THE ELECTORAL ROLLS

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10453, 19 October 1911, Page 5

THE ELECTORAL ROLLS

ARE THEY "DIRTY"? • By Telegraph—Press Afs^iatio,.. WELLINGTON, Last Nighi. In the Hons© of Repreentatives, thh afternoon, Mr Massey read a telegram he Jwid received fi;om the Rev'. It'. S. Gray; of Christfchurch, as fellows:— "Protest strongly against the Government attempt to retain over one thousand names on each electoral roll, of persona not found in the district, as a result of the electoral census, and subsequently not found by registered letter. Dirty rolls a positive danger. Door wide open for impersonation." . /Mr Mas. Bey 'asked what steps were being taker. to remedy the difficulty stated in the telegram. Sir Joseph Ward replied that he had given definite instructions to Registrar that the names of persons who were not entitled to vote should be removed from the rolls. Mr Gi ay's statement was contrary to fact. Mr L. M. Isitt said he was aware of an instance where the name of a dead man hod been restored to the rolls, and Mr Gray's telegram suggested that registrars were still .dubious as to what they should do. Sir Joseph Ward promised to J'epeat his instruction to the Registrars, making them clea<r.