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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXII, Issue 8897, 17 August 1907, Page 3

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House of Representatives. Pm Press Association. Wrin ,., w -.Aii!.wtlf At 11.25 p.m.'ti^"»J'^. ) fj? n t r Committee of consideration of tli<'--' f; 1J > d °J- ~ •;,',."• ?C\t>a;.-o;', oi general tiou of the ityVf h yl n ;, s !IJ3 iiitlicaeleetion, £--;> ',-..(nniiiK;- officers tiou that i« t , i ' i . (! sI T W t >Wi ' V&" thought the * excellent pay for the inB ?rlo«» In addition, it must be travdlins r.Umv.i.cos Mr L:;Vs motion was lost on the V jfrJ. Alien moved to reduce the item "Exdcusps of Rcm-esentation Commission. £138" by £1 as an m- j dicatioii that the Committee was dissatisfied witli the provinou made for fixing the boiindr.vies <>f the electorates. There was no doubt that th.o work might huvo )r.'-n bettor 'lone. , . , , Jl Mr D. Reid complained ot the Commissioners' absolute di :,:■<•;:<; vd of comiimnitv oi' inter.'-1. Mr Ell considered it. was never contemplated that the M per cent quota f<i ion Id be add"d to populations in the i)figiil>o:;rh.r ; ;:d of towns such as Timaru, Ua!m:ru, i-7ev Plymouth, and Kelson.. Mr Tanner hoped the (government would terminate the pre-;id unsatisfactory condition of things, which pleased no one. Mr Lauronsou realised the difficult task tlio Commissioners had when thev attempted to deprive, the South Island of several of it.-' represcntativs. It was: a task which eonld catisiv no one. The adY'.im,' of ;Jb per cent to the country electorates mitdit have .been .pi.-Id tied when the country was, so to .speak, kept separate from fiie towns, but now that there were sie'h ;;oo:i means of eommunication he thought the 2H per cent addition wax monstrous. Sir Joseph "Ward -aid surely the proper tini" io dee] with tins matter of definitely ii>:i !>.;,■ iiv electoral boundaries was when there was a measure before the House to alter the lav.-. Mr Allan's .imemhnont was lost by

lIS votes to oh The vote lor iho Electoral Depart- ! mens was passed unaltered _ p ro , r ,-, K -; vi':is reported sir this item on the"'suggestion of tlic Leader of the Opposition, and tin- Lionsc rose at J.,-)■-. a.m. The House met ;-.i :).•«>. Tho ITou-o vent into Committee of Supply mid proceeded to deal with tho Estimates, all Hie items e-f which wore, passed. Mr Massey urged ihat too House should bo 'supplied with details of tho .-eioOO voto under fi'O heading "Travelling allowance to Ministers." It would be interesting to know, for instance, what it had cost tho oountrv -while tho Minister of Lands was tvarolii:"..,' about tho country explaining his Land Bill.