POLITICAL REFORM LEAGUE

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10687, 6 August 1912, Page 5

POLITICAL REFORM LEAGUE

CONFERENCE AT WELLINGTON

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i WELLINGTON, Last Night. The National Conference of the New Zealand Political Reform League was continued this morning. There was a ! i fail attendance of delegates. Mr E. J H. Williams (Hawke's Bay) presided. A selloiiio of organisation for the Doj minion was submitted by the commit--1 tee constituted on Saturday, and the details of its recommendations were i discussed at considerable length. The subscription for members of the Lcai gue was fixed at 2s Cd per annum. I The objects of the League were stated i as follows : —(I) To secure prudent and j honest administration of the public affairs of the Dominion, according to J sound economic principles; (2), to secure and maintain freedom of political | conscience and opinion; (3) to support ' lv.-sasuros giving equality r.f opportuJ nity to all; (4) to guard strictly the j cc:'s titu l .prerogatives of Parlia- ( particularly regard to moai sures giving undue power:; of patronage to Ministers; (5) to promote and ! encourage the candidature for Parliament of honourable, capable and re- | preventative men ; (0) to take such ■ measuresmay commend themselves ' to the League for the furtherance of ! the foregoing objects, and such others 1 ar. rf.r.y f.x:u time to time bo adopt- ! cd irt addition thereto. The name of , the League was re-affirmed, and the j committee's report was adopted. The : proposal by the Canterbury branch 1 that a party year-book should be published was on the recommendation of I'a committee referred to the Dominion executive for favourable consideration. ' The committee reported that it had no recommendation to make regarding I the proposed appointment of an I official cf the party.