NOTES OF THE DAY.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1457, 4 June 1912, Page 4

NOTES OF THE DAY.

Although- -c-v&n the Jnst reiiTarhHig diehards yf Ue "tfkrat' , party. i-nve come-'to sha)re tW.t liostilUy fo the second baltot whreh. \vu aj-a gkd to remembev we s(:;v.rte«f fay ba:ck in 1908, it is to bfr hpped tlrat tha,t bad: system will not lie. i-.oip.la.ced. ; ).sy same imperfect method' that may have possibilities jujftas , bii'd. The Minister; for Internal ,Affii?iTO Ijas bc:en giving' some partigulars o| a '"'Frdferential Voting Bill," w'ltich,,' pves'unialjiy.i he would inti-edUca jf hp 'had' the ■e.jiitn.cc. of doing so. It is to. be , hoped fjiaf when it ccunpa to dealing. -\vi=tlj electoral rcioiiiu Pa.rli.a.mciTt ;v,i.1l not , be eon tent wiife foi- A BilJ., qua)'rel about it-; and pass sonieEhing , ili'tw. la-.v_ without gitHiK attention fo Si; various systems..'.of v.oti.ng in Vog.uii. in cou.nt.i'ies,. the cond Ballot AciS.wQU.id np,t .hav.c bcei;. so easily passed' had the lls'iie.b had' knowledge. ;p* the, Yi'Qi:king b'l similar Acts; inuo.'the.r countries , ,; :(Dnd ■ of tho voforiii's , that Hie. - paiblic ei-. pects to fdflow Miji Jj.j'Eafrup of the-' long "Libei-.a;!:' , ' oljg.ffrqiiy is a i'cio.fm of Parliame.p.tary mp.thod.s.; a.n.cl tho largest re'fprnj iiji th;is field is , £he inauguration, of ii'.ii.to.liig.eni anci \viSllinformed disciVssi.p&i Before; it l'c-; solves upon any- now sysfcorn cif voting, Parlianienji shoirid. iiifoi-jft itself upon all fh&.,p.'Qssilj'ici systcmsj. so : as to get tli.o "besl;. resuit.. lit Great liritain they , ; dO-. : .not ■un.dei'.taike vit-. ally iinpoytdnt .changes. sv)th.oii.t f.iiil ■ investigation! ;":3]llo' ijijjprftd Office : should bo ablo'a.d ;s(tpply onv tlov-. ernmont, fdrvchb'an.fp.r.matiD.n of .'Pivrliamont and .the; uubl'rc,. with cb.pies of a good mawjf: - I; \Vhite papers" dealing witl; jliji' SvorfcvnJj. of- the vo>: ing system , '.iiii'vojgiic in diiffvent' countries. In Qridfer properly t.6 deal with (ji'g fjuraisiffh,. Pjviuiamcn't. should have : 'Elris i:n|.9V.ination,

When the- 'City Cbuii'cil deciefcd to grant £lOOQio.;clic .IvTEvtieriaj fia/lfci;y : fund on condition iJint the .city raised £5000, "J-fc w-a's acitiiftteil. .00 all hands (hat the "offer stvvick a nies balance bet\vci\n geiieiiosity and. ])iadonco. It stSsQ isriitty wicls'ly feared tliaf : ffie; £:5000. wouid .not bo. raised, that : jifiy mil.cl: enthiisiasm that might 80. displXyxic! w.o'uHi bp e.Xr hausted before. : tlle, r.s.qitii'cc!' tot.ii,t Atas vflachod. StTOiip; in tlicii; ,beiief that Wellington is:, 'as., well as windy— ■bpXlWsdme .of, pin: ; friends in the, otljpr .centres \j.irti openly sceptical tbcflit dwv tipy i: s chances of getting, thp '.raqijfcy. The £5000 has b.ecn'Tß:'ised> and more than '.raised j aiici: it is .doiibtfill whether ,any ; of the. .other' ■cities could have dbne bettor' in .tile tini.e'. Congratulations', .ate cl.iic to so iriahy enthusiastic sutecnibbrs t&; gndl workers for- the- fiifffl- thijt: ii/\yi?nlcl be invidious ..to. garti.ciVlrti'lsa $ur-+ ther than to men'pein , the' a.dniiiable zeal of Messrs 1 ; EffflE aiid SbAy-, upon whom; th'e. teufft of the /worjc naturally fell, '.TJife pitizens ti'Jll ,hayc. an early opp'o.rtjtu.ity jj:f Scot-ng' all the that Wejl'rngtKtt , wjl'j hand over to; Alip: Jfa;tiHri?il (feiltry; when it is eStablis'licdi etna them free o;f- phii.rgc: ns Shey". yitiTJ always bo seen- Tn. tjio fiilriess- 'df-timev They make a substantial -iniclijus for the national-cplfcttioiii m\d the.y' will probably in-. -times ; prpvj to t>e in tliomsclves orip. p:£ tjiii feesfc -argiiimbntsfor liberal expenditure jiy State on good pictures, fete'i- q.Hv

Canterburv "■Lib.arcaliisnV" can. ;£t ways bo depqn.clecl upp.n nowadays i-o ■ break into absu.raiuic.s;,. Messrs.: Lahrensox, E.tt, arid 'ißussEiii .at* in their bcs.fi fti.nii, and; are bofj>ife ■ the public. B.ut. it yias Mit; .Bypno. who explained ffiat; the '6o.YeVhWienb had not altered pv. abandoned its land policy, biifc Jiiid in.erely ''aih' justed" it. "WiS ■all: f.eifc that Mr,' Buddo had stru.ek the top siote , ,- arid were glad o'f jiim:- BuF tip '?l{iimpionship has been , wrc'sted ivoiii hiin' by Mr. G. % Eqrbes, M!,p v ' $$ Hurunui. At A. .s.op.iai last referred to l.oc'aj :go:vpriimeri.t:,' a'iicl said: "The tiiujeet h:itl: : iio% bftwi tackled seriously;,'jiftd; m J1;r; Russell they had.fl:;nb 11i;ii3iair 1115, ability had xhsiiged -it t'jpruv ''subject into a reryeasj s!ii : ]eci n Tito process was.'simple': hfr fl'isftnght along a Bill,. sa\>- ft inaj&e.atecK i!;nd solved the pr.diij.ein '.'jjy abaniio.ningit. So doth ■iriielleiitf.. tr : ansiiHifc: thorniness into case. Why 'is ij,' S q. often the Cante.rfciiiy "jLifccivil- ,,, w-ho says these foolish, tningsj Probably because in CantertmVy ''Bibcrailisitf' does not mix, ■thpugli'fi its pplitics. Your Qantexljwry '%il/oral'' is. the true BqeiptTan,, fiMmoj:vr'& pake we hops lie will .keep on..