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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVII, Issue 72, 26 March 1914, Page 6

LOCAL AND GENERAL Complaint has been made that this year there are no copies of the municipal electoral roll placed in different parts of the city, asUhey were last year. In reply, the City Council authorities state that the main roll is still undergoing revision and correction, and, if issued in its present form would only be misleading. It will be remembered that at the same time last year the Mayor of the city (Mr. D. M'Laren) gave orders for the distribution of copies of the roll to various places in the city where it might be inspected, but so unsatisfactory did the experiment prove that the rolls were shortly afterwards withdrawn, as being likely to lead to further' confusion. The municipal roll may, therefore, be inspected at tho Town Hall, as usual. The corrections are already very numerous, through the decease Or removal of old electors or duplication with the supplementary roll through change of residence. Names will be received up to the 15th April for the supplementary roll, which will be printed in time for the election on the 29th April. Enrolment forms have been in great demand, the Labour bodies being especially busy in their distribution. It has been estimated that out of every five hundred enrolment forms issued only a hundred come back filled in. A healthy, well-dressed. cheerful,^)ros-perous-looHng batch of immigrants arrived in Wellington to-day by the Athenic. Ths trip out had* been thoroughly enjoyable, but, nevertheless, all seemed glad to land. They received a- warm welcome from various friends, and, in cases where friends were absent, from the immigration ojficers. The newcomers are destined for various parts of the Dominion, and some are already on their way to their new places of abode. Many will settle in Wellington. Considerable interest was evinced at Upper Hutt yesterday in the by-elec-tion to fill the vacancy on the Town Board, caused by the resignation of Commissioner N. J. Bennington. The result of the voting was as follows f — Mr. N. M'Govern, 172 votes (elected) ; Mr. W. Gieig, 142, Mr. H. R. Pearson, 20. Informal, 1. After the declaration of the poll Messrs. M'Go.vern and Greig briefly addressed those who had gathered. Yesterday afternoon, a little Tiand of kind-hearted people, who for some weeks have been gathering money to purchase a piano for the Home for Incurables, Buckle-street, presented the instrument to the institution. Major Halpin, on behalf of the subscribers, made a speech, and the Rev. Father Hurley responded, in eloquent tha,dks, for the sisters and the inmates. It means so much to the Home, this gift, for many of the inmates have been bedridden for years. One woman has been confined to bed for twelve years, and still keeps her spirit bright and cheery. After the presentation, a little concert was given — songs by Mrs. Halpin, Mr. Hueston, and Mr. J. O'Brien, a violin solo by Mr. Ben O'Brien, dancing by Miss L. O'Leary, and the two Masters M'Lean, and a pianoforte solo by Miss Simon, who, with Mr. J. O'Brien, acted as accompanist. Master Halpin also gave a recitation. With the residue of the money subscribed the committee took up little presents for the invalids. One of the "scratch " crew which filled, at Wellington, vacant positions in the stokehold of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Opawa at the time of the strike, has written a private letter to a Wellington resident outlining some of his experiences. He says, inter alia :—": — " After leaving New Zealand we took a southerly course and passed sixteen icebergs before reaching i Cape Horn. At Monte Video, owing to the severe measures recently passed by the Government of Uruguay regarding the landing of foreigners, we were unable to get ashore, and the same was our fate at Santa Cruz de Teneriffe. We were quite happy to put our feet on English soil. We berthed at Avonmouth in forty-four days, none the worse for the experience we had had. Two days later we came up here (London) and, the majority of us have remained in town The High Commissioner for New Zealand (Mr. Thomas Mackenzie) did all in his power to make our stay as enjoyable as possible, getting us passes and guides to the places of interest The weather has been treating us badly, and so next week (the letter was written on 14th February) we will be returning to ' God's Own Country.' arriving about Easter, if all goes well." The new "Terra Nova" motor hood is the latest Parisian novelty. It is particularly suited for motoring, driving, golfing, and travelling. In saxe, tan, camel-hair, vieux rose, grey, navy, violet, brown, and white. Price" 7s lid each. Kirkcaldie and Stain*.— Advt.