THE Manawatu Times. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1879. "UNDER THE MICROSCOPE."

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 75, 17 September 1879, Page 2

THE Manawatu Times.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17, 1879. "UNDER THE MICROSCOPE."

"Words are thini»3, -and ■■& drop of ink falling liko dew upon a thought, produces tirf.t whioh makes thousands, perltnps millions think."

In. another column we have gone to /'some- trouble to; , ; plape.- the ■-,constitution of the new House plainly before our readers ; to show them ho w I.TOany. of the members of the Sixth Parliament who .have come to grief over, tHejdissoju tion ;iaftd to point out th'eldss'or gain to the Government by the course they were forced into Py ,t r»e jO p jDbrsiti on :> with the Provincia1 v, Disfrict of^^ Auclclatid ;fi.nstip. order it will be. seen that the Mipißterial v p6wer lias been strength- . ened by the. securing of eight addi-tipnal-sea'ts, and that m that, district they have a clear majorityof eighteen. This, lip'weTerVKas'*'bebii*7T?e.duced by two when Tavauaki and Hawkes' "Bay are takeninto consideration, as m the two Provinces the Opposition gaine.d-threersea,ts, and the, G-overn-ment buit one— that* ot Cotonei- Trimble, at Grey and Bell; This still; leaves a. majority of fifteen on. the; MiTii^terial side. 11l the Wellington JL)i.-»trict, the , Government .further ~r~+**^**-™ tn w -n 1 /-> ti a , -, ifi A /.pria^mliLg-fchafc, Mr, -Byrce and Mr, Leyiii will -both go into Opposition— wmfrh we very much dbubt— the majority is Jre^ A liced by; four, still, however.-, leaving -th'em'eleyen'.'.ahead. In MaKlb.orotigh, as we have pointed out,- the Conser^ vatives have gained the three seats ; but in -WestTarid matters have been revei*s : ed,^n^ : t%^xaot number have been recovered, thus leaving .matters; .m" their Original position; •', -In : Ganterb u ry t h c vl ctory was ■ eq itally ,devidedj' the' Government ■ supporters securing six out of the twelve seats ; and iii Otago- the odds '■•'. 'were Q\\e -. m .'.their favor.--- JFrotn this it will be seen that counting the three: Maori repre,- ■-. sentatives, Blohi Tamhai, Hnia-Tai-nui; >a;nd; Te '.'-...Wheopo, the L Government can count upo^i a good workr 'lug. majority evf fifteen:"-;-; ;