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 which was strong, chivalrous, and lofty in tone. Mr C. C. Bowen led the opposition, strenuously urging that only thoughtless women wanted the franchise.

The second reading was rejected on September 10th, fifteen voting for it and seventeen against, the two Maori members voting with the majority—a curious and significant fact.