MR STEWARD AT HAMPDEN. MR STEWARD AT HAMPDEN.

Otago Witness, Issue 1001, 4 February 1871, Page 10

MR STEWARD AT HAMPDEN. MR STEWARD AT HAMPDEN.

. Mr W. J. Steward met the electors of the Waitaki district at the Schoolhouse, Hampden, on the 28th ult. • The building waa crowded, and the' chair was occupied by Mr M. S.Gleeson, who ihtroduoed the candidate in a few appropriate remarks. Mr Steward said that in coming forward he had not been actuated by ambitious or interested viewß. He had no motive or business to call him to Wellington; on the contrary, should he be successful in his can1 didature, his attendance there would not be without considerable personal inconvenience. He had come forward because his fellow- ! colonists at what might be regarded |as the . head-quarters of the district had — actuated no doubt; by, .confidence in his .abilities and a participation in his principles— requested him to do so. Upon being required to stand he had asked for 24 hoars to consider, and the ' following day gave an affirmative reply. He was aware that a party had been canvassing the district in the interest of Mr Macaasey. All he asked of the electors was to allow him to explain his views and to give the same their dispassionate consideration, and if they found that his principles were more consonant with their own than those of the other candidate, |to give him their support. Every man was free to think and act for himself, and the teßtwould.be the ballot box. He was not going to talk clap-trap. He was aware that there were many things of a fascinating and agreeable nature which might be said upon) the occasion, which, whilst they might tickle the' ears of the unthinking, would only ex-^ cite the grief' of the judicious; but he would give his opinion honestly, sincerely, ■ and candidly ; impugn it whoso list. If he went to the Assembly he would endeavour Jo have, a proper regard for his position as ajqang member, not; forcing hut views, or seizing every possible and impossible opportunity to make his voice heard ; but rather striving by attention to business, presence in his place, and the attainment of a thorough acquaintance with the usages of the House, to work himself into that position where his efforts for the good of. his constituents would bemost potent. He would not. give any pledges beyond a promise. to do bir. duty. They were ' aware that a scheaiO: had beon brought in by the honourable^ Mr Vogel, himself once an Otago man,, but whose principles and actions had rapidlychanged with circumstances. It was a. eoheme which, taking into consideration the state of the country and concomitant circumstances, he might characterise as' gigantic. It was proposed under it to borrow a sum of L 10,000 .000 for immigration and pnblicworks. The scheme at the first blush looked well, but upon investigation it turned ©ut to be quite the reverse, and contained an insidious device to further the interest of the North Island at the expense of the Middle Island. The inhabitants of the latter island had discharged all possible obligation tothose of the former, even to their own impoverishment ; but, not satisfied with this, a system was now to be instituted nnder which it was proposed to further tax theBouth for the fnrthor benefifcof the North. He referred to- an able speech delivered by Mr Reid, at Dunedin. •• Mr Reid found that whilst the aoheme provided for 395 miles of railway in that portion of -the colony north of, Cook Strait, only 185 were to be constructed in that part south of . Cook Strait. The ' Provincial Council condemned Mr Vogel's Bcheme.- not because that body was averse to the prinolple of borrowing for publio works, but because the scheme was an act of injustice to the South Island, because it had -been perpetrated without the knowledge ■or consent of the • colonists therein, and because its ultimate tendency was to alienate the land fund of Otago from its proper application and legitimate uses. He was in favour of progress. If this money was to be borrowed for reproductive works and settlement, and secured to the use of such districts as had profitable employment for it, and were willing to undertake the obligation, ho would go in for it ; but to the loan scheme as it existed he was opposed. He hoped that every elector would vote at the ensuing elcotions, and roturn only such men as were determined to oppose thin coddling of northern interests, intimately connected with tkia question it

«nooeed inrjßsißgso»w»aianii&otai3rtdboißtioh a position, of importance as to r employ so many immigrants yearly., ha wojo^conour in ,th% advisability of bringing them out; Jrotna, **ca«t*te qi t&ing^existed^ O W«*, oonlft, not uaßortowi^liflfe^-ye^dipnfe irapptffipor, ffl^«« S"Mfc «MBP^ifl#iW?rfß»ti%S oi sucn, without first being in & position topr<k,i videnthem. witfy ,«mplqymej»t upon amvftl, was onlyJmpQrt9pg, n «i[ J maW proper?. ,'., Let it be known to the world that there' was" P*f»feT. o<# .wp/to 4< an4, ( good^w*gea], 4a )r the i o«ony 8 agd^there.twas <h<se Jear,jbut,thatj ptotyie&jpeopk^ujd come;,tb £e«ure. *uch. ■^v^mtMes^,, ie, afp .en^ 00 °^g«%^;P^lfiole,{ was^impug^on.of, », l^^'MfE9R^eona,, f «M /{>^dejpano^i,.oh#r r hwj^e.Hnnareds, "fifiWJjSW Scjb.wjdtb. Jnrn, fftutjhad mpraopn',,, *iderafas>jvthan t^infliqt ifc upon them jat that , * s M^«^;,yaS^ w«5?s ibogft-, 100,0 lT Acis,^pon oar Statute Bookjlori^e! moat pajrs^repeti : tiona and anjendn^pts on former. Acts. ' j He, had read nio^t of them/aiui nevei; r'npjfc,^".^lth dner. jraading. Tha Hundreds Regulation. Act ;waa,bfQught > 4n for; the rf pnj^9»^ ,pf pjo-jl yiding.opiapenMtion to, aquftttera.., Hia bb- fjectdonio^flis. Act £wjmb not bo. moch that it .provided. , compensation, ,, a* that, it, placed^ obptniAttons t i|i the. r way. of. settlement. „ X3ommi*siQnera , were, appointed,, and. it w«i said .they. ,went 4own .to the proposed .Hundred, and teatad the quality! of the land with long pheaße^en!, a Q( i *be landf-did.not s^.them, the^didrnottike it,, H« bel*|rea upbj^ broidi honest, i priaoiples. o^e' fl-qndreda RegulatwniAci, wag opposed tajßu'oJvund he wonld support itai repeal, HeAeld that the primary- object I «fliie GK)veimmeat onght tio b^tQsettle'upon the laadjaoontentißdand prosperous populatipn,i ,*nd r ,^ha .best wa.y^o dqViq,. in -his opinion, was by absolute free seleefiiojj under i » system of) deferred, payments, In Qaatef- , bjory, if jaman .wantpjand upon, a run, he", goes to the office, applies for it, hands in his money, and gets it. He.had known, eUnce; where a sqoatter and his shepherd, vrent tojthe JLand Office together to apply for thesame,p«)oe,of land.' , The' shepherd's app.lioation b^ing ifirst received, his employer had to, w»it v and. see him pay for a portion •ef the run upon, whioh he was working^ Se wanted to see alldi&oultaes in the way of ab> solute purohaie removed. •He was favourable tp an.import .duty;being ,put npon grain to p^tect^prodaoers^' Unless this was done,: the position and prospeots'of farmers would; ROQUAue. .ift..decUne, ..Opr . wheat' going into' Victoria was subjeot to a duty of Is per oeutali; "■ If 'wheat" was kept vp T to 4s 6d;or'ss per bushel, there would ite fewer complaints of desHbreaft. -^(Applanse. ) i He ; wottldsup. port* Bill having for its objeot the estabhsh^ caent of commonages, for settlers. Conimißaioners 'should be. appointed r- (a Voice : With oheefie.twßters?)—tO' report on suitißble and available lattd ; and itahonld beset aside at once, r We had ttpent during late yean something like 16,000,000, exclusive*>£'pro«-vincial-andrgeneral revenue, upon our native policy, and .-this- in the. face, of a declining revenue *nd languishing trade;- and now a quarte? ,o|,,a million, deficit, waa,, staring, us in face. ■ We had , been playing, with , . the na^ves,— crying, i -peace - vfrea there was no peace,, pur policy, towards" th^m had, been of a most vacillating, character. We had been shel^eruigjassasßins, and now' we were about to pay the penalty. he w "crop olf~poiEa1&«S7~ wo Tslidufa no doubt h&Y© anew crop of murders. ° J3e coold not say;, what, connection ezmted between this! , .useful., esculent "; and homicide. It would be curious, -if, -in. after year^ it was discovered that all our, troubles in Ireland, *a well as in Ifew Zealand, were to be traced to some latent and . bloodshed - inspiring . property in new, potatoes.; , ; He deprecated the interference of the Imperial Government vx Native affaire.-; -He would be the last. to treat the Maoris- .as, a : class, with undue severity, but he would have life and property proteoted and .the ,laws_administered .in a friendly way. We supplied the friendly Natives with arms and, ammunition in a friendly wayj qthey pissed -them over, to their friends the 'rebels, f who maintained friendly relations so long as' it suited their purpose, and when they murdered a few of onr settlers they withdrew, to the friendly shelter of some friendly - ; or" semi-friendly, tribe. It appears to be from our friends indeed that we require most salvation. Hel would, if elected, refuse tp t vote .one penny | towards war expenditure unless our Native policy was remodelled upon a more decisive and vigorous •bafcis.v' VFroin 'his heart he'b'e>directly interested ''in u prb"i^Bcting ? Sie'' T WV and they were dragging the colony into the .W'the, Jxorth .and a inst one in- the South He, % would, before concluding, ' refer* to Wioth^f ßnb]eSt: ; '-kn^effdrfcfiad lfee'ri'iiiade ius* year to Simplify tWe law' renting to the transfer of property. The conveyance system had been cumbrous and expensive to 4vdfegxee,/iatuDwfas afe<feoeT a^'sbtfrbe o£<g»eat fg*»*P-:*he l Xa l W3serjß,and i '.g?!B*t Jfljf» *9.v^he public. A reform was called for, and, after maßwobjtruotipns and much delayV ihe Land Transfer AcTlpaFpliasea: Tfe was" a modifilß>^»^^hei\T6rreq^A(Mi^t' South Australia, and virtnally substituted a simple, .inexpensive,' and speedy, system, of i; regisja-a-tion fortheold audctediouavppGcsaS of conveyance. £: Ao^Jforfc (waßn-being!>mads to gent •lawyers into the .Assembly^ .witk.a *iew to the repeal of this Ajot # and neither painsTio/ expense.woul4,»e«pa>^>o ( al^a'ln>p end. Heidid. no*o»»y^jiorrdi4he,iidsh to insinuate th«|s^^^pp^«n't.'Mici'ilaw&»ey;

wk initiAiti^r Bnp&tb?*r6. bpon/naad^fhe; would,, some jnifieieat feiw^n^aß; shown .to alter i his, opinion,. do *othing whioh would interfere with the. Act being left ta — He-would con- , Bent -to having pur acts and ordinances re«|rranged^ and modified at the pubUoejqpenße, . a manner • aa, to p reduoe'^hejn to t'be oxjmpreheitsion, of any man. of ordinaiy in,telligenoe, and thus make every maahjuß own , la answer .to questions, SspbWam> said ,he was in favjoar.Tof financial separation if it praotioable,Tbut the credit of the .whole had. (been pledged to of. and he looked upon the withdrawal of jßny pack of;the:»ecarifty ; as an impossibility. , Wo, were bpondto pontribute towards ; the,rev ,paymojit-,of our debfcs,/he^oe the jpeoewitjr, for gtarding.agaiaißfc ,any interference with. por,ilaad' ifundjr He 1 defined reproductive works «• bridges ion jnaiq roads, maintfenaQoe of' main ; ro*di,i improvement of coastal har boqm where m I;rade:a|readyi existed, and where it was known that facihties would in•orfiase that- trade,, and lines of railways ia. settled distriota.'tof urther.de velopaa already ,existiag trade., He would support the wta> ,h>hmenfe of suoh, works,,. giving railways precedence where they could be Bhowato be paying. The information which he at present posgeesed' led him to think favour-, ably o? thd narrow gauge System of railways, tie would like to see -experiments carried out with Thomson's i 1 Road I3ngine, and thought it Was" calculated 1 io be of 'immense service to' ue if aU that; was' said of it was true. ' He would support' the' construction of a line of railww from 1 the I ' Waitiikf "tp Moeraki,'proWdea it could te carried out. at a moderate, coat, He would not say .that' it : would qdsV'even as much; as LSOOO * milei With regard to water supply on gbldfields, he was entirely in favbur ofit, and instanced tHe M[are'whenua goldfield where, there was a largy area .of ground, ' whioh •' a copious-witer supbly would fender Workable at all, times, .of the' year. 'An area of land which had' been included within a goldfield for three years, and was found no£ td be auriferous— and "he would accept' the fact that no one had thought it worth while to look 'fcnrgold -there evidence of its non-auriferpua character— he; would thrpwopen for settlement. "At., the same time h ( e would afford 'protection to parties who had already expended money upon' the land—as, for instance, the construction of Water-races, &a He did not object to the principle of the colony anticipating its future jby borrowing ; but he objected to Mr Vogel's loan ) scheme, , not; because it was a- loan scheme, but because it was an unfair scheme to ourselves. ' ' The contract for the Qamaru book was" signed, and the work must sow be gone through with. He thought > the ■Dock would be a reproductive work, pro|vided it answered the desired ends when it iwas finished.— (Laughter.) |The Dock would give great facilities if it turned out a success. He was in favour of railway, connection between Canterbury and the Bluff. ' If free selyctien were brought about, prompt com* pletion of surveys must be provided for ; a jdifficnlty hadj he was -aware, existed with -.regard to this in Canterbury. He would like to see the land sold in lots of 200 acres, !opmpeUisgth»purohaser»to occupy and improve it. '. He would not object. to 300 acres, ,Sei thought!' we were over- governed, -and : would support any approach towards the fomwtion of one Government for the North, Vand one for the Middle Island, a Legislative j centre in each, and the local administration |;oi the local revenue. He would' oppose, any alteration- in the land laws,; without lan appeal being made to the ,«onatitueneies; gTtte educational system. of -Otago ha would ■preserve; intaot He regarded' that, system gas: one thing," at' least, :tb;bo proud of! 4. nortion of the Timaru breakwater^ he was mware,j had been washed -away, the blocks of material used in its 1 construction . were .20" Sons each:- It< was,, intended that the of the dock at Oamarn should, be 200 «>ns each. Hethought tramways might be, Manetructed da oertain distriats aa. feeders.' merwould not, 'however, advocate their conHruatiott ;ia any tSifltpdote where a. reasonable Mjope did not exist that they would, give': a. Air; return for .the outlay. - : He Would like to* jAe "the /claims for. wages of men workingSpon Gavemment works protected,- bat did 1 ■tot see' how to sffortLsHch security by legis■htive..action. . The libonrer had ;at present V legal and preferential claps upon <hja work. , ■^-(fiisaent^v.'With-jrfigard to thfe constdtnBon of • therUpperflouse^ he would -like to Hfee it made an: eleotive body. He thought 9pe 'number .of, members should bear a fixed • proportion » >to <the ■ number , of ■ the ■ Lower I House/ /Tha^preseat-syflfcemgave the Government an unfair advantage, if it chose to oxeroiie it.' He was lavourable< r ta.a defen sive ,'or non-aggressive. Native . policy, when such could be. maintained with honour.! but when it was found necessary to vindicate the iaW he .would - : at • cube. 'take, the aggressive. Two thousand men divided into small, soonrr ing parties would, he thought, reduce the nativ«s'in>the North Island.? rHe would fpTay sach men well, and give them full and nnre» stricted powers. With regard to sending 'ow , Voluii^eeFs td tne' ' nor th~ he J did no,t l |taieqeska'fcy i if fhe'&ciessity arptJe he 4 waik quit»'sure u our •Volunteers' would hot re"quird' i to" \te a&lecT twice ' to" go'.— (Ofie'ert'j He at'bne^im'e, thynghVthat-a^bonnd'aryhße mfght 1 te ; c^ed in the'Nortti loland' befcweeh hostile native territory and the' 'European 'd6fcfilelneni.tß,' but he did not now think that i a^t^ai^/>^g n t^-I;h4; il conlaOTration Y ;of the oountry;"aria- other circum'aSnces; 5 -^! ViHSd give no protection to nfttives who i»a l li attH^cnd of fcnyi^

lion of the AisemMy i| sraciifiitmght he bad | Wed to repreg^attheVieVof » majority ; if the electors, amd JM»ajW s * to tesign, I Signed by a majority of the. .electors, wasj presented to Mm, he would 1 at onoo comply He considered system of fortiuoa- 1 tion for the., colony, ,iv» impracticable, _ but there were many toomts « which' great protection' migltf f be afforded* af waaU^butlay. '. rA. federal nriioiof- thedoloiiiea he was favour;' l rible'to;. It would ''Wg fork of; time, "a* lsast two or threVyears, bat meanwhile he ' would like to' «cc all the colonies regarded as ijeu^ralii'in EaropaW disputes. "Mr Steward' -alsq' favourably reviewed'the conditions of the new San Frinciacd, mail' service ' ' , ' I 'A 'O* 6 of J cbrifid^uce initfr Steward was duly proposed,- Becondeii, and carried with cheers; and ttte customary vote- off thanks to the chair terannated the proceedings.'? j ■" r-'>r -'> "* ,* -i .v. v •• .. > - .v. v > * !;>:>] •MRTQLMIEvA.TEASTTAIERIiw. , i« . [ Mr W; A. Tolmie addressed" a meeting of (tjie eleefcohfal'the- Taieri ia the Drill Shed, j MwgieVon Tuesday evening. <> There were ;aboat'Beven'ty persons present. Mr Day was called to the chair. I MrToiamt, who was well received, said that this occasion was his first appearance 6a the political platform;- and he craved their indulgence if he did not come op to the mark. If, however, colonial experience were ■a qualification- for the offioe, he was largely possessed of that. < He* was well trained in the colonial school' p! prosperity and adversity/ and if he Were to inform them of the ! 'Ups and downs of his colonial life they would : scarcely credit him. * He was now in com* parative' independence, attained by Ids own perseverance and industry— qualities which, xf he had' the honour of being returned, _he would bring to bear ott hia legislative duties. AH his interests were in this province, and it was of the highest importance to him that the colony should progress and flourish ; for if the colony retrograded he would also retrograde, and if it progressed his interests would be promoted. An impression had got abroad that he. was a class man. ,He could assure them to the contrary. He was perfectly free and unbiassed in that respect. With reference to legislation, the most careful consideration ought to. be given- to the relation, between the North and South Islands. He approved of the General Government schema, with careful modification, but he did not approve of & dehfc being in- , cunvd by the oolony, and the greater portion of it being saddled on the South Island. It was asserted that public works shonld be initiated -whioh would prove of permanent advantage to the colony. If we constructed cheap lines of railways, such as proved of so great importance in other countries, they would be, the means of developing the. resources of the country, and bearing the produce of the interior to a convenient market. It would also follow that a flow of immigration would take place bringing prosperity in its train. The land laws of this province were very unsatisfactory. There were continual changes going on which were detrimental to the prosperity of the province, He disapproved of the Hundreds Regulation Act, and it was, a grave, mistake that' men with no interest in .the province should legislate in the land interest. Any amendments should have proceeded from the' Provincial Council, with the fall concurrence of the people. In Australia the same ordeal , had been gone L through in 1857, but for the most part t had fallen through, and the same would take plaoe here. He was thoroughly favourable to a liberal land law on deferred payments. If a, man 'possessed L3OO, and purchased 300'aores Of land; he committed a grave mistake. To-do so was the beginning of his misfortune. Where' were the funds for fencing and- purchasing horses and cattle, necessary ior carrying pij operations and subsistence f The result would be mortgaging, arid eventually the bailiff. With deferred payments, the case was different, he would ; pay a : small portion . for the land occupied, , and • the .surplus would go for ,other wqnirements. With .respect ,[ to (Separation,, it sounded well in name, but jwas moat difficult of accomplishment. With,out the intervention 1 of the -Home Govern,ment, Separation was impossible. The {North and South Islands were so entwined | with respectto loans and other matters that 'it - waß - scarcely ■ possible thafcj Separation; jcould be accomplished. With respeot to de--.fence, we were at present expofedto invasion, 'nor did he see, how we oonldrhelp ouiselves. 'Against modem -artillery , -our, .towns were •helpless, for shot and shell could be thrown ! a range of eight miles effectively.' On the [Visitation of a cruiser we must pay her, exactions with a good grace,~.for, without .floating batteries we were powe^lesß-j. but by means of our gallant Volunteers, and the strurdiness of the race, we would guard our hearths and homes. . ' The Land. Transfer Act would prove a great, boon to.'Sefctlers. Previously a small quantity: of. land wag plogged with more expenses than, the land was worth ;, now both large and small quantities would be transferred as , easy ,- as ; any > oth.^r-merchan-dise ; but it requirfid_some. further amendments and > before becoming thoroughly workable. If he had the honour of fceliig retuVned, 1 , he would be bound to no MiuifJtryi' If l tley"act&d according to his Views and'ojnnjions they would have his support; if they acted to the contrary, they would have hf 8 stoenßOtls'oppositionV He led'by nboh^; he would *think and actf "for himself:' He was, however,- many times, surprised to- see members from this province; wh'dti they went North,' acting qtiitls 1 pphfctary views enunciated. by them previous to' their departure,- as if the atmospHeric of- the' 1 North'* aland acted with 1 a cbhiirary effect. : He was also often surprised \ J^Ouiterbivrjf and Qtago, whiofc bad ini teraitaln wmaoni acted a^biitoae anotHer,

aid the power ,4erivjßd . £ttm of iute> : «st wat thn* lod&* ** T " ' " In answer to questions, Mr Tolmeb said i le oTisapproved'ditMfiaanoiML wheme ia its present form. WithjudiciQus amendments and safeguard^,. it, would prove of paramount importance. The expenditnreof the money ought to be entrusted to a non-poliiical Body, who would apportion to each is'lai^d;' their proper share. He obnld not tell anything About the nature of the Dace^in and Caversham, railway: "2Ln BMCrpittYoar views cdmoide exactly with Mr Keid's, why 'oppose him?— ■fLanghter.) '•; ■ , The Chairman, Mr Day, proposed, and Mr . Pbaim seconded, that the best, thanks of ' the Vieetihg be accorded to Mr Tolmie fdr his able s address. The motion was carried. ■ [ » '■ ; _ , ' Up to the present time 4-1 members out of tb^e 74 of, Wflom; excWding' the 1 Maori Representatiyea, the House of. Representativesifl cpmpoßed, have been elected. TLe'foUowing shows the names of,' those already elected, together, with the imtnber still to be returned in each province,; —

Our Biverton correspondent, writing on the 21st". sit., Bays:— "On Wednesday last Messrs Daniels and Juston (who were deputed by the Government- to do so) selected the site for the. Electric Telegraph and Post ■Office. Mr E. Simpson, sen,, of Sonfch Riverton, has been appointed to superintend its •erection, and Messrs Beer and Gunn are the contractors. — Mr M'Gillivray has been on fa -tour, addressing the eleotors-' of jfche J eastern portion of th« Riverton district. On Thursday evening, Mr T. C. Low, who is 'also a candidate for the Riverton District* addressed the electors at the Court House, Kiverton. He declared himself in favour of an immediate change in the land laws of the united. provirice,-with deferred payments, soas to promote bmla fide settlement. He wanted immigrants of the ' right class.' ;He avowed himself a freetrader,' though not averse to the tariff leaning to" our own. interests. Thd goldfield*, he said, demanded special: attention :) they .had buildup the- credit of the colony;. He was averse to the present financial polioy«l the General • Government j he thought the -guaranteed million wassnffi. cient.for present purposes, - and that before* we>^-nad been comtaitted to the' scheme tte^c«6Btituenoy of. the cdlony shoald navo^been consuttedi «• -it was the poor man 8 hard-earned money that formed the balk of taxationr— -The-we»ther has been very fine Oately, and harvest work will f oUow ojewe upon the heels of shearing. The establishment of steam communication with Dnnedin -and the intermediate porta is a great convenience, and will tend to rievelope itoe resources' of the idistriot Operimgop, as it aoe»,ii*n»r]tefc|ori&iporfii or exports, it ia a great boon to the farmers and jejOtem her*

Bncklaad .«. . .'. ...Franklin. Clark Franklin. O'Rorfce, G. M. , Onehungs, Swamon ...Newton. Voxel. J..«~. Auckland East Woodgß. G. .. .. .-. .ParnelL still to be returned— lo. TABANAKL Carrington, F. A. ; Grey and BelL Gisborne.W Eginonfc. Kelly, T. '....New Plymouth. HAWKB's BAY. M'Lean, D Napier; Qrmond, J, D ..Olive, •WELUNGTON. Andrew, Rev. J. C. ...... Watrarap*. Brandon, A. de£ Wellington Country Bryoe,J...w Waaganai. Bonny, H. .Wairarapa. Fitzberbort, W. Htttfc. Fox, W, , Eaagitikei. Still to be retained— 3. NBLSOK. Inglis , Cheviot. Still to be returned— 6. MAELBOROtJOH. Eyes, W. H Wairau Kenny. i Ficton "WBSTIiAND. Harriflon^W. H Grey Valley. White, J.* „.» Hokitika. Still to be returned— 2. CASTEBBtfK*.- • Hall, J Heathoote. Peacock, J. T ...Lyttelten. Reeves, W, Sehryn. Rhodes, £. H Akaroa. Richardson, E Chriatohnroh West. Rolleston, W Avon. Stafford, & W ...Timam. Stndholme, J. ...^ Kaiapol Wakefield, B. J. 7. ChristchtiToh Kait. Still to be retnrsed — 3. OTAGO, Bathgate, J Dunedin. Calder, W ; , Inyercar^ill, Caninrell, R.S ICave«hi«n. Driver, H. .. Roslyn. Hanghton, 0. £ ...W&katip. M'Lian, Q-... '..Waikoaaiti. M'GUlivray, L. Riverton. Murray, W. A Bruce. Reynolds, W. H Dunedin. Thomson, J. W, Clntha. 'Still to be returned— 9. The following shows the number of representatives in each taland :—: — North- Island ; 30 South Island i. ; 44 To these must also be added three Maori 'representatives in the North Island, and ono in the Sonth'lsland.