London vid Bombay, 31st July.
Ivis announced frow St. Petersburg that the Council of Ministers has approved the electoral scheme for a National Assembly.
Every-one over twenty-five years of age is to have the franchise who fulfils the prescribed property and taxation qualifications.
Each province and twenty of the largest towns will each elect an electoral college which will elect the Deputies.
All elections will be by secret ballot.
The peasants are to have no individual votes, Their representatives in the electoral colleges will be elected by cantonal assemblies, which in turn will be elected by communal vouneils.—Reuter.
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