The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, OCTOBER l, 1883. "HARE'S SYSTEM."'

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1497, 1 October 1883, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. MONDAY, OCTOBER l, 1883. "HARE'S SYSTEM."'

Major Atkinson proposes to elect his reformed Legislative Council by what ia known as " Haul's system." This system is described in Mr Mill's treatise on representative government in the following terras:—" The unit of representation, the quota of electors who would be entitled to have a member lo themselves, would be ascertained by the ordinary process of taking averages, the number of voters being divided by the number of seats in the House; and every candidate who ohlained that quota would he returned from however great a number of local constituencies it might be gathered. The votes would, as at present, be given locally; but any elector would be at liberty to vote for any candidate, in whatever part of the "country he might offer himself, Those electors, therefore, who did not wish to be represented by any of the local candidates, might aid by their vote in the return of the person they liked best among all those throughout the. country who had exposed a willingness to be chosen, This would so far give reality to the ol.vfcorul rights of the otherwisedisfei'liis'.'dminorities. But it is important ih:-t -;ot those alone who refuse to vo o lor .my of tho local candidates, but those also who vote for one of'them and are defeated, should be enabled to find elsewhere the repvesen-

'tation ivhiphVtfiey have not succeeded in finding in their own district. It is Jherefore provided that an elector may fleliver a voting paper, containing other names in addition to the one which stands foremost in his preference. His vote would only bo counted for one candidate, but if the object of his choice failed to be returned, from not having obtained his quota, his second perhaps would be more fortunate. He rt-ay extend his list to a greater num- ] cr, in the order of preference, so that ii the names which stand near the top of the list either cannot make up the quota, or are able to mako it up without his vote, the vote may still be used for somo one whom it may assist in returning. To obtain the full number of members required to complete the House, as well as to prevent very popular candidates from engrossing nearly nil the suffrages it is necessary, however many votes :a candidate may obtain, that no more of them than the. quota should be counted for his return: the remainder of-.thoso who voted for Mm would have their votes ■ counted for the next person on their respective lists who needed them, and could by their aid complete tho quota." Some of our readers will perhaps, after the übovo description of "Hare's system," grasp its meaning, but others will not, The system is, undoubtedly, a very perfect one, but it is altogether unsuited for a colony like New Zealand. Had Major Atkinson less genius and more common sense, he would never have pioposed it. It is just as absurd to force it on the community as it would be to compel everybody to keep accounts by means of Algebraic formula, A thing may be perfect in theory, but if it be unintellible to the great mass of the people it is in practice worthless, We don't suppose that three out of four members of the House of Representatives understand "Hare's system," and we question whether many of them are capable of comprehending it. The proposed introduction of it into practical politics in New Zealand is another of Major Atkinson's many blunders.

Mr Wardell R.M, holds a Court ailing at Greylown to-day. The usual meeting of (he Featherston lehool Cummiitee was held last Friday vemng. Present—Measra J. G Cox Chairman), Toogood, Oakly, Bunny, JNeale, and Gundy. The minute of he Pruvioua meeting were rend and onflrmed. The treasurer's statement hewed a balance of £1 8s Gd in bank. account of fis 5d was passed for inyineut. Correspondence, inwards—!'iom A. Campbell, secretary, in expiation re Mr Tnckey'a letter to the education Board; from secretary of the Education Board, re DrCahill's'lectures 'ii science; from secretary Education soard, ro report on-conduct of head eacher; from head teacher, ro'firmin ohool, to the following effect:-" To the Jlwirman of the Feathers'on School Jornmittee Sir,—We are obliged to do tltliout Urea to-day, as' thoy are so badly "id. _ I beg to point out that the ""imiitee are required by tho rules and cgulations of tho Education Board to irovido fur the lighting of the fires. 1 nust therefore decline to have anything nore to do with them." It was resolved, Jat, as at a meeting held on the '9in June last of this committee hat home work should be .lis. '"'tinned. Tho head teacher in his eply slated iha»it would interfere with j.e annual examination, and requesting liecmmittee to reconsider their decision" ■ iin committee, therefore, resolved that hoy will allow the head teacher to "Hiinuo the home lessons until the next xaininaiinn, after which time it is lo be wised. HesoUed, Thai'a copy of himit roik Kiven to the children for a fbrtniuhf uevious to the 29th June last be supplied o the committer by tho-hond teacher. The usual meeting of ihe Carterton Paratahi IWd Board.was held at Ilm kierioti Institute on Saturday, all com mssioners being present, Mrß. Buys ii he chair. The treasurer reported i awdit .;f &m 17s 2d. Mr ltussell'i ipplication to have the Board's gravel ui ecurely fenced was referred to the warden vleseis Beard and Gray applied on behal if Mr Zabell for the board's assislauci owards pajing the court, expenses in tin use lfayner v Zabell. It appears ilia Jabell erected a bridge for the Boird mving permission to use the timber tha pas required from off the mad line, he lowever, trespassed on Eayner's land am ised some of his timber, hence the action L'he court expenses amounted to ahun :6.. The Board were of opinion that M Shell's case was deserving of sympathy mdwhih) regretting they were not in to entertain the application, couli int commend the action of Mr Baynei Uetter was read from Mr Grace, statin; hat he refused to pay the rales demand.-, or the past year, as the property beiu mtiveland had not passed through litmutt. Bates ordered to be struck off Messrs fl. Tanered and Snell waited o he Board and requested the road ihroug! he bush lo be pushed on as soon as pos iilile, they pointed out that the settler here had paid rales for the past twenr rears and nothing had practically bee lone for them. They would like th •esidue of the mouey received from th Hasterton Bojd Board, (about Ifio)apen m the bush road, and thought it advis ihle to borrow .under the Eoads an. bridges Construction Act to continue Ih Mutau line of toad. As the residue o he money received from tho Masters 3-iard was being spent on other works, i fas decided that thonppliciiion to bnrroi nouey under the Ac; be entertained Oi .n application being made by Mr Johnsor •ir several chains of ditching on Watt' oid, the sum of £6 for the work m ;ranted, Mr Price wai edonthoßoardwilJ eference to a proposed Government roat aviation, at Daltfield Railway station ifter considerable discussion, Messr Sooth and Hart were requested to drai p a memo on the subject f.,r M luchanan to lay before tho Government iccounta amounting to .£ll3 9s 9d, wen assed for payment. Tho lender oi H Jdwards at 18s per chain fur work on thi [okotau road was accepted. The follow ig resolutions were passed: That tender d called for erecting a new fence, laho nd material, 13 chains through M iiselberg'sland; that Mr Reynolds b mpowered to repair Gladstone rum i«lween Carter's hill and the junction hat the Ranger's fees under bye law ■! if the Board, be retained by him by wa if and in lieu of salary; that notice b' liven to all landowners whose gorse rambles and briers ate spreading on tit oads to have the same cut down at'once hat all tenders in future close at 1 .'cluck on the Board's meo'ingtltys; tha :he offer of Messrs Beckett and Co., mad ut a previous date lo undertake th Board's advertisintf faf £l3 per annum b accepted; lhar..'iuVrjs Buotli, Brailh waite, and Bitch-i.nu-.i, .he appointed committee in "draw no bya-kws relatin. to width of the?, to rep„n at next mec ii.L' The question*i.f.Engineer, hank-i and. solicitor, were, till, nes meeting; also the Main road ac'ooun' The meeting then adjourned,

Tbu Greyto'wn Borough Council meet tbiß evening,

Messrs Rapp & Hare, of the Emporium, have a new ndvertiaement on our third page to which we direct the attention of our-readers.

Mr F. H Wood had a fairly satisfactory sale on Saturday at his rooms, Greytowu, tho attendance was R ood and the bidding spirited,

The fourth quarter of Miss Dunn's Young Ladies' Seminary cummencoa loin 'now.

Mr T. W. Shute calls a meeting of the lmnjesseß at the Kuripuni Hall for tomorrow evening"

The llev. Mr Bavin, President of the Lie Wesloynn Conference, preaches in Masterton on Sunday next. Shewing at the White Rook station commences on Monday, the 18th inat.

A man named Richard Harding was admitted as ut patient to-day fW rheumatic fever into the Masterton Hospial. It lihs been decided that tho present and the late Premier, Major Atkinson *nd Mr Whihker, will attend the ensuing Sydney Annexation Conference as representative!) of I his colony.

Shearing commences at Langdale station 'in the 16th inst. A reward of £5 is offered by tho proprietors ot this station •fur such iniormaiion as may lead tu the recovery of John Hedgeland the missing shepherd.

We are informed by the Telegraph Department that oil and after Tuesday next, the 2nd proximo, the postage hitherto paid on delayed telegrams will be abolished, a printed circular to this effect will be issued in due course,

The Criminal Sessions of the Supreme Omirt oponed nt Wellinglim hofore His Honor Judge Richmond this morning There are nine cases on for hewing, one of a serious chaiocter. The charge to She Grand Jury uccupied only three or four rainuies,

St. Matthew's Church attracted a large congregation last evening, nothwith standing the inclement weather. On this tcjasion (he Bishop of Wellington confirmed i:iue young girls and preached an appropriate sermon taking for his text Psilm XC.,14, Messrs Stenhouse and Smith, of Blenheim, who have patented a selfacting _ gaseous vermin and rabbit exterminator have hii announcement in our advertising columns Messrs W. M. Bannatyne & Co., of Wellington are agents for the exterminator, and have i hem on view at their office, Wellington. Manainai Walker, a tall young Mao 1, was brought before His Worship the Mayor this morning charged with a breach' of the Licensing Act by being drunk and di .orderly. Mr Erazi to sworn in as interpreter'. Mr Skipper, for the accused, admitted thai his client had

lieen drunk, and possibly disorderly, This boing a first offence, the Court inflicted a line of forty shilling or fortyeight hours An addition to the stock of this distric has just been made by the importation of two splendid bulli from the well known suasion of the Rev Samuel Williams, To Au'e, Hnwke's Bay. One is a red man (calved in 1880) by Grand Duke of New Zealand, bought by Mr F. Tat ham, Eist Coast, and the oilier a light rout (calved in 1881) by Earl of Beaconafield, l'»?!!lit by Mr T, Mackay, Tenui. Both animals were driven overland, and arrived in Mastcrton in good condition. Captain Colley, Lieut. Francis, two privates, and four hallelujah lasses, who have been on a visit to Masterton, re turned tu Wellington on Saturday Afternoon. It is expected that their report to head qmrters will bo favorable to es-abhshing a depot in this town, and before long our streets will be resounding wi h solvation melodies, ' Will you have dinner at the e ting sUtinn? 1 asked the train boy of a p - ■ iger, 'Yes,' said ihe passenger an-, g and following the b>y, 'I just wan.ed 'o know" said Ihe hoy, 'so I ootild t?le graph ahead.' ■ Telegraph,' repeated the tired passenger whose paiience the slowness of the train had exhausied, 'I i bought you wanted ine to stroll on ahead ™l eat by the time ihe train would get there.' The following is said to he a brilliant examplo of German wit .-Child-" Herr Pastor, my mother sends me to say that my father died lasi night," Pastor; " Did you call a doctor 1" Child : "No Herr Pastor he died of himself."

Visitors to Masterton from the Empire City are loud in their expressions of astonislmieat at the splendid displays of drapers' an! m liners' goo Is to be soon in the widows of our various business establish-

incite, arr G. W. Schrodmi's, Hall of Commerce, receives special notice, and his stek of Parisian and other spring novelties 13 pronounced by persons who have travelled in all the fashionable cities of iho world to be the most rechtrche, ever seen in a colonial store,—Advt.

Juvnilk clothing, just arrived—Children's n-ivy blue knieker worsted jersey suits, sizes 1 to 4, and from 9s to lfls Gd. All parents should see these at To Aro House. Advt.

Inspect our boys' Sandown suits in three garments, and very durable, sizes from 0 to li. 5s 6d for all sizes, at Te Aro House,Advt,

One hundred boy's Lowestoft Doe suits, sizes oto 12, price from 5s to 7s 7d. This is a suit to make a mother's hoart rejoice, at To Aro House—Advt.

One hundred and fifty boy's Sudbury suits good Btronfi tweed, sizes 0 to 15, commencing at 7s. These are really first-class value, and should be seen at ouce at Te Aro House.— Advt,

Fifiy Young Australian-English tweed suits tizes oto 8. There are grand suits, and will wear like leather; price for No. sis 12s fid, and advances 3d for each size. Inspect them at Te Aro House.—Advt.

Jus i' opened, a splendid lot of washing suits, suitablo foe warm sumner woar, sizes I to 8, commencing at 9j 6J ewh, Examine them at To Aro House Advt,

hpif boy's and youths' sac suits, sizes from ti to 3j, a superior lot; prices from 22s at To Aro House, -Advt.l!

TELEGRAPHIC.

Press Association,

THE lONICS FROZEN MEAT. Dun edict, September 29. The Refrigerating Company has received a cablegram intimating that the average price realised for the lonic's cargo of meat is 6|d.

THE STOPPAGE OF THE MURIMOTU SURVEY. PROPOSED ARREST OF THE LEADER. Wanganui, September 29. An information has been laid, and a warrant issued, against Te Aro Petera, the Maori chief who interfered with Thorpe's survey at Murimutu; and two constables left here for the latter country this morning, to endervor to execute the wariant.

FRACAS AT DUNEDIN. Dukemn. September 30. On Saturday an altercation took place which has caused gome excite-

inent, MrAsboroftJonrpliat, when coming out of the post office, deemed a remark made by Mr Smith, solicitor, standing there with a friend, to be insulting. Ashcroft asked Smith to repeat the remark, and on doing so the former struck him with a stick he was currying, but the.friend succeeded in preventing further hostilities.

■ Dunedin, Monday. Ihe Union Company contemplate a weekly service to Syduey via Auckland, for which purpose the Arawata «being overhauled at Takapuna. She h expected to commence running about the middle of November, and is to run between Lyttelton and Manttktui via Wellington and Taranaki, only connecting at Lyttelton with the express tram, making three trips each fortnight, She will leave Lyttelton on hunday.Thursday, and Monday, Manukau to intervene on Mondays, Saturdays, and Thursdays, occupying forty hours m the passage. Special conditions attach to travelling by her. There is no increase on the present ordinary single fares, but return tickets will notle issued, nor will she be available for passengers holding through tickets or forwarding passes, The Company intend to introduce a Haslam refrigerating niachine on one of their steamers, so that dairy produce can be carried between New Zealand and Australian colonies. They also intend to brin<r out.a cargo boat capabln of storing from 30,000 to 40,000 carcases of sheep in a frozen state, and so enable coastal towns to send stock to any port where the vessel is loading frozen meat for the London market.

; Auckland, Monday. The Rev, B, Ashwell, one of the oldest Church of England missionaries of this colony, is dead.

_ The Prince Imperial has declared a dividend of. ss, pet' B hare. The last crushing yielded 2620 ozs. from 690 loads.

Napier, Monday. A shocking death is reported from West Olive, six miles from here. A boy going out with milk found a woman lying in a ditch by the side of t lie road, He recognised her as Mrs <| Keilly, aged 36, a servant at the West Olive Hotel. Every effort was made to restore animation, but was unsuccessful. The deceased along, with Iter brother and another woman, left the Hotel on the previous night at half-past eight, they intending to see the latter to her home a mile down the road. It was dark and rainy. After going a little way deceased said site could not go further, but would wait till Hall (her brother) returned. Hall wanted to take her into a neighboring cottage, but she refused, Not seeing her on his return he imagined Jlichad returned to the hotel. At the hotel it was supposed she had spent the night at Hall's, and no suspicions were aroused. A post mortem is to be held.

DuNEWtf, Monday, •ihe Dunedin Criminal Sessions opened to-day, Judge Williams in his charge said the Grand Jury had few cases to consider, and none of them presented any special difficulties, with respect to the case against the bovs Roys charged with firing guns at a passing tram and killing a man on the engine, it did not appear which lad fired the fatal shot, but the circumstances that it was >d by one of them would justify a true Bill being returned against both.

Ohristchurcii, Monday. A daring attempt at incendiarism was discovered on Saturday morning, Some person or persons unknown deliberately set fire in two places to the pmises.at the back of Mr Church's drapery establishment in Cashel-street and occupied by Mr Walters, ironmonger. One of the back windows had been opened, and the culprit had by that effected an entrance and lighted the place in two separate positions, lortunatoly the fire burnt itself out. The attempt was discovered shortly after business was resumed on Saturday morning,