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IX THE COUXCTL.
JMemlwrswcre on WcilncsiJny ronfronteil
v.-iUi an unusually bn« noticx1 paper, but
bus-ine--slike liisjRitcii cnahlcil tlic-.n to jiel
throiigli ii. in an hour au-l a half. TJie
lieu. G. Ividilodi gave notice of a question
vvl'.etbcr iJicre was anything in the Jvicc
toral Code ]irohiliitin-r persons under
tlii age of 21 bring jilaced on tlie roll ho
lou' as tii-',- did not record their votes.
The J!on. li. Lucis a.-cert;uned that a de
putation from the public teachers had
ixiinted out that it was desirable to make
the comimlsory attendance of children at
school more than 35 days in the quarter,
and notice for an amending i!ill had beeu
given.
—Preparing for Elections.—
Three nrore polling [ilntes were ;ls!;c-1 for,
iind one win |-iv.iil«l. am! two nwtiuns were
iwijounied. Tlie Hon. .). J. Dmit-an moved
tor a report from the reluming oliiirr on
the luHttiis at whieh less than 10 votes were
recorded at the ceiienil elections in lOfr.1,
ni;il of thosu which ^i'.ould \-v vl'^el. ?ome
inemhcr.-: tliouaht tiie (.lovernmeiit should
lake the lietcswiry stojis to t-lo.-e jiolhint;
pliws which were not required, an-;l the
(.'iiininissioiKT of J'ublie Works intimated
Umt it would act on the rejsorl. The Hon.
A. K. AddUou wanted tu do away with al
polling place.--, nnd have the voting done
through the post, hecau.se lie knew Ixiolhs
where votes cost Cl each. The motion Wtis
ameiiilcd to apply to all Parliamentary elec
tions for the last six years, and was carried.
—Waterworks.—
After a careful speech by the 'lion. A. A.
Kirk|Ki trick in moving the second rcadins
of theWoiknian's ConineiiN'ilion l.ill.wliich
ha-:l been received from lhe House of As
R-iulily, tii;: Hon. (.!. Uiddoi-l\ s!ctnuii«hud
the report of the Royal Commission on Wa
terworks. What was useful in it wa.s hid
den in a mass of words. The way questions
were ;u:l;ed irave the impression that there
was a bia« air.iinsl the oliicers of the depart
ment, lie did nht think the conclusions
wore justified by the evidence, but rather re
corded tin; opinions, oi the members arrived
at befnie the ?eoinmissinn was appointed.
SiKiikinjr as the result of most careful iit
vestiiriitioiis; in India and America, he show
ed that the conditions in Houth Australia
were so totally iiilTefent that we could not
Inpe io prntiiably undertake any large ini
tiation schemes. He quoted lijrures to show
the loss .?iiteh undertaking had lieen in Vic
toria. ^Ir. Kiddr.ch's address was a valu
able well of information on the subject oi
waterworks.
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