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Te Aroha News, Volume XXVII, Issue 43114, 6 July 1907, Page 4

Questioned particularly as to tlie remark she was reported to have made on the subject of female franchise in Ne<v Zealand,. Lady Ward replied: ‘‘What I said that I was strongly in l , favour of the. law which conferred the franchise on women, but the law did not make provision for their having seats in Parliament. I expressed the opinion that had that been included in the original proposals in New Zealand the movement would have been lonsiderably delayed. X think that he franchise has done a great deal of rood, without women sitting in Parliament-, at all. The franchise in New Zealand hia's not. interfered with the rdinary life of the women, and it is igfrt that it .should not disturb the ranquility of the home. None of the isahilities that’ were suggested as ossihle of occurrence have come birat as the result of granting the anchise in this colony.” The Milton Mirror states that owing • the high rate —30s percent.. — larged by the accident insurance rnpgnies in the colony, the Otago xmillers are moving in the matter forming an insurance fund among o various flaxmilling associations roughout tire colortyv