5 FEBRUARY 1910, Page 18

THE REFERENDUM.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."3 SIR,—With reference to your well-known views on this question, would it not be possible to obtain a satisfactory expression of the views of the nation if, on the rare occasion when the Referendum would be desired, the House of Commons voted by ballot P It might be understood that at these times each Member would be expected to vote irrespective of party ties.—I am, Sir, &c., W. P. RANDS. Port St. Mary, Isle of Man.