PARLIAMENTARY

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2734, 5 November 1887, Page 3

PARLIAMENTARY

FRIDAY. . ■; : ' -~- - : E ; the. Legislative-: Coupcilv.'tlie .-. ; '"■• Attorney General gave notice to .move' •• ,:: .next, : (l):.Tiiat';in-..tbe.: ; :• ewi&tf -.-a reduction, being, made ..in.? fte ; jQuiaber of: members, in the apuse / Ok-Repxesentatiyes,.'. the ..number, of V; ■ Bombers of; this Council be. reduced la to,half the number of members of the P. Souse■ of.- ■ Representatives,. and .-.the . f j ■Bame, proportion, shall thereafter be JJ maintained; 12) Tbat tbe.matterbe j\ referred to a select committee, with '.& la .yiew.-to consider and report as to, tho p. 'A this reduction can to 4$ PAflffoetedj: such consist *t o.f Mr Bulkley, Dr. Jleiizies, Mr '" McLean, Mr Oliiyer, Dr Pollen, Mr ?: jLfr Richmond, Mr Waterliouse, and m itJtemovor. ■'..' • *••.. . ~ 1? - .■;'.• :■'..•,■. :■:. ■-.,. 8t '?.' In.the' House, the Premier.stated fo •that time was not ripe for a reciprocity D ; treaty ; '. with the Australian-Colonies.- : :, .■3jhjfeke.-was ; afraid the Government iCpP not this session amend, the Eos- . pitals and■ Charitable Aid,lnstitutions' : A«t:this session in the direction of Realising esnenditiU'fijundefctbat.-Act.; ■•■■ ,'Atfd-inanswer-to'iMrßuchanan,-.-said! b; Mwould,.oonsider tlie practicability, of fn sreducingthe'stamp-'duty payable -on- 8t : registration of small joint' Stock com-. u l :panie3; and, if Tjossiblejhe- would be' < • i very glad to make-the reduction. -.-.-■ At the Evening sitting .the. Premier. ■■■ amoved that the. House- go into com- i\ • jnittee to consider:, his resolution • on : Oi vithe,:Midlandßailway. ■.. '-6 R£- MrDowriie Stewart said some of• .concessions could not be fairly ■■' .assented to. He warned the House, •that,'further, concession would, be 25 demanded, . ..■.-■.•■-. '■:• •:.,MrMenteath declared that-ultima- * telythe Colony would have to buy the •line. .- ■„, -.; .-.' ' ...Sir George Grey pleaded for a - thorough investigation before, they •waded into further difficulty... •_ iftj||ie, debate was adjourned. till Tuesdayfyext, • The nominations for the County' election are now to baud for all. ridings excopting : Alfred.ton. Messrs Meredith, Beetham,' Pugg, and Chamberlain, are re-elected unopposed. There .will .be a contest for - the' Pahiatun " Riding, and possibly for Castlepoint, Messrs McCardle, Hawkins and Hunt • drop ■■. out .of County polities for the • present, and if tboir lobs weakens the ■ County, there will, be .some -.cornpeu- . lation if, tbo "Itev, J, C. Andrew secures, a-seav. -•-■-.■ > • j - •; . [| . b ijLtrain arrangements' on tho Wellington' 2 Railway for. Prince' of "Wales - Birthday appear hv another column.. *, James Johnston was fined 5s in. tho t ' '.Maßterfcon R.Jf. Court this : morning for r m '-beiug drunk in the public street' yesfer- ! .-■• day- '. '";" To-day (Saturday), is the reeiilar • monthly pay day of the Masterton Per- . i-fflibnent-Investment and Building Society ;■• andjpfthe Wairarapa Permanent Invest- , • •,;-js|jjfcSociety: at the oflicos of- Mr YV, ~ SeWr, and.Messrs Jas. Brown & Co., .respectively. . ,«. Trout fishers continue to be successful ,in the. vicinity of Masterton, WeJearn S •'that'Mr 6.'Chamberlain lauded a.splen'did fish, weiqhin? about''six pounds, at '• tho Miki Miki this week, and last eyening • Mr-T, Wagg caught a- little beauty, two ••'. puunds and a-half inweiyht. •■*' The Norlh County Council nomination . "at.Wainuioru resulted in the old members 'g .. —Messrs W. H. Boetham and E. Meredith— b°ing returned unopposed. At Pahiatua, Messrs G,. VVhitcorabe and D. Crewe have been nominated. As only j tc member is required for this riding, election will take place. The Alfred- j " ton returns are not yet to hand. ••- Petera Raugihiroa, an emissary of To .-Kooti'B, is at oresentin the Wairarapa, yandis doing hiabest to convert the Te I Ore-' Oro and Papawai natives to Te Kootism. -• The evangelistic meeting at the Presbytoian Church last evening was decidedlyjPbcst arid most impressive ofjhe J -Heriea. The attendance was large, and Interest was sustained during trie address on " At the close of the address,: most of the congregation, , remained, to: hear Mr Mountain give an t '' account of his conversion,., which proved ' .mps't interesting to all. To-mnrrow (Sun '. iday) he and Mrs Mountain will conduct meetings for the young at -9 30 a.m. and 2.3G,ip,m.:, : and at 7 pun. they, will h01d..-. an evangelistic meeting.- The subject of-, . the addresses will be" Tho. water of life,. , '■*ttfi3*;fibw-to get it. •' •'•' : ;:;.:.' ;ft: ', „ t '•r" : Mf ©. Pickering;- orio .of ; 'oiir. locaf ' ~; p lumb6Va,! h as iust received direct .from '" ',, tlja.jii'abufadturerß at.lloniea ipb}tion of | &lh"erccen%'pate'nted,. wwKOtary- ;; ? k .;.Bnjallec >. ';" sizes of' these .at the back of Mit.> •Jrekoring's'ipfoaiiseß,", .' \M& kwell'-i.^prfchy• of'inspeotfon:*'"The'. .«;»pecial fot tlie.i'bta'ry '' ; ;.,. 'i»&mpWß'tb'£t they ;aire ; ea'siiy^'orked,'-' ;:.- >VfloljbleiactiniJ,' ;takeß^p:;'k«s.^'ai».'th'an-,, . ■■'•' MOtherpumps of last.' ■'■'•" •; : .i'life^time.'TKey four. ' .--; to sixty gallons' per'iirinute, 1 andean" be *;''Voiked ; b'y'fiaudj hdfsejiteanij : wa.t'er , j i : or' •'■ • 4'^^P°^ |; ' ?'■..-;• ' ; •' .purposoir''.'f he smallesronea- , ' fmfe capable of 'throwing, a jet'tully. ..filfy.' ; ''.'■ .'iffeethigh.*. ; -; : • ',.; .:;.'...' •.'••'.•••:>:;.,.• ■/;.'