PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION

Dominion, Volume 15, Issue 55, 28 November 1921, Page 7

PROPORTIONAL REPRESENTATION

POINTS DOR A NEW BILL. A conference convened by tho Auckland branch of. the New Pl - portions! Representation Society was held in Wellington last week. Boprese tatives were present from Auckkml, Christchurch, Dunedin, and Wa3 ! BQ " '’ in addition to several membeiß of tho Wellington branch. Tne Hon. Georgo Fowl*. president, of the Auckland branch presided. The object of the conference was to discuss, and if to secure unanimity regarding sev - ininortant points to be included Biti which the society is having prepa - ed for presentation to tho Government, with a, quest that it bo taken up and passed early next session, so that; W next general Section may should be submitted td Ministers,J oo ® bers of Parliament, and the public g following findings wel ? a L rl Y® d ctatv (3) that entire freedom be g von Actors to mark as many or preferences as they desire, () droop quota be adopted; (o) that eg as constituted by tie . electorates > repr€Sen tation coinnusstoners be made for by-droitions by the original hallo p P or m em“by r Xe ««J7 h e " fc t iVex"e istc-r with a r . e ’ ues * J O to h takelnv fursecured in - see if experience proved tup tiesu ability of also having the diminishing quota.