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t ~¢ *{ 7 Three New Mcembers Are Given P vrar i the Province. Extra Members G ven Toron-- to, Hamilton and Otiawa. | | Hon. Mr. Hardy's Mining Bill Explained l --Punishment of rersonators--The i Libei Law. ' Legislative Chamber, April 10. | {' The House got through a good deal of '-; work this afternoon, but adjourned early | | to klliow of committees meeting in the} & evening. The feature of the afternoon was the introduction of the bill mul\ing' changes in the representation of the Pro--| vince. Mr. Gibson briefly explained its| features, which are simplicity itself, sim--i . ply providing for three additional mcm-'l bers being given the cities of Toronto, | Hamilton and London. Mr. Meredith ac-- cepted the bill without criticisms, reseryv--| | ing them for a future occasion, no doubt. | t The Government's mining bill, personation | bill and libel law bill were also read a | second time, and each caused soime mlcx'-i esting discussion. ' . REPRESENTATION BILJL | After routine business Hon,. J. M. Gibson intreoduced the redistribution bill, and in | | doing so briefly expilained its leading pro--| visions. There would be few changes, he | said. They would be, in fact. confined | ; to granting an additional momber to t-;zc!\; of the three cities of Toronto, Mamilton and Ottawa. The additional member for Toronto would be expected after the do-- claration of the Government last year.| The city would be divided into four con-- stituencies, north, south, east and west. | HMHe thought the divisions would be regard-- ed as very reasonable from a geographical | standpoint. -- East Toronto would include | all the First Ward and that portion of | the Second Ward lying east of the centre | line of Sherbourne street and south of the | centre line of Carlton street. North To--| ronto consists of that part of the city Iv-- | ing north of the centre line of Carizson | street and College avenue, which are al-- most continuous streets ; it is bounded on | the east by the centre line of Sumach ; street, produced to the northern limit ot'l the city, and on the west by the centre | line of Palmerston avenue. South Toron-- ; to consists of those parts of Wards Two, Three, Four and Five lying south of the centre line of Carlton and College, bound-- ed on the east by the centre line of Sher-l bourne street, and on the west by 'l'c-l mfmser.h street and Palmerston avenue. | MWest Toronto included that portion of the | | city lying west of Tecumseth street and | Palmerston avenue. The four divisions were as nearly rectangular as possible, the only deviation being where it was neces-- | sitated by the stopping of Sherbourne g, "