TUESDAY, JULY 80, 1889.

Manawatu Herald, 30 July 1889, Page 2

TUESDAY, JULY 80, 1889.

PARLIAMENT. * , *•—#-- - — — hf at any tima.the. puhlio at large becomes tired of representative in j stitutious that time surely is, when the members of an elected body at- < tempt to gain their ends by methods i which have nothing to justify the ( use of them. §ueh action has been i forthe past, wee!: in full force in t Parliament, tu&iug it into n veritable house ol Wk, without argu- . ii

ment, and where a minority is vainly endeavouring to prevent the majority from exercising their rights. The Government it will be remembered, have introduced a Representation Bill, which has passed its second reading, and is well on its way 'o being c msidered in commit tee. Tho cause of strife is, as to the amount, of extra proportion in re-pre-entation the country districts shall have ovei the four large towns. The country members have shown that the town voters live within ensy reach of the voting booths, and therefore poll more numerously than the country voters do or can, aud they hold that this is equal to 38$ per cent in favour ofthe t <wns. In jus- ice to the country they demand that this shall be the per centage agreed to in the Bill now under consideration. . \ hen the last Representation Bill was under discussion the difference admitted, was only 18 per cent, and to this the representatives of the four towns affected want to hold the Government. The Premier is thus torn from both sides, and at present states that he will let the Bill stand or fall on what he deems the fairest perqen tage, which is 25. Therefore on these grounds the House has given up all attempts at argument or business, and each side is wasting the public money in trying how long the health and obstinacy of the mi 'mbers will hold out. And this is Parliament ! This is what is termed stonewalling ! The members come before ther constituents to place them where they can serve their country, and directly a few cannot get their own way, they are allowed, by the rules of the house to stand up and talk the veriest non* sence hour after hour, simply and publicr-*' *? was * e the time of the house, and to enaea*.? 111 ' to l a P aci " tate their opponents by illneo*, obtaining their wishes. The minority in the case und r review is so small that could they keep the stonewall un for six months, th^y would not increase their numbers by one a month, so that there is nothing to justify the action they have taken. A case like this causes the taxpayer to view in a more favourable light, than is perhaps advisab'e, the proposals of the Government for the introduction of the closure, a system by which such proceedings can be very speedily put an end to. For our part we ho'd in as much dislike the closure rules, as we do this useless action of the minority, for we are aware that there are times when though the dissent* ing members are in a minority beyond being hopeful of accomplishing a successful resistance to a measure, they are sufficiently numerous to make their fight legitimate. .. A stonewall over the endeavour of a Government to ma'ce an extravagant purchase, or an obnoxious appointment may at times be a patriotic action, as allowi ig time for public opinion to be heard; but the pre sent stonewall has nothing to justify it. We hold tbat the fight has been occasioned by ihe known weakness ofthe Ministry, as looking at the question from their standpoint, the Hill should be withdrawn, as neither party will agree to the percentage proposed **y them. If the Government possessed the slightest power this shouldhave settled the matter, but the minority are struggling, not to convince the Government or tlieir opponents, but because thej' fear that on the question of the quota the Government will lose their backbone and al ow the country members to carry their views; and the country members believe this too What a House ! and what a Government ! Surely it is time that the oountry waa appealed to, if the House is unable to repose any confidence in its ministry or itself. We hope however that the members favourable to the 38£ per cent will not be beaten, as the minority wi 1, on an appeal to theooUntry, go onco again to the poll on the very small margin that the last Representation Bill gave. If a firm tohe is taken, we do not much expect to he rof the Go vernn_6ht keeping to their threats.

' ___-—__-__. , To-night everybody should be at the concert, and we hope everybody will. ' The last one given by the same management was a sucoess, and the one to-night is sure to be enjoyable. New ideas are to be produced, the tableaux alone will be worth seeing, but reports state that "The three old Maids of Lee " are great fun. The ladiea who play and sing are all pleasing musicians, and the most of them kindly gave their help at the previous entertainment. Those who don't oome deserve to stay away. We very muoh regret to find that Mr James Linton, of Palmerston, has found himself obliged to seek the proteotion of the Bankruptcy Court. Our Palmerston exchanges give the total liabilities as £405 lGs 7d, and the assets as £127 10s, leaving a defioienoy of £278 6s 7d. Mr Linton was gazetted last Saturday. 'Mr J. E. Fitzgerald, the ControllerGeneral, left by the R.M.S. Dorio for England on four months' siok leave. Mrs and Miss Fitzgerald aocompanied him. A large number of friends assembled to see them off. We hope they will have a pleasant voyage and that Mr Fitzgerald may return with health fully restored. . Benzon.the Jubilee plunger, ae_erts that his trip through Australia and New Zealand cost him £-$5,000. : We have to chronicle the death, at the early age of 37, of Mr Arthur R. W. Fulton, traffic manager and locomotive superinten- . dant of the Wellington-Manawatu Railway ■ Company, which occurred at his residence, j ( rhorndon Quay, at 6 o'clock on Friday | morning, from typhoid faver. • ' The newest stripper of Walter Brown^s } b now on view at the R. M. Store. V ___y ____

Mr Bradcock notifies that he is prepared to convey passengers to and from Kereru. Mrßradcock's pony mare Waihope has changed hands. The price is stated to have been £18, and she has been purchased to go with Mr Stevens' lot for India. Settlers have been stirred up by the Borough, and on nearly all the roads can be seen men at work outting the gorse which is encroaching thereon. We are sorry to learn that Mr Wright Stewart has been confined to his house iot some days. He is, we learn, now getting better. We would draw the attention of our contemporaries, the Manawatu Times and the Advocate, that their exchanges come very irregular. If trade iB not brisk everywhere, it certainly is on the tramway, aa yesterday afternoon the train left with eleven loaded trucks. It is satisfactory to the Borongh to know that though detatched from the County, they still retain an interest in the profits on this line. We are sorry to learn that Messrs Jones and Hunter have come to the decision to withdraw their coach for the winter. There is no doubt but that they have had the worst of the weather, and have left off just when the season is beginning to improve. It is stated that a coach will be run from Shannon, a coach and horses being now on the spot, but the road will be impassable in wet weather. Another rumour credits a local man with tlie intention of taking the running up to Kereru. Two good flaxcutters are required. Mrs Levien is advertising for a general servant. On Friday next Messrß Stevens and Gorton will hold a clearing sale of a saw mill plant at Otaki. The whole of tht* plant, including a valuable team of bullocks, is for absolute and unreserved sale, so that a large number of buyers are likely to be attracted to it. A cook iB wanted for the Riverside hemp mill. At Messrs T. K. Macdonald's land sale on Friday, two parcels of land in the township of Carnarvon, one beiug section 430, containing 1 rood, and the other being section 437, containing 1 acre and 11 perches, were sold to Mr Richardson for £2. Allotments 13, 227, and 238, on the plan of the township of Kiwitea, containing together 6 acres and 8 perches ; sold to J. S. Bull at £2 per acre. yfty carcases of venison were received ftt *X ucku. v,<i * ast week from Matutapu Island. Sk oi 2 em *£? J>f* •«*■ to Sydney, and the remau} der are to be towarded to London. At a certain skating rink the other eV.e^ing, says a Wairarapa paper, as a fair skater completed her hundredth round, there was a wild scene of several rinkists falling over a pre-Adamite gentleman in gaiters, who boldly stemmed the tide of skaters till he met the lady— his wife. Without remark Ot any kind he clutched her in his arms, skates afld all, and carried her out of the rink. She has Hot returned since. Exley and Turnbull'^ fellmongery at Ngahauranga (Wellington) was bumed down on Wednesday night. It is supposed to have been caused by tramps. The Post sayßS-— The Marine Retreat Hostelry, at Petone, so well known to weary wayfarers, journeying both to and from the Hutt district, changed hands last week, Mr J. R. Stansell, the former licensee, giving up his interest to Mr R. Mothes, who will in future carry on the business. Thero»is great excitement over the recent gold discoveries in South. Hokitika, McGovern and party have two feet of wash going from $dwt to ldwt to the dish. The gold has now been traced more than a mile. It is thought the lead will follow the liiie of terrace to Lake Mahinapua, a distance of five or six miles from the Hokitika River. A large rush has set in. The lead has a heavy dark look, and the gold wash is also a dark oolour. Parties prospecting on the same line of terrace, north of the town of Hokitika, are expected to strike the same lead. A decree of outlawry has been issued against General Boulanger. The Earl of Fife had been created a duke under the same title. The. New Zealand Conversion Loan, for the purpose of paying off the old 5 per cent debentures, is expected to be placea on the market in October. The N.Z. Times says :— The petition for the reprieve of Louis Chemis still continues to be extensively signed, and it is expected that the number of signatures will exoeed 12,000. Up to the present 80 lists, bearing 6470 signatures, have been received by Mr Fernandos, and there are still 120 lists to come in. It has not yet been deoided when the petition will be presented. Yesterday afternoon Mr Jellicoe, who is acting for Chemis, had a long interview with the Cabinet with respeot to the latter|s case, but what occurred is not made publio. Mr Justice Gillies was seized with apoplexy on Thursday night, arid died at noon next day. The Judge was not very well when he went to bed, and asked to be called at 8 o'olock tlie following, morning. When the housekeeper opened hiß bedroom door he was lying on the bed with blood oozing from his mouth. A doctor was Bent for, but the Judge died three hours later. He was sitting in the Compensation Court the day before. In our Stook and produce column will be found the notice of Bome pure bred Berkshire pigs for sale, and also that an aotive trap horse is wanted. ' KEATING'S COUGtt LOZEVGER'S icursContbs, Asthn_», Bronchitis. Medi. cal testimony states < hat no other medioioe is sn effctunl in the -oure of these dangerous maladies. One L-ilenge alone gives ease, nr two at bedtime ensures rest. - For relieving diffieclty of breathing they jm invalaaMe. ; They contain no opi-njn oor any violent drug, *old by ali Chemist* n Tins, Is )£d and 2»9d ?>ce. . S^^^__i_______-M - . -