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:Thisday. After ten o'clock last night, Mr Stout's amendment in the Maori qualification olause was carried after a very long de-: bate by 43 to 36. Division list.:—Ayes: Atkinson, Barfly Bowen, Brandon, Brown (J. E.), Bryce,' Curtis, Doug 1 as, Fitzroy, Fox, Gibbs, Gisborne,' Green, Henry, Hursthouse, Johnston, Kelly, Montgomery, Morris, Murray • Aynsley, Olliver, Ormond, Richardson, Richmond, Rolleston Russell,; Seymour, Sharp, Stevens, Sutton, Tesche- 1 maker, Turnbull, Wason, Whitaker, and, Woolcbck.

Noes: Baigent, Ballance, Barton, Bastings, Brown (J.C.), Bunny, Carrington, DeLalour, Dignan, Feldwick, Fisher, George, Grey, Hamlin, Hislop, Hobbs, Hodgkinson, Joyce, Kenny, Macandrew, Macfarlane, Me Minn, Moorhouse, Moss, Murray, Nahe, Fyke, Eees, Bowe, Saunders, Seaton, Sheehan, Shrimski, S^out, Swanson, Taiaroa, Takamo:,na, Tawiti, Thompson, Tole, Wakefield, Wood. The clause as amended reads as follows :—" Every male Maori of 21 years of age shall be subject to the .provisions of this Act, be qualified to vote, in the election of a member for the House of Representatives, but- shall only be so qualified- if (a) he is seized at law or in equity of lands or tenements for his own lite or for the life of any other person, or for any larger estate of the clear value of £25 at the least, and has , been seized for six months previous io the date of his claim to vote or if (b) his name is enrolled on the ratepayers' roll in force within the district for which he claims to vote on account of lands or tenements belonging to him, and shall have actually paid rates for the year in which his claim to vote is made."

Clause 18 was amended to read as follows : IN o person who is an alien, or has been duly proved by law to be of unsound

mind, or who at any time theretofore shall have been attainted or convicted of any treason, felony, or infamous offence within any part of Her Majesty's dominions, unless he shail have received a free pardon or shall have undergone ihe sentence or punishment to which he shall have been adjudged for such offence, shall be qualified to vote at such elections.' On the motion of Mr DeLatour the following clause waß inserted to follow clause 17: " Every holder of a miner's right or business license who. is enrolled on a ratepayers' roll within the electoral district where such roll may be in force shall be entitled to have b;s name placed on the electoral roll for such district, and all qualifications so created shall be considered to be residential qualifications, and shall be subject to all the limitation and other condition attaching thereto." ,• ,- Progress was reported at 2.10, and the House adjourned.