LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 20 September 1913, Page 5

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BILL.

THE DEBATE CONTINUED. (By Tdegr*ph-Preu Atxmation.) WELLINGTON, Last Night. The debate on the Legislative Council Bill was resumed in the Council this afternoon by the Hon Mr Anetey, who disagreed with the tw© principles embodied in the .Government Bill, namely, election on ike democratic franchise and by pro* ~ -portional representation, He agreed that some intermediary power was neeessary but if. elected that power would! become either a duplicate ;if ; the Lower Blouse or ,:- it. He fayoured the continuance,lot ■ the nominatee?sy*tem.undoi 1 : impj^rt^^; ed conditions. ' . %thai mtis*, and »tt v•: elective system was imperative,, then ■he* favoured' the drafts Bitf broagifct'; down by tfce Committee. The Hon. J. E. Jenkinsbn said that as the Council had twice- «hdorgeti the principle-of election, he would TOt« for the" Bill, but would endeavour to : amend it in committee bo as to provide a scheme for* dividing tie Dominion into ten electorates, each electing four members. If such an amendment was not made, he would vote against the SEW reading. The Hon. C. M. Luke adhered t* the view he had previously expressed that a partly-elected and partly-no-minative system was the best. He wan prepared to trust the people. If elected, the members must be chosen from the people direct, while >he nominative element would be a steady. ing influence' in the elective body* That was the only solution of the problem. * The Hon. W. Carncross said thafaa one of the Committee'which drew up the report he knew it impossible to, please everybody. He was surprised to see tfart B om e m m ber g v s>ilj frvpm> ; 2u a partially-nominated, partially' elected Council could not grve Bfttijsfaction. It must be either one tfcini o the other, He favoured * *&s ; nominative Chamber, because in the case of political crisis there should be one House entirely free from party politics. if"* "J The Hon.C. H. Mills considered .they would be unwise td undermine the grand old Constitution, which had tfon" ° Ured Sor 8 ° manrgeneraThe Council rose at 9.30 p.m.