TERMS EXPIRING

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1941, Page 6

TERMS EXPIRING

MEMBERS OF THE UPPER HOUSE. CO NRIDER AB LE R E DUCT lON IN STRENGTH <By Telegraph—Press Association, t WELLINGTON. This Day. Twelve members of the Legisla tive Council will complete their seven year terms of appointment in June one on June 1 and 11 on June 22. Ai were appointed by the Coalition Government in 1534. The present strengtl of the Council is 37. and should n< new appointments be made and num of the councillors whose terms ar< soon to expire be reappointed its mem bership will be reduced to 25. The term of Sir James Allot (Otago) will expire on June 1. Tht councillors who complete their term: <m June 22 are:—-The Hott. J. Alexan der (Auckland), Hon. T. Bloodwortl (Auckland), Hon. A. Burns 'Auck land). Hott. E. K. Davis (Auckland) Hon. W. Hayward (Canterbury), Hon J. McLeod (Taranaki), Hon. T. F O’Bymc (Southland), Hun. W. Pern (Wellington), Hon. Sir R H Rhode: (Canterbury), Hon. F. Waite <Ot;igo> and Hon, V A Ward (Wellington), With the exception of Sir Janie; Alien and Sir Heaton Rhodes, who have bot}; sat in the Council for tvw terms, all lite retiring councillors haw served for mie term only. Sir James wds first called to the Cuuru :! on June 1. 1927. and on the expiry of that term seven years later lie was immediately reappointed t>» site Council Sir Heaton Rhodes was first appointed to the Council un October 26, 1925. Tin’s appointment expired in 1932, and it was not till over Kt month.: later that he received his ;-.d call to the Upper House Though there is no statutory limit ii.c the number of Legislative Councillor . the traditional practice fot many wars was to maintain the Council at approximately -SO members, r<-pres<-nt-:i g half tin* strength of the House of RcprcWßhitiW: Before 1891 members >f tile Legislative Council were apioinied lor life, but in Uvat year kgisstii.n w.c passed fixing the tenure at even years, ;.t which it still stands. Membership of the Council has been <p ;i;> high ; ■ 53. and down as low a- i H. The Ma ximum tigurv was attained! n !Bf.> and Ddt>. and the lowest nirm-j serxhip m recent times was reached I . H : 193-!. wh< nit felt aw; ytol9 | ■ a the appomtment of the eotiiicili , I:.i .■ *.i,- ollie lha! brought . w- CoUMCiI I a i: for the complete reform! f ‘i.i- ('• m.cd . nhi-iidy on the Statute -I ■ ... ; >.<: »■ . i.rc I .m O:d<*: -n- ; 'a un' to u r:.', g it ill! <iJ:<;. i 1 o . ’: Ihe ■ ... . ! I oum i Ai'. 191 I. provided; a U of tr. mom l i.: (m eted on i p> ..1 o ] I v pri'Ser;t lol: ' • i... be • ’me 1-i’Tt .. th -■ for the lectmat- m-Wi-.d of' 7(> v. th '.la< '( r I !'’•* J?'-'*-'** ti'.U’. ,-j- . 1 ■ '.rw b’ ' -“.r z ‘ ‘ iDj't'U <• *1 I i