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males (or 76 02 per cent.) out of 566,345 enrolled, and 343,143 females (or 64 -93 per cent.; out of 528,489 enrolled, voted. At the House of Repre- sentatives (Federal) election of 1917, 370,618 males (or 7644 ]>er out of 484,854 males enrolled voted, and 292,925 females (or 65*47 per cent., out of 447,437 women enrolled voted. The Women's Status Act, 1918, provides that women shall not hy reasou of sex be .-tied from holding the position of Member of the Legislative Assembly, Mayor or Member of a Local Government Council, Judge of the Supreme Court, or of a District Court, Chairman of Quarter Sessions, Stipendiary or Police Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, Barrister or Solicitor of the Supreme Court, or Conveyancer. The executive is in the hands of a Governor, appointed by the Imperial Government.

Governor.— His Excellency Sir Walter Edward Davidson, K.C.M.G., 1917. (Salary, 5,000*. )

Lieut.-Oovernor. — His Excellencv the Honourable Sir William Portus Cullen, K.C.M.G., LL.D., Chief Justice of New South Wales.

In the exercise of the executive the Governor is assisted by a Cabinet consisting of the following members : —

Premier. — The Hon. .lohn Store f t M.L.A.

Colonial Secretary and MiniMer fir J/ >ui,ig.— The Hon. James Dooley, M.L.A.

4srfor Agriculture. — The Hon. William Fraser Dunn, M.L.A. 'tary for Lands and Minister for Forests. — The Hon. Peter Ffrench Loughlin, M.L.A.

Secretary for Min-s and Minister for La> iinlvstry. — The Hon.

George L'ann, M.L.A.

Ceionicl Treasurer. — The Hon. John Thomas Lang, M.L.A. Minister of Public Instruction and Local Government.— The Hon. Thomas Da vies Mutch, M.L.A.

Attorney -General. — The Hon. Edward Aloysius M'Tiernan, M.L.A.

>tcr of Justice.— The Hon. William John McKell, M L.A. Secretary for Public Works and Minister for Railways. — The Hon. John Estell. M.L.A.

Minister for Public Health and Motherhood. — The Hon. John Joseph Gregory McGirr, M.L.A.

Solicitor-General.— The Hon. Robert Sproule, M.L.C.

■■President of the Executive Council. — The Hon. Edward John Miagh, M.L.C.

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice has a salary of 1,520?., and the other ministers, except the Vice-President of the Executive Council, of 1,370?. The Premier has an additional salary of 500?. The salary of the Vice-President of the Executive Council is 800?.

Agent-General in London (Acting).— Sir Timothy A. Coghlan, K.C.M.G., IJ3.0.

Local Government. Under the Local Government Act of 1906, the system of Local Govern- ment was extended to the whole of the State, with the exception of the Western Land Division. Of the 190 boroughs and municipal districts which existed under previous Acts, 185 still remain under the title of municipalities, and in addition thereto, 136 new corporate bodies have been established, which are called shires.