Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24,1889.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 158, 24 July 1889, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1889.

The second reading of the Eepresentation Bill was carried at an. early hour this morning after a mild stonewalling, ■which was oairied on until 3*30 a.m.,.an opportunity of delivering a second series of speeches having been* afforded by an amendment proposed by Mr Barron. It was not, however, very largely availed of, and as stated, the second reading was agreed to, but there is no doubt that troublous times are in store for the Bill when it gets into Committee. The present Representation Act, as is doubt* less well known, provides for an allowance to the country districts of 18 per cent, there having been a pretty general feeling that the town constituencies were placed, at an advantage over those in the country by their being. more compact, and consequently able to bring more pressure to bear upon their representatives. The present Bill . proposes to iucrease the country quota to 25 per cent, but instead of adding that number to the country constituencies it is to be deducted from the towns, although, as has been pointed out by a contemporary, this virtually amounts to the 33| which the country members demand, 100 standing in the same proportion to 133£ that 75 does to 100, namely, threefourths, — the country thus in either case gaining an advantage of one-fourth. The deduction, however, is to apply only to the four larger cities of Auckland, Wellington, Chrisfcchurch, and Dunedin, the same allowance as is granted to the country districts being allowed to Ashburton, Invercargill, JSTapier Nelson, Oamaru, Timaru, and Wanganui. The Act now in force provides for only 70 electorates, and these, supposing the new Bill to be passed, as it no doubt will be, will have to be so arranged that the population of each shall in the four cities be as nearly as possible 10,220, that is to say, the number is not to be less than 9470. nor more than 10,770, and in the country and smaller towns named as nearly as possible 7667, or not more than 8417, nor less than 6917. The result, bo far as Nelson is concerned, will be that it will retain its representation as at present. We notice that grave fears are expressed in various parts of the colony that by the passing of this Bill a breach will be created between the town and country that will gradually widen, bat no good grounds are adduced for such antioipations. Nor do we think that they will be realised. That there will at first be a little soreness is unquestionable, but when the new Parliament meets we hope to find town and country members alike recognising that their duty is to legislate in such a direction as will be to the advantage of the colony as a whole, and if they will but keep this in view they cannot fail to arrive at the conclusion that the interests of both are identical.

From the ft. h May to the Ist Jane inclusive, three Bailing Bhips and , two ateamera arrived in London from ; New Zealand with frozen meat, their cargoes aggr? gating 62,350 oaroasßes of mutton, and 20,646 of lamb. The London quotatfouß of the price of mntton on the 15th June were:— Prime Scotch, 6b 8d to 6s 4d per Btone of jBlb«; ditto, Englißh, 5a 4d to 5s 8d; ditto, New Zealand, 4e. ' Daring the first five montbe of the oarrent year f.here were imported into London 293,616,8921ba of Australasian wool, against 285,735,6841ba ia the correspond ing period of Mr. Bftigeufc has received a telegram from Mies Mabel Sjlveßter, staking that owing to the detention of the Mahjmapua she oannot reach here to-day. Her first appearance, thereforo, will bo to-morrow evening, The final football matoh, which will decide which taam wins the jewels so liberally offoreed by Mr Baigent, will ba pl&yed this evening, A. meeting of the Loyal Howard Lodge will be held this evening, when Brother J Brough will read a paper on "Colonial Experiences," of which he has had many of varied kinds, and will therefore be able to speak with authority. The Press Association wires to us thut the cable rueesage which appears elsewhere regarding the repayment of the "5 per oent loans means that the ordinary course will be followed of raising a loan for the spooial purpose of payicg off the debenture holders of the old stock. This Joan will be offered at 3£ per cent. A Wellington paper of Monday says {— -/She new ironmongery establishment of Messrs Wilkin/g and Field, Manners-street, was opened for business for the first time on Saturday, at book. £he handsome premises were eagerly inspected during the course of the afternoon and evening, it being estimated that upwards of 3000 persons visited the place up to dosing time. The following will be the players in the f oot« ball match Bankers v. Merchants: —Merchants : (Messrs Selanders & Co., and Cock & Go.,aem-ployeos):-Gatley, B. lOlouston, J. Oloußton, Oresswell, O. Green, Gully, Houlty Marshall, Low, Riley, Roge*e, Sadd, Shallcrass. Symons, and Walker. Bankers; flarkness, Everett, Booth, Toddj Glasgow, Bucholz, Oldham (2), Watkina, Baine, Broad, Green, Prebble, and Braddock, An advertieemeufc yolatjog to tho now celebrated "Lustrous Gem' Flour, manu.. faotured by Messrs Aapiual & Co., of South Canterbury, by an improved method of roller milling, appears ia another column, This in a special brand manufactured by a new patent process, and is said to be unequalled for general exoellenoe, We are informed

thivt bakers, confootioners, and others wbo have used it pronounce ib to be all that can bc^ decked. Every milhug is tested by a ecientino process which has be^n patented, theroi'ora no flour is sent oat but tho beta. The fitux of Aspinal & Co. being a waUby one tha proprietors havo sparud no expense in fitting up their mills with i-be impvovement in maohintiry, and therefore consumers may depend on having the beet flour only sent them. Tbe fact of the flour being guaranteed of first-elasa quality should prove a desideratum to bakers and the general public. We learn that a shipment of tbe 11 Lustroas Gem" will be in the market hf-re at an early date.