POLITICAL POINTS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 26 August 1907, Page 3

POLITICAL POINTS.

TREND OF POPULATION'. An instance of the effect of the cer.-j ■us in adjusting the representation of the people for Parliament is afforded by the figures relating to the North and tjouth Islands for successive years where the electoral districts are constituted oa a population basis. The results show Out at the cens s of 1892—'>.'>:! , Island membprs 30, South Island members 40; 1896—31, 39; 1901—34, :<i: 1906—38, 38. The districts have kin •gain defined on the basis of population, as shown by the census taken in April, 1906, with the result that the South Island will, at the next general election, return only 35 members, as against 41 for the North Island. WOMEN VOTERS-SOME INTERESTING FIGURES.

In no fewer than fourteen constituencies the women voters on the roll were So excess of the a..n tcter? at tie last election, Those electorates were: Marden, Auckfcind West, Grey Lynn, Par- ' neD, Nelson, Kaispoi, Avon, Christ- ' church East, Christchurch South, Ash- ' burton, Chalmers, Dunedin North, Dun- ; edin Bonth, and Civersham. I The members in the present Hon (f ! of Representatives returned from these I electorate* are: Messrs Maunder, Poole, ! Fowtds, Lawry Graham, Buddo, TannorJ I TJarey, ED, MeLichhn, Allen, Barclay;. < lAraold, and Bidey. It ia strange that amongst all the-c there b only one unmarried r,»,v,. vi'.„ Mr Poole. In all X<-w Zrahnd there were n! the last el-ctioii 47f>» : 3 on th- nil. Of this nmnlKT -2<1".:W7 were m»-i and gflZ£~6 women. The number <:' men -»fc» voted was 221,011, and of women ■who voted 175,040. The males who vn Ua were fJO7 <>:' rent of tho?r "-> the rolls, against 78.44 per cent, in line. The ynmber of women who voted is 82.2.1 per cent, of those on the roll, while in 1802 there was tb» lower proportion •>: 7152 per rent. So that there is eiidcii.-* of a greater willingness now on the part of women fo go to the polL

oceci'ATrox of member?. Ike occnpntion nf members elected in JW6 "how tli.it farmers or runhnlrier:. fnrnJ«h more members than any other r.'.oßs of occupation. There were twentyItwt of the«e 'l*ii(lei innr ghen »» "3: tiers*) returned in 1005: there we nine barrister* or solicitors and five journalist*. The following is a ilef ailed list of th» ncnipafions: Secretary If iI.OJL. 1: liarrkter. ?olicitor<<. 0: joiirBalist*, 5: minin!» advocate, interpreter. lecturer, teacher. 3: chemist. 1; in-tir-■nce manager. 1: lind-broker. estate Ogrnt,3; sfatioiw, hoakwller. t: ill iper 1 , hotelier, ": merchants J: s,>r omnt, con.merei"! tr *hoera»l" r <lver. ?• Iter, builder, me it, mine mnnii ploy**, 1: Mirk.mi paper proprietor. 1: fanner, mnhoMer. a 6; contactor. 3: ..r>H 8; director of finni" «»# Jfc-cnt. 1.