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session. They had left out what might be considered a part of woman's franchise, namely, that women should become members of that House. Personally, he was not at all opposed to going the whole length. If they gave the Franchise to women, and if there were women capable of sitting in the Councils of the Country and legislating, why should they not be admitted as members of that House? He hoped that the question which had so long agitated the minds of members would be settled once and for ever by granting the Franchise. The question was strongly opposed by Messrs Rolleston, Fish, and Scobie Mackenzie, and as strongly advocated by Mr Saunders and
