Answers to Correspondents.
Franchise.— By the Reform Bill of 1867 the franchise for England stands thus ; —ln counties (1) the old 40a freeholders in fee ; -(2) the holders of a life estate from 40s to £5, if of freehold tenure and with occupation ; (3) of any life estate above £5 ; (4) of the remainder of a lease of sixty years of the value of £5 ; (5) occupiers of land, etc., foi 12 months rated at not less than £l2 ; (6) occupiers whose rent is assessed at £SO. In cities and boroughs it was extended to (1) all resident householders or rated occupants of dwelling-houses after payment of one year’s rates ; (2) all rated occupants of premises other than houses of the value of £lO ; (3) all who have for twelve months been in the sepa r ate occupation of the same lodgings which are, if unfurnished, of the yearly value of £lO. The franchise in Scotland and Ireland is both different from this and from each other.
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Waikato Argus, Volume VII, Issue 523, 7 December 1899, Page 2
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