PARLIAMENTARY.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1435, 21 September 1878, Page 2

PARLIAMENTARY.

Last Night’s Proceedings. Fuidat, Sevtembeb 20. Electoral Bill. After ten last night Mr Stout’s amendment on the Maori qualification clause was carried, after a very long debate, by 13 to 3G. The following is tiro division list : Ayes. Ma jor Atkinson Mr Montgomery Mr Bar if „ Morns „ Bowen ~ Mnrray-Aynglcy ~ Brandon ,> Olliver ~ Brown, J. E. ~ Ormond ~ Bryce » Bichardson „ Curtis ~ Bichmond Sir R. Douglas „ Rollcstou ilr Fiizroy >, Russell ~ Fox ~ Seymour „ Gibbs Sharp ~ Gisborne Stevens ~ Green ~ Sutton ~ Henry ~ Teschmukcr ~ Hurstbousc ~ Turnbull ~ Johnston ~ Wason ~ Kelly >, Whitaker ~ McLean „ Woolcock

NOES. Mr Baigent Mr McMinn ~ Ballancc ~ Moorbousc „ Barton ~ Moss ~ Bastings ~ Murray „ Brown, J. C. Nahc „ Bunny „ Pyke ~ Carrington ~ Ecos ~ DoLautour ~ Rowe „ Dignan ~ Saunders „ Feldwick ~ Seaton ~ Fisher ~ Shcehan_ ~ George ~ Shrimski Sir George Grey ~ Stout Mr Hamlin „ Swanson ~ Hislop „ Taiaroa ~ Hobbs ~ Takamoana ~ Hodgkinson „ Tawbiti ~ Joyce „ Thomson ~ Kenny ~ Tole ~ Macandrew ~ Wakefield ~ Macfarlane ~ Wood. The clause as amended lead as follows : “ Every male Maori of twenty-one years of ago shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, be qualified to vote in the election of members for the House of Representatives, but shall only bo so qualified if ( a) he is seized at law or in equity of lands or tenements for his own life or for the life of any other person or for any larger estate of the clear value of £25, at the least, and has been seized for six months previous to the date of his claim to vote ; or, if {b) his name is enrolled on a ratepayers’ roll in force within the district for which he claims to vote on account of lands or tenements belonging to him, and shall have actually paid his rates for the year in which his claim to vote is made.” Clause 19 was amended to read as 'follows : —“ No person, who is an alien, or has been duly proved by law to be of unsound mind, or who at any time theretofore shall have been attainted or convicted of any treason, felony, or infamous offence, within any part of her Majesty’s dominions, unless he shall have received a free pardon, or shall have undergone the sentence or punishment to which he shall have been adjudged for such offence, shall be qualified to vote at such elections.” On the motion of Mr Delautoue the following clause was inserted, to follow clause 17: —“Every holder of a miner’s right or business license, who is enrolled on a ratepayer’s roll within the electoral district, while such roll may be in force, shall be entitled to have his name placed on the electoral roll for such district, and all qualifications so created shall bo considered to be residential qualifications, and shall be subject to all limitation, and other conditions attaching thereto.” Progress was reported at 2.10 a.m., and the House adjourned.