The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1886. THE REPRESENTATION BILL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2370, 11 August 1886, Page 2

The Wairarapa Daily. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1886. THE REPRESENTATION BILL.

The fiepresentalion Bill ia ut last before the House and ia (ho interest* of the uoxt general election it ia desirable that it should become law. If it gets through this session it will be by passing through both Chambers like a football, each membor getting perhaps one good kick at it. Triennial parliaments have been a failure in New Zealand, single electorates have been a disappointment, the special Maori representation has been an oxpensive and virtuous contrivance for the manufacture of a marketable block vote, and universal su'fferage, for that is praotioally what we now enjoy, h&B lowered the status of the New Zealand parliament. The result of our legislation so. far to improve our legislature has simply been disastrous, Members, no doubt, would, like to take a- few steps backwards and undo the mischief which they and their predecessors have accomplished. Even Major Atkinson, one of the chief culprits in these matters, shows signs of repentance. It is, however, easier to give privileges than to take them away again, and the past concessions to King Mob are irrevocable, We trust Sir Robert Stout's Bill till become law, bb the best solution of an immediate difficulty,'but we scarcely expect from it any settlement which will be permanently acceptable to the colony. ■ .•■'

The regular monthly meeting of the North Wairar&pa Benevolent Society takes place to-day at the Institute. The Bord piano advertised In yesterday's Daily for sale at £lB, was disposed of within two hours of the paper being issued. Id)-John Graham, of the Emporium, Maatorton, has just received a consignment of new season's teas ox Tamsui, in oil four hundred and ten boxes, at various prioej, a list of whioh he publishes ; jn another column.; He notifies that'-hjs eelobrated 2s 4d blend is now being made up with now season's tea, and is ehoieer' and finer than ever.

A house in Albert-street ut advertised to let.

. In the Legislative Council last evening the New Zealand Lean Bill after a short dissuasion was on the voices read a third time.

The. usual weekly dance of the Private Quadrille Assembly takes place to-morrow evening in the Theatre Royal.

Tenders for falling BO acres of bush for Mr Yon Reden close on Tuesday, August 17th, inßtoad of August 12th, as advertised.

The Committee of the MastertonMangahao Special Settlement meet this afternoon to consider the reply of the Government re the southern portion of the block.

Negroes are not born black. When a negro infant eomoe into the world it is white, wit'u yellowish tinge | it grows darker and darker each diy until the tentu,, when it is quite black. A Press Association telegram, Napier, August 10 says:—Frederiok Hill, counter elerk at the Post Office, was arrested yosterday afternoon, charged with the larceny of posted letters containing money, His lodgings-were searched Mid a number of letters found. Suspicions being aroused from the number of letters disappearing, a teat letter containing half & sovereign was posted, and found in his possession. The prisoner was brought before the R.M. to-day and remanded to the 18th insfc. The accused is a sop of M. Frank Hill, the well-known totalisstor proprietor and horso-owner. His 'Worship the Mayor has received a bronze medal, from the Royal Humane Sooiety of Australasia, iu Now Zealand, with a request that he will present it to George B. Bowser in as public manner bb possible, for his effort in saving-life. The following notioe roferring to tho event appears m the New Zealand Gazette of July 22nd, 1886:-" George" Bertram Bowser, aged eight years, savod tho life of Charles Shaw, aged three years, at the Waipoua Rivor, Maaterton, on tho Bth July 1885. Shaw fell into the river, which was in flood, and wan rapidly being carried down by the current, Bowser, who eaii swim woll, weut into the river a little ahead of the child and brought it ashore. Other bigger boys saw the accident, and were afraid to attempt the roseue. Awarded a bronze medal," Wo understand the presentation will take plaos at tho Mastorton Publio School, as young Bowser is a scholar attending thero. Venetian Blind and Revolving Bhutterraaim faetory. All Blinds guaranteed of tho very beat description. Prleo list on application to R. V. Honn (lata Henu and Hansou,) Ponoke Steam Vonotiau Blind and Bevolving Faetory, WolliMton.-rAI)VT. Couohs, Colds, BaoNcums, &0,. aro euiokly cured by using Baxter's colobrated Lung Preserver," This old established, popular niedieitio is pleasant to the palato, adn highly eitollod by the mombors of tho incdieal, legal, and clorical professions, Sold by &U Pateut Mediciuo Vondors. 800 testimonials in advertisemeDts.—fADVT.l lam going to make a speciality ot certain lines during tho next months. At the presont time I am running Macintoshes and Overcoats at prices which defy any homo in tho Wellington District to approneh, By'sendlng tho longtli which you require in inches', you can be Buppliod with a grand Tweed Macintosh for ■27/6, honestly worth £3, Give mo a trial, JOHN Thoubuiik, tho People's Olothior, Willistroofc Wolliunton.-fAnvr,] Anyone requiring New Zealand Tweed Clothing will save niunoy by purohasiug at the Walranvpa Clothing Factory, for their suits at 19a 6d, 33b, 30s, 37s 6d, 45s and 50s, and troHsers and vests at 12s 6d, and trousers at 5s Od are honestly worth double tho money. Koto tho address,—Next to Empire Hotel, Masterton -Advi.