HOUSE OF LORDS

Hokitika Guardian, 12 November 1932, Page 5

HOUSE OF LORDS

POSSIBLE REFORM INQUIRY COMMITTEE’S VIEWS. (United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Received this day at 9.25 a.m) LONDON, November 11\ The possibility of women sitting in the House of Lords was envisaged by the committee of Conservative Peers and members of the Commons, under the chairmanship of Lord Salisbury, which investigated the reform of the House off Lords and recommended that it would hazardous, and 1 completely out of tradition of the hereditary principal and dangerous to leave the monarchy as the only hereditary element of the constitution. The committee proposes a House of about 320, of whom 150 will be hereditary Petrs elected 1 by the remainder, and 150 frdm outside elected by county and borough councils grouped into electoral areas. Sex would be no dis-' qualification among those thus elected. All members should be elected for twelve years, a third retiring every four years. Royal Peers and Lords of Appeal and two Archbishops should continue to be members, also three Bishops to he elected by their brethren, while adequate representation would be provided for the Labour party by blunging incomes to £6OO yearly. If short of that amount Peers would not be Elected to the Lords but should Be eligible for the Commons.