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Southland Times, Issue 708, 12 August 1867, Page 2

The parformance at the Theatre Royal this evening is for the benefit of Madame Caranclini. The programme 13 well selected, and doubtlessly a crowded house will testify the appreciation of the Invercargill public for the high class of entertainments that Madame Carandini and her talented company have provided for them. This will be the last concert. Mr James Wilson, late Speaker of the Provincial Council, lias announced his intention of soliciting the sufforage of the Wakniwa electors. Mr John Ross has intimated his determination of again standing for Inrercargill. Mi" T. M. Clerke solicits the electors of the Waihopai District to meet him at the Theatre Royal, on Tuesday evening next. We understand that requisitions have been presented to Messrs John Blacklock and 0. R. Marten, calling upon them to allow themselves to be nominated as candidates for the representation of the Waihopai District, and they have consented to the request. We have to acknowledge the receipt of a work intended for use in schools. The author is Mr T. Halliwell, Head Master of the Dnnedin Central School. It is entitled " English Grammar and Composition." It is a i*eraarkably well printed i book of over two hundred pages. Mr Halliwell's ' chief aim appears to hare been to combine simplicity with comprehensiveness, and he has well succeeded. It is an improvement upon any other school book of a .similar kind, and >vill no doubt, soon become generally adopted by public and private educators. The " Daily Times" states :— " The Local Government Bill — such is its name — consists of 391 clauses. It is framed very much after the fashion of the Victorian Act. Upon the petition of not less than ten inhabitants of any present Road District, the Governor may bring such District" under the provisions of the Act. These Districts may afterwards be divided on the petition of twenty ratepayers into two or three sub-divisions. In the same way, upon petition, several Districts may be united. Ifew Districts, outside the present Road Districts, may be constituted upon the petition of not le«s thun ten persons liable to be rated. Such Districts to have areas of not less than a certain number of miles— rforty, we believe — and property of not less than £5,000 annual rateable value. The Governor may, with or without a petition, constitute any single of united District, possessing an area of not less than Eixty square miles into a County. The government of Counties is to be similar to that of I Districts, excepting that the Chairman of the Board is to be called, in the case ji' a County, President of the County Council, and the members of the Board are to be called Councillors. The revenues of both Districts and Counties are to consist of rates, supplemented by grants voted by the Assembly. For the first few years, the Assembly gives two pounds for every one collected from rates ; during the second five years, one pound for every oue ; and during the third *

five years, 10s in the pound. Thero is an addi- | tion to be given — a proportion of the lands sold within the District ; the proportion to vary according to the quantity of land saleable within the District at the time of the passing of the Act.