TRANSVAAL CONSTITUTION.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81904, 17 December 1906, Page 2

TRANSVAAL CONSTITUTION.

3EBVILE LABOB PBOVLSIOftS

London, December U. - bmce the Transvaal Constitution only re S e rves bills dealing with con. • tract laborers imported from outside South Africa, this is interpreted to mean that natives from British, Porta, guese and German South Africa are" all employable under conditions of a. seryile character if the Transvaal so desires. PAYMENT OF LEttISLAIOBS, London, December 14 Members of the Transvaal Assembly i will be paid £l6O at the end of the session, together with 40s for every days attendance, provided the total does not exceed £3OO per annum. Ihis is intended to defeat obstruction tor the mere purpose of getting more OPINION OF THE BOER ORGAN, DISSATISFIED WITH NOMINATED COUNCIA. COUNCIL'S PREDOMINATING ' POWER. * ' BRITISH INTERESTS TOO WELL SAFEGUARDED, ' " Received 16th, 4.44 p.m. J " > m. _ , Ca Petown, December 15, ( - ■the Onsland, the Het Vote organ X says the voter's residential qualifies* ion is too short, because the popm lation is a floating one, and a large nominated council disappointing, ag Onsland had hoped the Imperial Goverunieut would amend this bv removing a ii appearance o£ with a nominated council. The Constituion does not bestow full respon- :' -ible Government. The trainers* of -he Constitution have taken remarkable pains to safeguard British in, terests; firstly, by a nominated councili secondly, by a conference of both House to settle disagreements, when the Upper could convert a popular mto a minorityf and,' thirdly, by,the Hnperial veto. The ' paper adds that the Chinese labour stipulation is satisfactory.