SECOND EDITION.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue XXXVI, 3 November 1902, Page 3

SECOND EDITION.

I LATE TELEGRAMS.

I THE GENERAL ELECIION.

INVERCARGILL, This Day. In tbe proceedings against the Kegistrar of Electors at Invercargill for wilfully I 6 lectin^ to expanse tUe names from the roll, the Magistrate, Mr M - Cart by, inflicted a nominel penalty of Is and costs of Court. He was < f opinion that the defendant had not afforded the complainants that assistance and information which they were entitled to expect from a public officer, hut be accepted the Registrar's explanation that these obstructions were placed in th«»ir way because be thought he was juttified by his reading of the law. Now t* at his dnties had been laid down tbe Ke.istrar would have to understand that obstructions put in tbe way of anyone, of whatever party to which he might belong, wonld render Ihe officer liahle to severe punishment. NAPIER, This Day. The poliiical eauipaieD so far as Hawkes Bay fs concerned, opened on Saturday night, when Mr D. ;\Vhyle was mentioned a* a piobable candidate tor the Hawke's Bay seat. He announced himself as a snpporter of the present Government, but tbe greater part of his address 'consisted of an advocacy of a light lino of railway from Hastings to Wairoa. MAX ION, This Day. Mr Stevens, the present me . ber for Manawatu, / nd a Government supporter, addressed the electors at Marton on Saturday There was a large attendance, and a vote of thanks was passed. DAN Tbis Day. Mr James Taylor, Mayor of Woodnlle, has definitely decided to contest the Waipawa seat as an Independent Liberal in opposition to (he present Admioi-itralion. TIMARU, This Day. Objection baring been lodged against 2CO names on the electoral rail, the Magistrate was applied to ,tbis morning to roder tbat they be struck oil. Counsel for some of the parties summoned claimed that tbe proceedipgs were premature as no notice had been given tbe parties objected to as provided in the new (Electoral Act, and becanse the 15 days wherein those objected to may sbow caose f i the retention of their names h»d not elapsed. Tbe Magistrate upheld tbis. anc the cases were dismissed. The Registrai sail there would not now b 3 time to give the required notice before the election lor th- objectors it was claimed that thf Registrar can strike off aeines if Rftor If days' notice the person objected to doei not substantiate hi? claims when the ob jections were lodged.