WELLINGTON.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 202, 25 August 1881, Page 2

WELLINGTON.

(From our own correspondent.) [By Telegraph.] Tuesday 1045 p.m. A deputation of Auckland members waited on the Premier, backed by telegratnß from local bodies, and strenuously urged that a vote be placed on the Estimates for the Auckland section of the reclamation. The Premier replied that this work was included in the vote for the AucklandWaikato railwaj and that as much as could be fairiy epent on that portion of the work would be spent, but opening the country districts must be the first conßlde*ation. He reminded them that Auckland already had a very large share of the proposed expenditure and other places grumbled. He positively refuged to place any larger sum on the Estimates for Auckland, iaying that the province was already down for quite as much as it was entitled to, if not more, and he could not in fairness to other parts of the colony increase iti share, H« refuted to commit such an injustice to the reit of the colony for the sake of Auckland's popularity. As the electoral maps are not yet circulated the following memorandum by the SurveyorGeneral may be found useful as explaining briefly and clearly the alteration proposed under the schedules of the new Representation Bill in respect to the Nelson Districts:— Nelson City is made one Electorate ; the Waimca Plain and the strip of coastal country along to the French Pass forms the Electorate of Waimea ; and the existing Colhngwood Electorate, together with the Motueka Valley generally, has been made the Electorate of Motueka. Passing from the Motueka and Waimea County into the Buller Valley, the whole of the country in that basin has been made one Electorate calW Buller. The Grey Valley Electorate, as nbw existing, has been divided irto the two Electorates of Reef ton and Grey mouth, the Arnold River forming the boundary between them. The Committee of the Legislative Council reported to-day on the ease of the Hon. Captain Baillie, "That the receipt of for-' asre allowance as a commanding officer of Volunteers by'fhe Hon. Captain Baillie does not disqualify him from sitting and voting in the Lsgislative Council." In the Legislative Council to day a memorandum from the Inspector of Prisons to the Attorney Geueral in reference to the censure passed on the department by the Committee of the Council for failing to Bupply information called for was laid on the table after a warm discussion on a division of 13 votes to 12. Oaptain Hume disclaims all Intention of treating the Council w|th diureanect. Efc

states tbat he received no notificatfon of information having been called for until he saw it in the newspapers, on which be took immediate steps to procure it, wbich has now been done, and tbe information furnished. Under tbeße circumstances Captain Hume expresses his hope that be has clearly Bhow n sufficient grounds to remove tbe censur e passed on bis department, "a censure" be ventures to remark, "wbich was recorded without ?v 8 l iDg called on *o give evidence before the Committee and permitted to explain the apparent neglect, and he trusT the same publicity may be given to this statement as waa given to the report of the Enquiry Committee." Several Councillors strongly resented the tone of this memoiandnm as uncalled for atd disrespfctfnl, but, as I said, it was ultimately passed. This Day, 3 p.m. After 31 tours continuous sitting (a short adjournment for dinner fxcepted) all the clauses of the Representation Bill got through Committfie, and a new clause was added, only the schedules remaining to be considered. It is understood that the Nelson and Westland members resume stonewalling on the schedules coming np in Committee tomorrow, and that they will have effective assurance from some Auckland and Wellington memberß, who are dissatisfied at the turn things fere taking. The Post condemns the Bill in its present shape, and warmly eulogises the Nelson members for their gallant resistance, impliedly approves their tactics, and expresses a devout hope that the B'll w Ibe thrown out, even if by being stonewalled to death. The feeling against the Bill is growing very strong in Wellington owing to the excessive preponderance given to Otago and Canterbury, and a public meeting is not improbable.