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 to the Governor, A large number of names were placed upon it, and the shameless manner in which they were duplicated was a matter of comment in the daily papers. While the Governor's assent was still in suspense it was discovered that an omission had been made which concerned Maori electors. The Premier, however, announced that the Government would deal with the omission in a special Bill. On September 19th Mr Seddon forwarded to Mrs Sheppard the following telegram:—"The Electoral Bill assented to by his Excellency the Governor at a quarter to twelve this day," and the enfranchisement of every adult woman of New Zealand was at last achieved.