The Daily News MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1907. THE TRANSVAAL ELECTIONS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81918, 4 March 1907, Page 2

The Daily News MONDAY, MARCH 4, 1907. THE TRANSVAAL ELECTIONS.

the whirligig of time brings manv changes, and verily it has luou.ht a \ onderilul change in the Trails ait 1CW * VCIU ' S ' Wll ° halt bcliucd a year or two back, when tne patriotic fervor was at its he.ght and when it was unsafe for anywill,ll " Pi "' v " at variance »>th the policy ol the Umpire war «r y ; that the capitalists would diItetly assume control of affaire in the iiansvaal, .import .Chinamen by the thousand to work the mines, iiid ren-

Her he country anything |„iL „ wllit ,. mails paradise' And wno was there ? w " kl bought it possible hat in the year 1007 a representative (.•<n eminent would be established composed principally of tUo vc men W(J tuuylit against and who cost us s> much m Wood and treasure? And vet these thing, have come about. \\ - e have taken tliein as a matter ol' course. ' t-ireniiiMtanoes verve to show h.nv ««<>n people forget and how soon con, ditions and opinions change. And 111 relation to tlie gi v ;„g uf a colwti . tulion so liberal i„ its provisions as to permit of foinuil cnumics of Ihe Umpire to gain control of the popular Legislative Chamber, it. shows the sincerity, trustfulness, and niagnananitv ol the parent (io\ ernnicnl'. The iina'l results of the lirst election give the liner party a substantial niajorilv. llicy have won 37 seats, against tiie I'rogressives' 21, the Nationalists' «. Labors' 3 and Independents' 2. The '•Transvaal constitution is pretty much tlie same as the one we enjoy in New Zealand, except in respect of the Upper House, which in the Transvaal is to consist for It ho present of lifteen members, nominated by the (iovernment. The members are to hold ollice nominally for five years, but after four years the Legislature—that i,s, the Council mid the Assembly toge'thcr—ha\e power to pass a law providing tor aii efoctrd Secord Chamber. if

no such law is passed the Council may go 011 indefinitely in five year tenures of ollice. Also there are certain types of legislation for the consideration of the imperial Government: audi, fur instance, as tile issue of fresli l ceiiscs ur the renewals of any contracts in connection with the Chinese; tiiese the Home Government reserve to their special sanction. lit is, we. are sure, the hope of every colonist 'hat General llotha's sentiments, as e\pie»sed ill a letter of I hank's for his party's success, and published in Friday's cables —A'iz., "Ihe new Lc£*slaturo and its administration will promote the peace, prosperity and contentment of the enlire population,"—will materialise in the fuliesl measure, and tin 1 tills) ill (lie loyalty and co-opera-tion of the lloers be amply exeiuplilied, |