THE REDISTRIBUTION OF REPRESENTATION.

Evening Post, Volume XLII, Issue 92, 15 October 1891, Page 2

THE REDISTRIBUTION OF REPRESENTATION.

The new scheme of electoral districts is now published, and we havo the result of the Commissioners redistribution on the basis of the kite Census. The South Island lO3OS a member and the North Island gain 3 one, who is allotted to the Wellington Provincial District. To fix the boundaries of the varions districts to include the quota of 10,545 souls within the prescribed limits, tho existing boundaries of districts have had to bo altered considerably, and several districts are ro-named in their new shape. In tho North Island, the districts of Te Aroha, Newton, and Hutt, are to be no more known, and in their placo wo have the new districts of Waipa, Bay of Plonty, Otaki and Suburbs df f Wellington. In the Middle Island the districts of Waimea- Picton, Akaroa, Heathcote, Halswell, Ashbutton, Geraldine, Waimato, Port Chalmers, Motint Ida, Peninsula, and Dunodin Suburbs all disappear, and we have now districts in Waimea • Sounds, Lyttelton, Ricoarton, Rakaia, _ Rangitata, Pareora, Wailiomo, Waikonaiti, Dunodin North, and Cavorsham. The City of Wellington is the largest constituency in the colony and the only one selfcontained within city boundaries. ' There is, thoreforo, no fictitious addition of population to make up its quota, as in tho "other city electorates, which also include portions of suburban districts. Canterbury loses the member which Wellington gains.

A variety of Australian news, telegraphed specially to us from the Bluff, a letter to the Editor, and articles on " Russia and the Dardanelles," and " Civilising Influence of Alcohol," will be found on our fourth page to-day." Tho Bteamov Jubilee, which arrived from Sydney at 3 o'clock this morning, brought 66 passengers, 41 being for Wellington. Tho R.M.S. Doric, from London, vi& Hobart, is expected in Wellington on Sunday morning, not Monday as previously stated. " General " Booth will be tho guest of Mr. T. C . Williams during his stay in Wellington. A statement lately went the rounds of the press of the colony to the effect that Mr. Sawors, the dairy expert now in the employment of tho Government, was likely to resign his position, in order to take over the management of an establishment in Victoria. We havo the best authority— that of Mr. Sawers himself— for saying that there is no foundation for the statoment, as he has refused the proffered position in Victoria. Ho ia tinder engagement to the N«v Zealand Government until far into next year. Some interest is being awakened at Lower Hntt in the forthcoming Mayoralty contest. Messrs. C. H. Treadwell, D. B. Howden, and W. Goalen are mentioned as possible candidates, and it is also on the cards that the presont Mayor, Mr. W. A. Fitzherbert, will agroo to be nominated again, in which case somo, at any rate, of those gentlemen will not oppose him. Mr. and Mrs. Jamos Smith, of To Aro House, who have been on a visit to the Old Country for the last eleven months, arrived in town last night, having come from the North overland. Mr. Archibald Hall, lessee of the City Tramways, called upon us this morning with reference to the paragraph in hist night's issue that complaints are continually being made regarding the manner m which the tram service between Government Buildings and the terminus at Pipitea Point is conducted. Mr. Hall informs us that the cars are only supposed to ran as for as Moorestreet, but instructions are given to tho employes to go as far as Pipitea Point if desired by any of tho passengers. He absolutely denies that the publio have any grounds of complaint, Bince the time-table says nothing about running to Pipitea Point on week days. The traffic returns on the Wellington and Manawatu Railway Company's line for tho week ending 10th October, 1891, was X 1285 17s sd, and for the corresponding week in the previous year .£I2BO 15b sd, showing an increase of £5 2s, Tho many friends of Mr. A. V. Knapp will regret to learn that he died at his residence yesterday after a short illness. The deceased for several years conducted a farrier's business in Cuba and Dixon streets. He was a prominent member of the Ancient Order of Foresters, having been seoretary to Court Sir George Grey for the last 17 years, and he also fulfilled the duties of a District Trustee The late Mr. Knapp was beloved by all who knew him for his genial, unassuming character and his benevolent disposition. The deceased has loft a widow and family of five sons and two daughters to mourn their loss, and bis death will bo regretted by a large oirclo of friends. Drunkenness was the most serious offence the Resident Magistrate was called upon to deal with at the Magistrate's Court this morning. Two first offenders were let off with a caution, and Margaret Robertson, twice previously convicted, was fined 10s, or in default 24 hours' imprisonment. If tho weather permits the Garrison Band will perform selections of sacred musio on the Thorndon Esplanade on Sunday next, at 3 p.m. Subscriptions in aid of funds to defray the expenses of attending the band contort in Dunedin will be. received.

Seven Native Land Court districts are being defined by the Government as follows 1 —Auckland (with its head • quarters at Thames)) King Country (with Otorohanga as its head-quarteM) ; Gisborne, Wellington, Wanganui, Hawke's Bay (with Hasting as Its head-qnartcrs), and Rotorua. The South Island is to be included in the Wellington district. In each of these districts a Judge will be placed, but the list df stations has riot yet bden finally arranged* It is ( how--ever, certain that Judge Maokay will have oharge of the Wellington district. A oloverly-executed robbery has just come to light. i Amongst a shipment of goods wbieii arrived pet the Kaikonra for Mr. James Smith, of T6 ltd Hduse,- was a case containing ladles' kid gloVe 1 / arid «dine other goods. On the case being dj>en&t yesterday it was discovered that the greater portion of the gloves, and also a number of pairs of men's braces, had been abstracted. The thief hod wrenched, off a board from the bpttcim of the ca?QiCut a neat hole in the zinc lining, and in Ma way got « the cardboard boxes containing braces. The gloves were separaioly packod for preservation purposes in a small air-tight zinc box, which fitted into the larger case. The zinc covering of the glove case was found to bo cut similarly to the lining of tho outside case, and nearly the whole of the Contents, 2Q dozen, palya of gloves, of tho avdrags value faf 84$ & doisri; we're missing. To outward appearances the case liau flat been tampered with, the board taken off having been carefully replaced, and tho iron strapping nailed down over it. The loss falls entirely upon Mr. Smith, tho consigners of tho goods and Shipping Company being exempt from liability. It is, of course, entirely a matter of speculation where the robbery waß committed. Mr. A. Lohcnet, while fishing off the Queen's Wharf this morning with tho now taking sardine bait,' hooked and landed a fine specimen of the salmon trout, 121bs in weight and 2ift in ( length. Tho cateb i oxcited considerable interest, and Certainly adds a new zest td our harbour fishing if it is io be taken, as d sign that those game and tasty fish tiro increasing in IU water's. Wellington athletes will be interested to hoar that Mr. Godfrey Shaw, formerly of Canterbury, has won no fewer than 16 out of 18 hurdle races which he has taken part in since he returned to the Old Country. A well-known sporting writer expresses the opinion that Mr. H. W. Batger, of Wellington, would beat him again over a 120 yards hurdle course, but thinks that Mr. Shaw would defeat our crack in a quarter-mile race. Decision in the case of R. M. Cireehfiold" and others v. Geo. Hart, of Christchurch, was given in the Magistrate's Court this morning by Mr. Robinson, R.M. Tho plaintiffs, who aro owners df a, largo block of land in Auckland, sued tho defendant for the sum of £J5; being three years' rent of 500 actes of the block, basing tho claim on an agreement 'dated 18th October, 1886, by which the defendant was for six months to have the right to prospect for petroloum over tho whole block (with some exceptions) for the sum of .£25, with right within tho six months to select 500 acres out of the block, of which the plaintiffs were to grant a lease for 21 years from tho 18th October, 1886s a.t the yearly ront of £20, the first yoai: to bo frco of rent. No lease, however, had ever boen oxecuted in terms of the agreement, nor was there evidence of any act of possession. His Worship said ho was of opinion that the plaintiffs had misconceived their remedy. Their coutention was in effect that as the defendant was to have a lease when he selected the 50/) acres, and as he told them through their solicitors that his partner had selected, and asked that a lease should be prepared and promised that a plan should bo supplied, that he had thus, although he had refused to execute the lease and the land had never been marked out or surveyed, become equitably liable as tho tenant, and they had a right to claim ront for the three years that have elapsed. Soveral cases had been cited in support of this contention, but did not in his Worship's opinion bear it out, as in all the Case's Cited the tfinant had possession, In the present case ,thero was fco possession, and his Worship held that in the face of this he could not consider that any rent had accrued, and must therefore find for the dofondant. The question of costs was reserved for a week. Mr. Troadwell received judgment on behalf of the plaintiffs, and Mr. Hall for tho defendant. A spirited discussion took placo at the weekly mooting of the Wellington Debating Society last evoning on the resolution " That tho one-man ono-voto system is antagonistic to tho good government of tho State." Mr. Joseph Myers argued in support of the resolution, while Mr. John Young spoke on the other side. The motion was negatived. The next question tobe discussed is. Should Now Zealand join tho Australasian Federation." Tho chair was occupied by Mr. W. G. Tustin, the Presidenti An examination of the Ladies' Ambitlanoo Instruction Class conducted by Dr. Adams,was made on Monday evening by Dr. Gillon. The following ladies passed :— Mesdames A. A. S. Menteath and Sexton, and the Misses Barron, Clarko, Bright, Hadfield, Kirokcaldie, Lockie, M'Lean. M'Gowan, Seed, Sogrief, Wilson, and Zohrab. Mrs. Martin and Miss H. Williams passed the second examination in First Aid. The committee of the Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club met laafr> evening. Two now members wero elected, and the programme for tho Spring 'Meeting on 28th November was drawn up as follows :—: — Maiden Race (100 yds), 100 Yards Handicap, 250 Yards Handicap, 440 Yards Handicap (bracelet), Half-mile Handicap, One Mile Handicap, 120 Yards Hurdlo Handicap, Safety Bicycle Raoe (one mile handicap), Bicycle Race (one mile handicap), Bicycle Race (three-mile handicap), 2oo Yards Cbatn« pionship, Throwing the Cricket Ball, School Raoe, One-mile Walking Handicap, Long Jump, High Jump, 440 Yards Hurdle Handicap, 120 Yards Hurdles (Maiden), Consolation Race (250 yds). Mr. Samuel Turley, who has boon tho representative of Messrs. M' Arthur & Co* at Wanganui for several years, has been appointed to succeed tho late Mr. W. H. Dowling as manager of tho firm's branch in Wellington. Messrs. M' Arthur & Co. intend to erect a larger brick warehouse hero than they now occupy. Plaintiffs who sued in the Magistrate's Court to-day recovered judgment in undefended cases as follows :— W. F. Roydhouse v. W. Copeland, .£l l9s 6d, costs 6s ; C. M. Crombie v. J. G. Wilson, .£l2 13s 2d, costs ; E. G. Jellicoe v. J. W. Frost, £U 18s, costs 11s (to be paid by instalments of 10s a month) ; M. Bohan v. R. J. King, J2lO, costs £1 His. By tho s.s. Jubilee this trip arrived here Mr. and Mrs. Horace Chester, who intend giving a series of entertainments in the Exohange Hall. The nature of tho entertainment is that given by Maccabe— namely, character imporsoiiations with rapid changes of dress, interspersed with humorous dialogue, music, <fco. Mr. Chester Comes well accredited, and will open his season on Monday evening next. The weekly meeting of the Eight Hours Demonstration Committee was held at tho Trades Hall last evening, between 40 aud 50 delegates being present, and Mr. F. 0. Millar presiding. A communication was road from tho Employers' Association, stating that tho Association was corresponding with tho various branohes in the colony with a view of recognising Demonstration Day as a holiday. The Chairman reported that so far as the Canterbury Employers' Association was concerned it had already agreed to observe the day as a holiday. The Secretary; of the Typographical Society wrote, stating that the Master Printers' Association would recognise the holiday, and the Knights of Labour intimated that the individual members of that society would tako part in the procession. It was announced that Jenkins* and the Garrison Bands had promised to play on the lino of march and also on the sports ground )' that the Manawatu Railway Company would probably run speoial trains at holiday fares on Demonstration Day ,_ provided it was observed as a public holiday ; and that the manager of the company had stated that he saw no difficulty in the way of granting the men employed in the good9-sheds and workshops a holiday. The Entertainment Committee submitted a programme, whioh was adopted and ordered to bo published. It Was resolved to offer speoial prizes for the best draught and light horHe vehicles turned out; that Messrs. Andrew Young and S. Rqwe bo asked to act as judges for the vehicle displays, and Messrs. C. F. Worth, J. Petherick, and J. Luke for the best emblematical display of trades in the procession. Mr. L. Morrison was given permission to exhibit a bust of tho late Mr. S. D. Parnell on tho sports ground. It was docided to invite tho Firo Brigade to tako part in the procession, a member of the Committee agreeing to obtain a prize to be competed for by tho membors of that body. The Exoouttvo Committee wore instructed to provide a vehicle to head the procession, and the Socretary was requested to write to the Railway Commissioners, asking that the hands engaged in workshops and goods-sheds might be allowed a holiday on the occasion of the celebration. The Hon. John Bryce, in a long letter to the Wanganui Chronicle, very forcibly replies to the statements made in his reoent speech by the Premier, wherein ho referred to what ib known as the Bryce episode of the late session, and tried to make out that the Government was forced to the aotion it took as being necessary to support the dignity and authority of the Speaker. Mr. Bryce shows that this defence is absolutely incorrect and misleading. The Marton Mercury is responsible for the statement that Mr. Mitchell, of the Bank of New Zealand in that township, and well known in athletio circlos, is about to be transferred to the Wellington office. The Chronicle noteß that Mr. T. Tnrley, who has for aomo years managed Messrs. M'Arthur and Co.'s branch business in Wanganui, bos been promoted to the management of the firm's Wellington branch. Mr. Tnrley is very highly esteemed in | Wanganui. Two girls, aged respectively 7 and 12, recently got lost in the bush near Danevirke, and had to spend the night out. They were none the worse when found next morning, but a good deal frightened. A handsomely embossed Bilver cup has been presented by Mr. Geo. Winder, ironmonger, to the Eight Hours' Demonstration Committee as a prize to be allotted for one of the events at the sports. In accordance with their usual praotice, the Wellington Harmonic Society will open their final rehearsal, which takes place this | ovening, to the public, and at the concert to-morrow ovening non-subsoribers will be admitted to the pit of tho Opera House. Church of England members will notice by advertisement that the nomination of two lay members of the General Synod takes place this evening in the Diocesan Library. We havo to remind our readers that to-night at 8 o'clock tho social in aid of furnishing St. Joseph's Orphanage takes place at the Skating Rink, Ingestre-street. "The Ark and the Mercy Seat" are the subjects of on address to be given by Mr. Hinman, in the Te Aro Hall, Dixon-streot, this evening,

The Woodville people are complaining of high insurance rates. Noble Campbell & Co. mil sell to-morrow, fruit, &c. A. J, Reid will Sell to-morrow, bundnes.