THE CHANGES IN REPRESENTATION.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 55, 4 July 1887, Page 4

THE CHANGES IN REPRESENTATION.

At last we are placed in possession of definite information regarding-- the changes made! in the electoral districts by [the Representation Commission. As already announced, the South Island loses three and the North Island gains three members, the number off representatives being now respectively thirty-nine and fiftytwo. Auckland gains only one additional member, the other two being allotted ?to the three Southern Provincial districts. This member also falls to the share of the city and jits suburbs. So far, our anticipations and prognostications have been fulfilled. The division of Ponsonby andJNewton into two electorates has also been carried, out. The rest.of,the electoral boundaries with the exception of Auckland West (which, remains as before) are very

ever, appears to be the only Au Hand name that has been changed; th ? e mamder retaining their old Some of the candidates who hZ hi woomg he find that thy held, but on the whole it will probably be found that the disturbance is not J serious as to change their plans of a ack or thei v choice of J field ot

the new work to day; ' C&r3 raii ***-, Alutaal l^ 6 ?* of «w> Colonial i-neiesults for the 12 months were • New .with an increase of L 37 138 tn Talll- nC T' Which now US a.quartet o f a million. The funds now amount to over L 750,000. '* Captain Press returned from Wellington by the. as. Rotorua yesterday. He hag completed the purchase of the revenue schooner Hawk, for which several tencE were the highest. The is to be employed,in the Melbourne pilot service. ■ ■■ Copies Q f Dr. Laishley's report are now being distributed. A few have arrived, foT theEducatwn Board. Those school committees or -persons who desire copies should make prompt application to thg Government, either direct or through the' Board. " -. .; We have received the following from Mrg Holloway, Hon. Secretary of the Women's ; Christian Temperance Union, which speaka! for itself. She says :-There' are at presenti so many demands ,on the poor fund in con.' nection with the Women's Christian Tern* : perance Union, will you kindly appeal ta the public for aid,' either in donations of money or clothing ? We have a department! well organised, which carefully investigates all cases of poverty and distress, so that any contributions sent will be used with discretion and judgment. ' The wants are'many, distress and poverty very great—not the class specially who are accustomed to live on charity, but the hidden poverty-stricken, who would rather starve than beg, reduced by the tide of depression over our city. Please give us a ■■ help in your valuable' paper." .: ... , j . ~ ; •■..' V , ~-■,, ■;.. ■\ Mr G. B. Federli, so well-known as the introducer of sericulture in New Zealand, will give a lecture accompanied by practical, demonstrations oh this branch/at the rooms of the Industrial Exhibition, on Thursday next, at 7.30 p.m. ■ ■■', ■;'. The " Bible Standard "for the current month is full'of religious and moral instruction from the editor's intelligent standpoint,. The subjects discussed chiefly bear on conditional immortality, temperance and home duties, which all may read with personal advantage. The papers include "The Pope and tiie Jesuits," Rev.: E. White's '" Theologicalßetrospect," "Belshazzar's Feast," '• Eev. P. H. Cornford's Address in the ' New Zealand Baptist' "—an able criticism thereon, "Intoxicants," "Advice, to Young Girls "—especially to those of Auckland,* a very interesting anecdote of the late John Timbsand the reporter, several poems of merit, an extract from Hugh Stowell Brown's autobiography, and other interest-, ing paragraphs. The editor also gives a timely hint to subscribers, which will be read and generously applied by well-wisherg of this well conducted serial. / ! i : : '. ;; : i : The Agricultural Hall was, on Saturday evening, crowded to excess with people eager to witness Max Rinkle's variety entertainment and first production of the drama "Cetewayo; or the Death of;the Jrrince Imperial." A paragraph appeared in' our Friday's issue descriptive of,;the* latter, therefore a recapitulation is unnecessary. All the items on the programme were cordially applauded, including Miss M.; Masters's Dutch song, "ILike to.Walk Mβ Out," which perhaps was , the gem ; of 'the evening..: This promising young lady made her debut as a songstress on Saturday, and received quite an ovation. .The same programme will be presented this evening, and to-morrow night the indefatigable - Max takes ■ a well-earned benefit, at which a book of his songs will bo given gratis to each person holding a front seat. The report of the Auckland Reformatory and Women's Home, Mount Roskill, shows.: Number of inmates in Home,' nine. Goods received :—Mr A. H. Nathan, chest of tea'; Mr Hudson, Hobso'n-strest, 1 ; doz. boxes baking powder ; Mr Craig, ton, of coals, . The Committee will be very thankful for: gifts of old underclothing and; boots. All gifts of goods or money to be sent to the office, Fort-street. Washing is done in the Home at Is 6d per dozen. , , . There was a crowded attendance aiSf). Matthew's Church last evening in anticipation of the confirmation service. Rev. W. Tebbs, incumbent of the parish, conducted, the service, and the confirmation ceremony was performed by Bishop Cowie. -:■:■ His Lordship preached from the 10th< chapter of, the Acts of the Apostles, and mv an able discoursepointedouttohishearersthedanwr of takine a few detached words fronrthe Bible, and accepting the meaning of these literally without regard to the context.; ■Hβ combated several theories which owed cheir origin to this practice, and in his concluding remarks reminded his young hearers that this rite of confirmation wa*£ very important matter in a parish like that) of St. Matthew's, and advised them to continue steadfast in the pursuit of goodL Upwards of 30 young people, the mapnty of whom were girls, then renewed their vows before the Bishop. The hymns sung were appropriate to the occasion. . r Notwithstanding the fine weather being so tempting for out-door amusement yester "day aTerno e on, alavge gathering took pk» rangement.- There were.three ■ sdeegg. from Mendelssohn's ''Elijah," the tenor solo' "If With All Your Hearts, being ung by Mr Burnham with nice■ €#<$*» upper notes being specially good. out splendidly. The quartette Every One that Thirsteth," by the last?* artistes, with the addition of -Ken rick and Burnham was given with votional feeling, the points -of and phrasing bem ?i 4 lady pupil of Madame Pooley ma^ ;th rfe£t y and P sang «.0. ■*? Voices G«m», gg Violin obligate, ™V" tUtt Z n h ?* S ?L W creditably, and we. hope WQn ; »»»*#» again at these concerts, j<

"glorious fourth of To-day ton # • fpiiowoitizens have JSed the fac J/J&sulate offices, .nil rives-an-address at the llr \u vTc.A., at 7.30 thisevenSo' Local Industnes." . „.. nnmed Charles Aiclcen, A young «nf " a jSk of New Zealand, •was arrested on oa j p fltfcerson to a forging heßame ol o^ cheque for J, an accO untanfc at the ?Wb In absent from Auckland for a ba nk,had been a D q fm . ged number otyeaib. prisoner is a &ly recently mai-ried.

ln t a by the was a passen^> e j He canlo up to ''SakSiHS arrangements for &and until relieved' by Mr Shearman. The taming of the first sod of the works •n non Son with the Onehungo waterifcT took place to-day, when Messrs Bovlan aSd London, Borough, Enpnoere, Boylan anu i ns tmctions to the congaV ! Mr W Sly. It seems that ffare ofL burgesses of nnehunea still labouring under the Sn that they can do away S the water-works scheme throngli Slga'ainstthe same, but asthe Council We ma°detlieinselTe 3 responsible for tbo Lp nse carrying out of the works Eecessary funds, if the poll goes against tErbonwin*, will be procured from a Sate fim %socost the borough £100 gr year more interest than if borrowed tram Government in the ordinary way. An interesting fact not generally known n3 to how Wellington was saved from massacre at the time of Teßauparaha's raid S mentioned by Yen. Archdeacon Sock during a recent discourse at : Bb. mer s Church. The Archdeacon stated that the and settlement of Welhngton was o°n the very verge of total destruction by the force of Te Eauparaha, the formidable reb.el chief, which were then some three thousand strong. There was no doubt that they were able and ready to massacre the entire European poDulation of .the place. But their deadly

Mentions were changed, and the menaced danger averted, through the personal influence of our present Bishop Hadfield, who used the mighty " mana " he had pained over the Maoris through the consistency with which he lived up to the great truths he preached to them, and cauesd them to forgo their intended onslaught. The Bishop was regarded as being under special Divine protection, one very remarkable incident having occurred during his missionary .experience. A native chief and a priest lad formally cursed him by their gods, and both died on the instant. This filled the {{aoris with awe, and the impression was never lost. ..■■-,■ ". /

A man named William Wilson was to-day committed to the Asylum by Drs. Bond and Knight. The unfortunate hails from OneMinga. ■iftj the Dditof: &r,—The report of " Alltged Larceny " in your Saturday's is3ue is lkelyto damage my character very considerably; I trust those who are not already acquainted with the case will, in, the spirit of fairness suspend judgment until the case is heard in the Police Court of Friday next.— Yours trulyj Heebekt H, Barjjett.

• The rush of people to Queenstown eager to make their way from Ireland to the United States ■will (the Cork correspondent of the "Times" says) tend to make this another famons year of emigration. "Since the end of March up to the middle of May large numbers of emigrants . have almost _ daily left Queenstown in the ocean liners for America. To account for this abnormal exodus various reasons are given arid different theories put forward. Many attribute the rush to the improvement in American trade and the rise in wages; others to the agricultural depression in Ireland; and, some to the lowness of the passage rates at the beginning of the year. The latter , theory seems to have been generally admitted, as nearly all those leaving at present have had their tickets purchased for several months. In January the rates were from L 2 10s to L 3 3s, and they have now risen to L 5 and a httle over. One of the most remarkable features of the present emigration is that the emigrants are nearly all -young men and women of the farmincr class between 18 and,3o, The number of emigrants, which was 469 in January, became Bbojn February; in March, 3,705, and for the month of April the enormous number of 11,804-being. the largest number to any .one month for several years past. The fot batch for this month, numbering 56Q, left last week by,the Cunard-liner Catalonia, for Boston. The following summary is an interesting study:--Exodus for the year ISSG:. Week ending 2Sth March, 386; month of April 6,656? For m/fFf : A Week end W 27th karoh wl; month of April, 11,854. ,? ' cuJ th o u ?ttful article reviewing the fe'K half century the°Melmo<H^ ge - ul SayS: ~ On einparticularisallasthfiT? the distinguishing feature Sclotit Ut f ascendan °y of Parliament; at \?T?' and ™ s <* Parliament prostrate Me2™f tl,e ? reat Public outsid e it, Meases are proposed in it, the Speaker is S-on^itf 11 "' and the mace stil l Srd th t > bl e.and the Ayes and Noes 2i C ?f°T y is atits hes S ht ' tie Sm? ft* 8 f e at stake ' and 2'fromrt r i°« the Treasury Benches, ofthe nS , pl^onnsof thechief towns make -£ that Ministers Wumph\ Thf PPea > "j* sco ™ their PmS t' n Ji ls v extra °rdinary transfer of S\ tl? fi « arha !] e . nt t0 People,, or tlepelSVTi thlng ' the admission of tions P of P p a i- take P arfc the deliberat ' llament :; Pa » d«e to a forward entirek ** ™ J of tlie national life 6d from P° lifcics - While ScEe d ,' een re ? Ord , in S hei> successes, toat, the t S p da T he .l ailway, fche ste£ ™ the aSd nrintfn? ' Tele P h °ne and »nd ffi™ J g macl " nes are the tools wwafia Z Ut l Whlch use V& opin on SdSf a f Ure of th ° an • r sto be condensed «4oSle >t, ln f t0 &t l ute laws • quire ohPffi a ?° re ' i th ° laWS t0 ac " «b. p£ a . Poplar shape and aonarch- can }° S eel P sed »c »»«»■ Orb above \ t See the rise °*