The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1892. The Legislative Council.

Manawatu Herald, 29 September 1892, Page 2

The Manawatu Herald. THURSDAY, SEPT. 29, 1892. The Legislative Council.

Acting upon a communication received from the Colonial Office the Governoi' has intimated to the Govern ment. kia .villiiighesS tb itppoiiit twelve df theit i__mi rice. td the __pgisl_.tiv6 Council. It is^very cvi dent frprh the correspondence laid before Parliament that the Governor is now aptiiig against his oWn opinions-, the eVettt . of tHe Sfcj.si.b_l Has proved the Governor correct and the Government wrong. The Premier urged the hasty appointments of twelve of his party to these lucrative appointments, tenable for seven years certain, because " the welldeVelojled pdliiJy of the Liberal party in the country !'' has been mutilated and destroyed " by an overwhelming majority of Tory gentlemen in the Legislative Council !" The great point of difference between the ( ouncil and the Government, last session, was their land policy, and strange as it may appear, the Land Bill brought forward this session, includes the suggestions urged by the Council. The Government by their action thus admitting that the advice tendered by the Legislative Councillors was in accord with the wishes ofthe country. The need of a servile majority in the Council is thus swept away when the Government adjust their Land policy to the views of the Councillors, and they thus have not the ground to stand upon in their demands on the Governor. However, owing to a change in the Government at Home, an opportunity to snub a Tory was not missed, and advice has been >iven which the Governor must act upon or resign. We trust Lord Glasgow will not do the latter, as he has merely to grant that which the Premier pretends he so ardently desires to pi'ove how sound a view he had obtained of New Zealand politics so shortly after landing. We honestly believe the Government has been asking, like so many of their pets ask for work, praying all the same that they may never get it. The Government were offered nine, and now have been promised twelve, appointments, some miracle will have to be performed to make these few feed so many hungry applicants. There is another view of this question far more serious than the mere appointment of three extra members to the Legislative Council. If the Colonial Office dictum is to be accepted every Government will have the power to flood the Council with any number of new members they niay deem necessary to carry their measures. We will say nothing Df the extraordinary expense this may entail upon the colony, as the whole question is overshadowed by the ono whether a Council is of the slightest use which can be treated in this manner. The second Chamber ivas set up as a check upon the hasty legislation of the Lower House, but if before any grave dispute has arisen ;he Government of the day claim the n»ht of preventing their policy being .'ritioised by the Council, then its isefulness is impaired and its expense 3an be saved. We do not hold with ;he extinction of the Council so long is it can act for the good of the lolony, but directly it can be thus uselessly swamped we shall readily assist its demise. We are quite content to await the result of Mr Ballance's attempt, by the nomination of twelve more Councillors, to make the Legislative Council more in accord with the " well-developed policy " of the Liberal party. With the loss of the promise of these appointments, which, like a snowball, gathered numbers waiting the will of the Governor, and the loss of the poor cry of the opposition of the Legislative Council to their measures, one half the power ofthe present Government will be gone, and their progress will not be backed up so strongly and unreasonably as it has been. The Government would have boen better situated as they were a few weeks ago. There is a rumour, that the session is to be brought to a close before these appointments are made, as the Government have no desire to face their disappointed majority in the House. If this is true, how strongly the Governor's position will be made when the Premier so urgently represented to him that the Tory party in the Council were mutilating and destroying the Government's measures, yet they can, now the dispute is ended, close the session without making these new Councillors.

There being the Napier carnival dii iieM week, the railway announcement of excursion fares appears in our advertising columns. „ ,]W'e learn tyai M,x. John,Kebbell, of Ohan, whose RoiynOT Mtasli. stud .sheep . ha^e acquired a nigh r epiitatioi. iii Various par. . ! of the colony, has bred some splendid lambs this year from the two rams oi Page's he imported last year, says the Times. Thpse animals were put to ewea by Rigden rams, so that Mr Kebbell is crossing the stock of two of the breeders tfho htw. taken nearly all the pritses at the Royal shows in England. These rani, di Bpg^'s ,jv2re selected for Mr Kebbell by a thoroughly cqmpqtenjt. judge of Bomneys, add he is greatly pleased with, the result oi the infusion of new bldod hork such a celebrated stud in his fleck. At the last meeting of the Wirikino Road Bpar ( d it was decided to call for tenders foi the work reqtn'red on th 6, Kereru road, viz., lowering me grafie of nrll _s per resoiutior , passed last April. Tenders to be in t/j . next meeting of the Board. In the Public Works statement the following is what is said about the purchase ofthe Wellington Manawatu _ railway :— That under the present poiiey it would bf trhtio-Bible' to prdvidejnepns for the purchase of this line, aha at tiie' sfitti., time proceed with the constructions of railways and roads to districts requiring the same ii of course obvious is quite impossible to provide ways and means for the purchase oi the line from the consolidated revenue, sc that tlle next question would be is the colony prepared to _or._ # money for the redemption of the co-debentures, to p__ whatever balance of purchase money might be over and above the amouhtof debentures. 'I he t. oVertirtferit is Of Opinioti that the . time has not arrived for this to lie doile; The Waitemata, which sailed from Woollongong on Friday, for Wellington, New Zealand, has put into Sydney, in disti'ess. She encountered Saturday's gale atid narrowly e..ap.d fottnderitigi The deck fittings are much damaged. T"he second mate sustained injury to one of his legs and members of the crew were much knocked about in their efforts to secure the safety of the vessel. Terrible sufferings are being caused at Hamburg by cholera. There is absolutely no trade doing, and starvation is common. From Hong Kong we learn that the Yellow River has overflowed its banks and inundated twelve towns, causing great distress. A typhoon swept the Loo Choo Islands, causing frightful damage. Five thousand buildings and sixty junks were destroyed, a vast quantity of crops swept away and many people killed. The compositors on the Woodville Examiner struck work on Monday morning. The cause alleged by the men is that their wages are overdue, and the directors propose to publish the paper tri-weekly instead of daily. The Rev J. Hobbs, formerly of Dunedin, Incumbent of St Matthew's Anglican Churoh, Hastings, some time back appealed to the congregation to pay 08? the church debt, and appointed Sunday for a special offertory. The amount required was £1150. The offertories amounted to £1230. There was one cheque for £500 and two for £100 in the collections. Early on Sunday morning the boatshed at Western Spit, belonging to the Napier and Union Bowing Club, oontaining eight boats, Ac, was totally destroyed by fire. Incendiarism is suspected. Two of the boats were new, and were only landed a fortnight ago. At the Falmerston B.M. Court H. J. Lloyd, who was charged with being in possession of dead hen pheasants, and taking and killing game without a license pleaded guilty, and was defended by Mr Baker, Mr Hankins appearing for the prosecutor, Ranger Moorhoarse. The evidence went to show that defendant had been secretary of the Acclimation Society till it fell through, and had obtained permission to shoot over 3000 acres of Mr W. Johnston's property at Awahuri, and could therefore I shoot cock pheasants without a license. j The hen pheasants found in his trap were ( not shot by him ; one was shot by a friend in a thick cover, and the other was oaught by a dog. Fined £„ costs 7s, counsel's free 10s Gd, proseoutor being allowed 10s al.o railway fare from Wellington. — Manawatu Times. The Wellington drainage poll was carried I by 2355 votes for fi .0 votes against the proposal. To night at the Temperanoe hall, Mr Glover, the well known temperanoe lecturer will s-eaU on Prohibition. The admission 13 within reach of all, being free, and advantage should be taken of the invitation for as a public speaker Mr Glover has a reputation. After the deluge of waters we have experienced for the last two months we may hope that now " Spring, mild etherial spring," will visit the land and prove to be no trausient guest. Everyone wants fine weather. Everyone wants to see the radiant sunshine, and every lady in the city is doubtless most anxious to see the won erful and attractive spring fashions now opening out at Te Aro House. We may say that we have been greatly pleased with our new spring goods, and we are quite sure that they will meet with the approbation of our customers. We shall be happy to show them to all visitors, without unduly soliciting them to buy. We have a very large quantity of the newest spring fashions, in all departments, ready for inspection at Te Aro House. Ladies, would no doubt be pleased to inspect these beautiful goods, and make an early selection. We can assure them that there is a treat in store for all who may visit our warehouse. r ' he fashions are' beautiful, the variety is very great, and the selection is, without controversy, one of the very best we have ever made at Te Aro House. — Advt. Messrs Ross and Sandford, of the Bon Marche, beg to intimate the arrival of their first shipment of spring and summer goods ex cargo steamer Ruahine, comprising the largest delivery ever received by them at one time. They are now making their first show for the season in all departments fuller particulars of which will appear at a future date. Ross and Sandford, The Bon Marche.