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ednesday, May 4, 1966 _ TERRACE “Omineca" HERALD, TERRACE; BRITISH COLUMBIA so , Pegs 17

pointed out that the “previous t from B.C, replied: to Mr, Cunning:

judge, py Mr, Bushby, had dled in hana saving fa fhe only ee ar >. e

May of 1875 and the office had| he. wanted the. judge a "The ‘Jotlowing ‘convictions’ were {17 on “Mquor charges; three for.

been vacant for about two years,| waa becauss he (Mr, Cunningham) made in Terrace Maglatrate's Court | causing: disturbances and one for

f/ He argued that B.C. was an im:| was a merchant and probably want- test: week: 2 wilful-damage,

‘portant province with vast resource: | ed to ‘aue-a-number of. ‘people for Magistrate eu Norriiigten Magistrate FH, Ad me...

[es and that tre population was unpald. accounts, “L Don Palsley for theft ‘¢: _ dames Kroedlng™ was sentenced

coming In rapidly. A judge was ‘he Phone :.dott of pleasantri¢g mt ‘sentenced to two months. | to 80-days for shoplifting, .

gently needed to .cope with the| pst today, but have beén"refined| There wera 31 convictions. for| :'The Magistrate also issued con:

problems that develop: When Peo") and developed to the polnt where speeding and minor traffle.infrac-| yictlona for 10 speeding and minor

ple have. differences of opinton, — they are much’ more devastating | tions; ten ‘for. trucking offences; | traffic offences; four liquor. charg:
A Mr, Bunster, another Liberal] and. shattering. That's progress? two for driving without due care; es and two disturbance offences, ;

mereach day lately brings with it
jizther Yevelations about the
mings and comings of Mrs. Mun-
ger and her friends acquaintanc-
enemies, ete. etc. It seems, from
maading the. newspapers here in
metawa, that Parliament fs fn: re
and the members merely at-
nding the Munsinger inquiry or
2 Seven Days inquiry. —
try to write these articles’ so
at the happenings in Parliament
reflected and commented upon,
t would rather refrain this week
T don’t think that the week’s
ppenings need any more com-
nt, Rather IT would like to tall
pout Parllament-in the 1370's,
British Columbia entered con-
eration on July 20, 1871. At
time we were given six seats
Parliament and one of them wag
ed New Westminster. The rid-
of New: Westminster embraced
area that is now Skeena, ‘lus
great deal more,
How. much more can. be- seer
{om a map compiled from the
peel description of ‘New Wet

ale — and a bit beyond, It cav-
bredl the entire coastal area from
she B.C.- Washington border to the
C. Yukon border, except: Van-
puver Island. It extended east-
Bwatd along what Is now the CN
Railway almost to. Vanderhoof.
Of course, at that time most of
mithe population was in and around
Victoria and the membership of
ithe House of Commons reflected

f ” radually, as the ‘population in-

pereaced and redistributions - took
place, more seats were added ‘and
he riding of New Westminster be-

gerame smaller and smaller. It wasn't

mintil 1914 thet the name of Skeena
as provided. -

m One of the Members of Parila-
ent from New Westminster in
he 1870's was a Mr. J,.Cunning.

m, a Liberal. He spoke a: few
‘imes in Parliament and one of
rhe things which he ralsed was the
eed for a County Court Judge to
ce appointed for New Westmin-
ater,

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