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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2725, 21 March 1916, Page 3

A public meeting will be held in the Trades Hall to-night to consider the initiative, referendum, and recall. The following explanatory note has been issued by the conveners of the meeting:— The initiative means that any group of citizens may propose a reform measure, and, if they get 10 per cent, of the electors to sign their initiative petition lists, Parliament must place the proposal (or suggestion for reform) on the ballot paper, ana place it before the people to be voted on at the next general elections. The referendum, as is now generally advocated, requires that no law, save measures for public peace, health, and safety, shall go Into effect for, say, ninety days. Tf during this time, ten per cent, of the voters sign a petition demanding a referendum on. that law, it would not go into effect till the next regular General Election, when the people would vote on it, and if the majority voted "No" it would not be law. The recall: Every publio officer, including mombors of the Legislature, shall be subject to "Recall," or to bo asked to resign by electors. Twentylive per cent, of the electors may be required to file their petition demanding his recall or resignation.