The Review of Reviews. 



February, ipiar. 



[ NZ. ■' Graiihic. 

 These maps show the extent to which Prohibition was voted in New Zealand. Paris coloured black voted by 

 substantial majorities for National Prohibition. In the South Island most of the uncoloured places are a few huge 

 sparsely settled electorates. If they were of the same small size as most of the other electorates, the comparison 

 would setm greater still. 



New Zealand 

 Politics. 



Bill ill the Imperial Parliament will ha\e the same 

 hai)])}' ending m South Australia." The nomina- 

 tions show a clear cut issue between the Labour anti 

 Liberal parties. 



New Zealand politics are likely to 

 see more change in the future than 

 thev have done of late years. The 

 placidit\ that h.is marked the 

 COur.se of the Liberal I'arlx has gi\cii phiec t<i i)or- 

 tents of storm. The comijlete reversal <>t the Jire- 

 viou.s order has made Sir Jose])h Ward delermined 

 to call Parliament together in February tf) c<)nsi<ler 

 the pcsiticn. Clearly the issue is in the keepin;^ 

 of the few independents. One can imagine that lo 

 anyone like Sir Joseph Ward, who has had substan- 

 tial majorities with which lo canv on business, the 

 idea of a majority of two or three is objectionable. 

 In Australia, where politics are more often in the 

 melting pot, one becomes accustomed to this state 



of affairs. It is certainly not satisfactory, but both 

 in South Australia and New' South Wales Cabinets 

 have lived for long on very narrow majorities. 

 Possibly another election may take place in New 

 Zealand. One would feel more comfortable if after 

 the hurricane change that was manifest in the 

 people's feelings and \iews. tliey could have an- 

 other op])ortunit\ foi' dicision. Hesides its value 

 in determining I lie sincerity of the recent vote, it 

 would be decideilK iiilcrcsiing from a ps\chological 

 jioint of \'iew. 



The f^ui'insland Go\ernment came 

 Queensland's U) .i dead end o\-er its Licensing 

 Licensing Bill. i.j;|| jj ^^..,53 lihiral measure, pro- 

 viiling for Local Option on a simple 

 majority, but the Legislatixc Council refu.sed to pass 

 it. and a conference between the two Houses failed 

 to com<' to an agreement. It will therefore be 

 brought up again in the next session of Parliament. 



