THE ROLLS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1928, Page 6

THE ROLLS

30,000 NEW REGISTRATIONS. , WELLINGTON, October 9. Replying to a question in the House of Representatives to-day the Minister (the Hon. A. D. M’Leocl) read the following statement which he had received from the Chief Electoral Officer: “The registrations under the compulsory provisions of the Electoral Act for the Dominion up to July 31 total 190.037; removals by -transfer total 173,714, and changes/of addresses with in electorates of registration total 56,210. “Tiie new rolls were available in the first week .in August, and between July 4 (the date oil which the general rolls closed) and July 31, 16,454 new registrations and 2123 changes of addresses within electorates were recorded. These figures indicate that electors recognise their responsibility to register and notify change of address. “ The latest figures for the Dominion are'not available, but up to August 31 returns from registrars show that there are 30,000 more electors registered for the Dominion than in 1926, and from returns coming to hand it is safe to say this number will he increased to 50,000. The total registrations in the D minion are representative of the aclult population of New Zealand qualified to have their names on the rolls. The general rolls closed two months earlier than usual cn account of the alteration of electoral boundaries, and the Department recognised that by doing this the supplementary rolls would be somewhat larger than in 1975. “The returns of registrations forth? four chief cities indicate that the reports regarding an unsatisfactory state of the rolls are exaggerated, and are not representative of tbb true position.”