Speaker-pointed but' that : in. four last, week mistakes, were made ; in; recording/the names- of on" ;.the' • division list. /On the "item :;in Treasury >otb iii-the'Estimates, to. re-; ;duce/;the;yote/of V£6oo:;;by/£l,sMr.' :Lauren6oh : .^had , .voted ; on"'both : sides.'. '(Cries/of ivoh'r?);;/:';."K:;/,«";/; //;;,/;. //Mr./ L'aurensbn.:i. , .'l,,ybte'd:.'No.'." •_'- ,on ; the ".division: that-the :Assistant. Secreta.ry , s,.salary,'£6opi; be-reduced.'by; £50, ; ;/v:Mr.:'..]jawry ..appedred tp. ; have ; vbted';ori. : bofcb/'sides;-/ . .' -■/;//■-// ; ;'-' : !. , ';.'''.'Mr.i''-Lawr'y'i il . l l; never : voted'.;for .reduction ,iri .my.life;!'/;(Laiightei-;)'' ;//;. : . 'v .Sir/Joseph: Ward': /'.'What effect 'does' ■itimake ,in;-t>he : totalsP'' A .;i;i':;:-: -.-A'',';':;'' •; : Mr'.,': Speaker": It;makes.'the; ; maiority. greater., ui. both- cases...////';/■■'/„./ .;■'-.','.'•. ;;On another. iteirt:iri.the'' , Estimates...Mr.; :Witty ..appeared/to have;vote.d;,bn;;both > sides....-.i. ; :,'.'',.'... : v-;' i -/;;//'. : .' • ■--',///'/:/.:'// ':'•,.'Mr.'.-Witty:'/"l..didn't, -sir;/J/'voted :with,the' Ayes." ;:,///.;/;';//'..;/./,.;;/ Messrs'.,Craigie,and Hana-n that.itheir". vote had not been .recorded .oh'the division in reference to the-mat-, ..ter/'pf. 'the 'admission -vo'f /'the: press to. .thev'cbmmittee;;which, into ■the/charges.' made, by-Mr. Hine.','•;/'■'/:■'/■'■;; ;''l, r vpted/against the: ''motion;"/,.:-. : ', ; //;/;.;.l//'si-.;. ;■;///:;: -Jii'/i

... 'Mr; Hanan:""l; voted: for ,th'e :amend- :

i : : : The. Prime.Minister asked/how' it. was; ;that/there { were: such : a 'number of ■ mis/ stakes.; •'••' If .'there were; two ''■'.■teller's: b/»' each 'side//and ;,they understood ;therr work, it should hot be possible for mis'takes to; occur.'.'•'• There had; beenVa'cbhnumber/of ;,mistiikes : pastYoh/impo'rtani divisions:■'■" With."'-' anything like, intelligent itellers,:he".did not think it: should ,be ; . possible/for,/these' ■;:.;; ..y,-! ■/'/;: v

:' Several /speakers urged Jthat .the. only means.: of,; having an, absolutely correct •record kept was for'members .to/go.out 'into the and; to; have; their; votes recorded '. as;' they ■■; returned '.through the' doors/;-: '/-^':v-./v ; -;;■;,;■■:, ■v//;/' : '-:,'v :•■■ ■■>:■ ,VTho' : iPrime ;Minister. remarked'.that.a' ;system of' '■ l teUing".V;by; electricity Which 'he/had advocated ..would 1 ." be' instituted.'ih' the new: House of' Pariia/ ment;.■./ This would be .within- the'■next eighteen months/ •■.;■■ \' :/■.•/,.: '' : -<--;. ; ; ; Mr. .Massey: "The: next'.ten years." ■' ~Sir; Joseph' '"Ward" repeated that the new .system, would be established ; within: 'eighteen months, raattor then, (dropped: ;' : . '>::v : :;.'/ • ■:■'''■:;'-;;''.',