THE SECOND BALLOT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 155, 22 June 1908, Page 2

THE SECOND BALLOT.

Dunn;; hi? nwnt trip to tin' haiklOUUll.V tile I'l'l'lllil'l' gilVl'll JIR'M IVpi'l'S4>lltillivi- —IIIH- |ialti,llla)>l id llu' •.!("*■• I iM-iinii'iifs iuli'inioiu in j-ospi-ct In llif I Smiml liallot Hill, which, Sir -lo*qili iiitiimiii'il, will In' iii' ( iii{.-lu down limine the couiiiifi m'-m'uii. It was di'niralili'. liw I'l'i'iim-r -aid. tlmi tin- sy-li'in nl' inini.riiv iviu'i'hi'jiiiiiii.ii ilniulil inii'i' nnil for nil In' nln.lislii'il. I'loin he liiul iiinili'. In' «n- -ali.-lii'il llint 1111111211 much cmihl l„. -aid fur nlw-liiK- nun jiirhy. Ik- ku, -ati-lkd llml tlirrc wall, n sullhh-m in,,,. i„ ~,hi,-,it(' tin- |i.'iiiilo in!,, tin- wiirkiiijr of sui-li a system. I nli'is llu- lii-iHisiriuii liv the voli-r i>f lli-lir.-t. -i'l'.i'nJ. tlui-il. I'.i'iirili. in lil'tii villi', nr tin- |i;.fi'i-«'ii<i' imlii'iiK'il i" iln' limn liit nl' <iihli.lull's -uindini; Ha-* made iiii'll'i'i'iivi'. 'ln make it. winipiilsovy would I'iitail ilu> iiisi|iiiililionliiiii <if ill? Mill- unless ihc I'li'clur i-arrii'il nut the i-iiiii|iiilMiry ri'i|iiiri'iiii'iil< uf the law in llml. ros|>|.ii. ||,' ha,| niadi- extensive fiiiiiiirii's ii'mi it< winking wherever it had lii'i'ii tried, and the l'reiiiier of i.hicenslanil li.iij inturini'il hint that in thai Stall' tin l system hail been not to

make the contingent vole compulsory, with lln- result that it was scarcely over used. This minority system of rcpre; sent nihil) was observed. ''From other enquiries 1 have made,'' added flic Premier, "it is finite rtain that unless we impose a compulsory system of contingent vote in .New Zealand, which would fur eertain entail a large number of disi|iialiliealions liy reason of the short time in which the people could be educated, dial we would Jiuil n similar efleet here. I sitv unhesitatingly that- unless we eould effectively have a system by whit Ii minority representation eould bo absolutely slopped, it, would bo just rs well (o go on as we are doing. 1 am satisfied, after going thoroughly into (lie question, that a second ballot is the only syctem m liiVh can a.( present meet the condition* and ensure majority representation. Tlie Hill," added Sir Joseph, ''when submitted to the House, will be found to contain the necessary provisions to prevent ti double expense on the part, of tbosp candidates who are not returned witli a majority ballot, anil who require lo go under the second ballot system."