LAST NIGHT'S SITTING.
The Representation Bill. The Representation Bill wa3 further considered in committee. Clause 3, Mr Oliver moved to strike out the words " 91 electoral districts " m order to insert "86." The object was to have Dunedin and Wellington continued as one electoral distiict, instead of being cut up into wards. Mr Bastings moved as a previous amendment that the clause be altered so as to read, " There shall be nine electoral districts corresponding with the provincial districts and that each elector therein shall have as many votes as there are members allotted to the provincial district." Mr Hall opposed the amendment. Mr Seddon proposed another amendment, "That the electoral districts remain as at pxesent constituted." Sir G. Grey moved as a further amendment, "That the clause be made to read as follows :— The number of European members for any one district shall bear to the whole number of European members as nearly as may be the proportion that any such district bears to the population of New Zealand. " The House divided on Mr Seddon's amendment, which was negatived by f>o to 13. [Left sitting.]
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT18810825.2.12
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1427, 25 August 1881, Page 2
Word count
Tapeke kupu
186LAST NIGHT'S SITTING. Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1427, 25 August 1881, Page 2
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in