The Telephone. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE POVERTY BAY STANDARD. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 236, 16 September 1884, Page 2

The Telephone. WITH WHICH IS INCORPORATED THE POVERTY BAY STANDARD. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. GISBORNE, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16.

The deputation to Wellington seem to be meeting with a very fair measure of success. From information to hand we learn that the petition drawn up here and agreed upon by the Conference was duly presented to the House of Representatives by the member for the district, with a request that a select committee might be appointed to inquire into various matters affecting the district, in addition to those set forth in the petition. The House agreed that a select committee should be appointed, but could not grant the request until after the second reading of the Harbor Bill, which has been slightly revised. The second reading will take place on Thursday. There is every prospect of the prayer of the petition being granted, and the Bills being brought to a successful issue. The deputation have secured the support of a large number of members of the House, and Government have promised not to oppose the measure. The only question over which there is any discussion is the endowments, but that difficulty is in a fair way of being got over. His Worship the Mayor returned to Gisborne yesterday, his principal reason for so doing being to keep the other members of the deputation well posted up with facts and statistics, which it will be desirable to place before the select committee. Several members of Parliament expressed astonishment

when told that there were more sheep in jhe County of Cook than in the whole of the remainder of the Auckland provincial district. Yet such is the case. The figures published in the last Government return were Auckland province (less Cook County), 225,144; Cook County, 307,972; while in Wairoa, which is in reality part of this district, there are 116,000 more. These facts amongst others were forwarded to Wellington to-day. Thinking that they might more certainly promote the success of their scheme the deputation also placed the petition in the hands of Sir George Whitmore, who presented it to the Legislative Council, by whom it was well received. A select committee was also appointed from the Upper Hourse to examine and report upon the requirements of this district. Poverty Bay has many staunch supporters in the Legislative Assembly, so that the outlook is most hopeful. His Worship the Mayor will make a report to the Council this evening, as to what the deputation have done.