[ Copy. ] The Provincial Council may pass a Bill altering electoral districts, or number of members, or adding members to present districts; but such Bill must bo reserved by Superintendent for assent of Governor ; sea Constitution Act, iec. 27. But as the Electoral Rolls have already been made up, and made for the present districts ; ami as I think no new Electoral Rolls WOttld be made up for new districts, to come into force till September next, great confusion, doubt and difficulty will arise if such a Bill were passed now and assentod to by the Governor, if intended to take effect at n«xt election. It is to be remembered that Provincial Councils cannot pass any law in auy way providing for tho making up of Electoral Rolls, that isprovidodforby Provincial Elections Regulations Act, 1858. See also preamble to Auckland Representation Act, 1861. Such a Bill ought not to be introduced now unloss to take effect after next election. This question was raised in tho session of 1864. Throe new electoral districts woro created, the Ordinance came into operation shortly after tho Rolls w ero made up. the Registration and Returning Officer, Mr Gillies, considered (and I think he was right) that he was " fructus officii," and declined to make up new Rolls until the next year.
