THE ELECTORAL ROLL.

Patea Mail, Volume VI, Issue 519, 13 May 1880, Page 2

THE ELECTORAL ROLL.

There were 870 voted registered on the parliamentary clecto-ail roll lor the Egmont district, when liic list closed on flic Ist of May. This is a large increase on the register of the previous year, but it may bo confidently stated that there me many voters not yet enrolled in tiiis electoral area, and a considerable number have been placed on a supplementary register, which will be issued whenever aif election may be ponding. The names already registered arc liable to be objected to, bat they cannot be removed from the register now published unless and until (ho voter bo notified officially that his qualification is objected to, and that Uic objection is to be heard at a certain time and place. Voters who stood on the old register may bo content to know, in like manner, that their names cannot have been removed without a proper notification, and their names ought of necessity to appear in the present register. Wo have analysed the register to ascertain the proportion of voters in each township of the electoral district comprised within Patca County. 1 The result is instructive. Carlyle musters 12G voters resident within the township, o v holding property qualification heix\ There arc also 27 registered for “Patca,” which is intended to signify Carlyle ; but we would call attention to tin's form of registration as liable to be objected to on the plea that “ Patca” is not a place within the meaning of the statute. In these cases the “place" should be at once altered to “ Carlyle." Counting the votes in “ Patca” and in Carlyle, as in one locality, the total is L) 3. ihe township next in number is Ha worn, with 130, being 23 below the Carlyle total. Kakaramea numbers 47, ana wo arc pleased to note the rapid increase in that township. Manutahi has 20, Whennaknra Clock musters 19, ami Nonnanby has 18. Wavcrloy is beyond the Egmont district bouiuhry, but there arc 8 persons in Wavcrloy who claim for property within this district, and 5 others with similar claims who register as residing at “ Wairoa.” This again is a doubtful registry, which may be objected to as inaccurately describing a place. Wooclville has 4 voters on the register, but we imagine this is much below the actual number of persons quaMicd. ihe local number on the Egmont roll, ami within Pulea County, is about 550. The actual number at the places abovenamed is 531, but there arc a few additional Carlyle voters north of Normanby who arc not included in these townships.

The Patea Steamship Company’s adjourned annual meeting is advertised for Friday afternoon.

Mr John Sawetis, manager in 'Wellington of the Hank of Aiisl/’alasin, is leaving to take charge of the head office at Sydney. Major Atkinson has been laid up with bronchitis, but is now reported better.

A Station at Wairarapa, comprising 9000 acres, was in the market several months, but had to be withdrawn'at a reserve price of £2 10s per acre. 1 The owner has just refused a fresh offer at £4 10s per acre. The rise in the wool market has made a great difference in a short time.

A Good Appetite. — A resident in Carlyle killed a cock fowl this week, by way of a dinner ; and in the gizzard lie found an archaeological collection of silver, copper, and iron relics. There; v/ero an old sixpence, two largish buttons, three smaller buttons, a stay-book and eye, a pin, and numerous bits of glass, Tnc bird must have taken an unconscionable lime in fattening on these titbits.

Manaia.— The site selected for this new township on the Plains has been objected to as likely io injure unnecessarily the trading interests of other places. Major Brown was applied to by the Land Board, and ho now reports that the site chosen - -is. the-best, in his opinion.

• Four Prisoners from Waitotava were-brought up at the Carlyle R. M. Court yesterday, charged with -being concerned in a disgraceful'and violent row at ■ Waitotara. The men had been engaged on the railway works., .Evidence ' not being ready, the prisoners were remanded till next Tuesday, bail being allowed. Diphtheria.— Another remedy which we are requested to publish is this ; —- Take two tea-spoonfuls of cayenne pepper in a teacupful of boiling water, sweeten with sugar or liquorice, and use when moderately cool as a gargle. It may be swallowed without harm, and does not injure children .in. the least. This remedy was tried in two or three cases at night, and next morning the patient was ready for work as usual.. The effect is. very healing to the body, and draughts must be carefully avoided, at the time.

Messrs Koiin Brothers have opened a branch establishment at/Wanganui, and are showing specialities in watches, clocks, optical and scientific instruments, shipped direct from their London establishment. iThey are making a very attractive • display of silver plate for soaveniors, such as hauling' cups, epergnes, candelabra, &c.

TE'WmTi has given positive orders, according To: the Wellington Post, that the natives arc not to interfere with the road-making parties in .any. way. •

- Judge Shaw is to exchange, duties Avith 'Jlrj/Mftjßsford, -District Judge at vV’ellington, iiv consequencej of .the ill health of the. latter. , After;-an interval of three or four months, Judge Shaw .will probably return-;to, this district.

A Bay Make, with Maori blotch brand, had been missing by a Hawera settler, for more than two years ; but; seeing tr pounded marc advertised for sale in the Mail, ho found his long missing marc iu'thc Carlyle'pound.

The Tlinemoa arrived at Opnnak.o on Siuulay, and discharged 33 Telegraphpoles and some wire, also 400 planks for railway ballasting. She had about 100 tons more of railway material to land at Opunnkc, but the heavy swell hi the open uay made the work impraeticablc, and the Hincmoa steamed on to New Plymouth,

Waif fuom a Wreck. — A bottle was picked up near the Wanganui Heads on Tuesday, coiitaiumg a scrap ol stained white paper with the following message written, on . itDear., Joseph, goodbye. We arc lost in the Nairncairn, off Honolulu.: Money gone down. Tour partner, J; Nathan.” The paper is endorsed J, J. and Co.

Mu Robert Horner, who was thrown from Ins horse on Sunday night, was severely shaken by an awkward fall in the darkness, but the shock will soon be gob over. Mr Horner was 1 “ cannoned” against by another horseman, and Pic blow coming against Mr Horner’s shoulder, he fell -from the horse. The nervous system sustained a shock, as ho now suffers from neuralgic pains.

Two Hit \ urici) Immigrants have been bin tied at Wellington, ex ship Caroline, from London. They had paid their own passage. One young man in ihe p.ime of life stepped ashore, and was greeted thus; Excuse me, said a Wcllmgtoaiao, “ hut did yon pay your passage out here?” The new anival looker! at liim, thou smilingly replied, “ Well, it is a curious question to come Don a stranger, but —well, yes, I did ; have yon any liihg to say to it ?” “Only,” retorted the Wel'.mgtonian, “ that the best thing yon can do, if .you can raise the money, is to pay for your oassago back again as quickly as possible, for there’s nothing boio'-c you here but sen vation.” The new comer looked a "tor him and ejaculated, “ Well, you a.e a cheerful card, you are.” Ax Outrage at Opunako is reported to have taken place last Saturday night. A woman was heard moaning in the darkness, and on search being made was found lying in a flax bush, helpless and almost naked, two men being near. The fact was lepoitod to the sergeant of the A.G. Force stationed at Opunake, and he took steps to remove the woman to her home. What was done about tracking out the ravishers ? It is desiiablc that persons in authority should make strict and prompt enquiry into this hushed-up outrage. Let it be ascertained, if possible, whether the men seen near the flax bush were members of the A.C. force. Evidence of a direct character is to be bad, if the authorities ca>o to follow up this suggestion. If

Dei’.tor Summonses. ; are served at Wanganui in. a manner winch causes much annoyance to business men in tins district. The latest case on which complaint has been publicly made came before the Carlyle R.M. Court on Tuesday. Mr S. Taplin had taken out a debtor summons against, Francis Williamson, formerly host at Manhtahi Hotel, and the summons had been posted to’Wanganui on the 3rd instant, for service by the bailiff, as the ; debtor was known to be stay'ng at a hotel in that town. The bailiff returned the summons, with a letter dated the 10th, stating that the debtor had left Wanganui, but that ho had seen him there

the day before the summons anived.’ Mr Taplin appealed to the. Magistrates on Tuesday to say whether this kind of official negligence could not be remedied, and pointed out that the summons bad been returned only that moriiing, the 12tb, although the bailiff said the debtor bad left Wanganui on or about the 4th. Mr Taplin was advised by the Justices to state Ids grievance to the Resident Magistrate. Mr Taplin intends, however, to proceed against the debtor by more summary process.

Church Fire Insurance —During the late session of the General Synod, atCh.ist-chu'-ch, a select committee was appointed to consider the. desirableness of establishing a Church Fire Association. A 1! the diocese were represented on the committee, which comprised Messers. Grigg-(Christchurch) E. Quick (Dunedin),Uptan (Auckland), Rous Marlen (Wellington), E. Miller (Waiapu), Collins (Nelson), and the. Rev. S. Williams. The returns showed that .the estimated rvalue of ciuuch buildings, parsonages, and schools in New Zealand was £232,840, insured for £157,4.51, the annual premiums amounting to £ll4O. The committee reported ;against the proposal to establish a Church Insurance Society, and recommended tliat an , officer should be employed iri‘ 6ach diocese to negotiate all insurances, with a view to obtain lower premiums.— Post.

, Antwerp as a Grain Market.— ln.view of the large area of land in New Zealand now sown withf corn for purposes of export, wheat especially, it is very important tiiat Lire fact should not be lost sight of that other markets are available for our colonial produce besides those of G"eat Britain. The favourable position of Antwerp in this respect has just had pointed attention directed to it: through a circular despatched by Messrs Be'dolt;and C0.,.0f that c’ty. io the Belgian consuls in the ' colob'cs. During the year 1879 Antwerp' imported no less than 2,857,389 quarters of wheat, while London imported 2,855,128 quarters Antwerp thus: has actually overtaken and passed London in the quantity'Of.Ayhfeat'.-imporled. i

... ...American. AViieaT; Extorts.— -If,. says an ‘American writer, the export of wheat fev 1879 was loaded on freight ca - s, 60, feet long, 400 bushels to a car, it would requite for its transportation 256,-152 cars, which if made up in one continuous train, would extend 2,346 miles. If loaded in ships 300 burden, it would require a fleet of 825 ships to convey the wheat alone accross the ocean. This export of wheat has brought into the Sta-.es in exchange 1 for it, in gold or its equivalent, more than 2 0,000,000. - ‘