The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-11-14

TAE aaRnsNanR al iIhstallty with |
our avn, lot W. hFIaty glance ~ iNG |
constitutions Of Othor countfIea,
Commencing with those undor mon |
arches and as the nearest we will |
begin with New Zealand.
The Government of New Zealand
is composed of governor appointed
for term by the Imperial Govern
ment TO represent the Queen: a
legislative council of Al members
appointed Ivy the Crown for life, and
u lower house called the Legislative
Assembly composed of IS members
elected every five years.
The qualification for electors is
freehold unencumhCred of $3.50, or
town rental of $50, or country
rental of S25. The natives (Mao-
ries )are allowed to elect four OF their
race to represent them in the lower
house.
IL will be seen at glance that
this is far from being as liberal as
our own constitution, and yet in
New Zealand the natives are com
paratively wealthy, which may be in
great measure due to the fact that
the law forbids them to part with
their lands, n piece of legislative
protection that would soon he re-
pealcd If they themselves had lc-
gislativc majority, and no benevo-
lent check from n second chamber.
The Government OF Tasmania con-
sists CT the usually appointed gov
ernor and Legislative Council chos-
en- for six years by freeholders of
$3.50 worth of uncncumbercd estate
and graduates of n university,
clergymen or doctors-which educa-
tional recognition in voting is com
mon to all Australian systems. The
Assembly, corresponding to our
House of Representatives, is chosen
for five years by voters owning SO
in freehold.
In New South Wales, of which
Sydney is the capital, n Legislative
Council of SO members is appointed
for life by the Crown. The Assem-
bly, is composed of IS members
elected by manhood suffrage.
The Colony of Victoria, of which
Melbourne is the capital and which
owing to the gold mining element
predominating in its development,
and that largely American, is claim
ed TO he the most progressive of all
the British Colonies, and whose sys-
tenn of government is said to include
the most radical features, will he
seen to come very near our own.
The Legislative Council of Veto
rim is composed of so members elect
cd by six provinces for ten years,
ten members retiring alternately
each third of the term, rs our own
Constitution provides for our "a
members. The qualification of vo-
tiers is the possession of land of Sl5C
annual value, or occupying q house
or lot rated at $500 year. The
lower house, termed the Legislative
Assembly, is composed of 7S mem
bcrs elected by manhood suffrage
In the case of Queensland, the
youngest of the colonies having self
government, the Legislative Council
of % is nominated for life by The
,, Crown, and the Asscmblymen art
f elected by those having, or renting
! houses of an annual value of $50
1t will be seen that, by comparison
our voting system approaches NOR
nearly to the republican basis, ant
!, although from our different condi
tions il may not at first sight appear
yet, when looked at 4 little close
y and studied, il will be seen that tn
+ results which our present Constitu
a ton spreads among the wage-earncr
q of the country are not surpassed,
: equaled, by any of the favored re
publics.
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