ABSENT SOLDIERS.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 November 1919, Page 4

ABSENT SOLDIERS.

VOTES AT GENERAL ELECTION.

A DIFFICULT PROBLEM.

LICENSING VOTES ARRANGED. ,

(By Wire.-Own Correspondent.) ' ivr,. nr Welli ngton, Last Night. Mi. Maasey read a memorandum to the House this evening dealing with wting by wjdien, outaiSe New LEi .He «ud that legislation bet* prepared on the .subject, but Z dilhcult.es with regard to the elect!* of members of Padiament seem d most iMnperaUe. The no.mes of nW plates would have to be ,»by less to every troopship « t 8e » y B * B " fc Paper would have to be pri: ted in lK and by the High Commune" ,& Shin ™r\ CmU bf writte » °» tile ship. The ships might be out of wireless reaeh and the m n with t£ new electoral boundaries woTi M 2 know i„ what districtthev rnided The d.»£ electoral officer Mi^stcrtat aL^ thod that P rwni "* to'h. th th« ?.n m * Operatlon WoUld bc to Print he ballot papers with the name, of the three part.es in the House-Go" # crnmcnt, Oppositon, and Übor-buTttta ystem would be open to the object that t woud not be pebble to pro.t for Independent ea££. jThe licensing, ballot papers could be printed m advance, and the vote. wuH be recorded on the steamers but It would be undesirable th..t taocaf no license districts soldiers at sea should te pm local restoration papersin* pace of residence for o£ this vote would be of the utmoTim portal, a d the . ght %«%*£ saw M, m ave read thiß aid Mr. Massey, « to let membm kfttir uftfiP Ward: Hw «v «r orljioS laSSey: * thißk tt Wi " ttffeot lto ° f».f ir V PS A,len did not think that the number would exceed 100* .**' ta &S3? Ward! *** about *- there n T I! We wi » »• *»« Mv" v y Wl " all httve ]ef * hy then. otfer'ifnT? M "»' the " "., «• WS that in « * b ° rne !n mind > »»« «* Waved t J ?/ Vent ° f tho 9hi P* »*W lon- th L? ecl " fttio » of the polls for ZLa « wntß wul<l ha " to be returned for a number of reaaons. One coud ,n? 8 ° ns - Wou!d be th "t ™*™' return nf« reCelV r tbeir W ™t" **• Ireful I', Wr i t - S - He had S"'™" "? • careful consideration to this matter and whil^ e at difficulties, it was worth Mr u.J? deal * ith the ProWelnvote? Mat ftboUt the PwWWttoß

diffllJ^ 9B ' V! , ' ThCT * will be no difficulty about the prohibition rote. So 11 ! . h< \, knew no difficulty hri been by either of the two parties. r„ t,^ mes A,len "nphatiolly «vpported the statement of the Prime Mincer, adding also that the Govtnrawnt had placed no difficulties in the way ol soldiers voting.