REFERENDUM AND RECALL
A public meeting-to-discuss the'initiative, the referendum, and the recall was held in tho ..Trades :■. Hall,-. Cuba Street, oh Tuesday, Mr. G. Ward presiding over-an attendance of about 40 men and. -women. . '
Mr. : G. C. Stuart, who convened the meeting, explained' that it ;was proposed to form a league : to further, the referendum, question before the next election.' He subsequently answered a number of questions. , , A resolution was : next moved in favour, of setting, up ;a. committee to obtain details, cf the question and report to a later meeting. This was supplanted.by an amendment in the following terms:—"That, feeing .there is already in New Zealand a political body ■which has the referendum as a plank jn its platform, this-meeting does, not deem it advisable to start another party and so split up the ranks'of Labour." The amendment was carried by 19 Totes to. 16. ■' . '.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2727, 23 March 1916, Page 3
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146REFERENDUM AND RECALL Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2727, 23 March 1916, Page 3
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