POLITICAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXIX, Issue 8297, 28 November 1906, Page 5

POLITICAL.

AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT.

By Telegraph—Presß Association.

AUCKLAND, Novemher 27.

Hon. R. McNab, Minister for Lands, points out that, quite apart from any outoome of the Land Bill, another election may be necessary next year, owing tu the work of the Representation Commission. He saysanice constitutional question iB involved. The Government has an important duty in advising the Governor on tbe question as to whether the present Parliament should run its course. Three Southern, members will be representing no constituency, and the, Governor will have to say which of these members' seat will stand. If they do not retire, and three electorates in the north are olamooring for their representatives, a chaotic condition will ensue, and it is a question whether an election is not desirable before tbe re-as-semblmg of Parliament. Constitutional procedure, into which, be said, he had not gone, might require this to be, done.

STATEMENT BY TBE PREMIER.

WELLINGTON, Nov. 27. , Interviewed to night with reference to the Hon. Mr McNab'a reported remarks vide the Press Association telegram from Auckland, as to the constitutional difficulty lesulting from the report of the Representation Commissioners, Sir Joseph Ward said his colleague must surely have been misreported. No consitntional question or difficulty, so far as he was aware, was involved, nor was the status of the preseut members of Parliament in any way affeoted. The present members would hold their sea's until the next election, as the report of the Commission, eveh if ultimately confirmed, did not take effeot until after the expiry of the present Parliament. The Premier left for the Sjulih tonight.