THE TAKIKA NOMINATION.

Colonist, Volume X, Issue 743, 12 July 1867, Page 3

THE TAKIKA NOMINATION.

To the Editor of The Colonist. Sir, —T have-just been reading a letter in your paper of the 24th ultimo sigued " Polyphemus,'" in answer to one written by "An Elector." I presume "An Elector" marely wanted to know if Mr. Sparrow's election is legal. The facts of the case are, that the writ appointed the_School-house, Clifton, as the place for the nomii nation ; but on account of the day being wet, it -was held at the house of Mr. Greo. Taj lor, a distance of six miles from the place fixed by the writ. " Polyphemus " writes about "justice " and " grave charge," but was it justice to the electors for the meeting to be held where it was ? And as to the "grave charge," I consider that the Takaka Inn would have been at least a quarter of a mile the better place to have held the nomination, as it is that much nearer the place fixed by the writ. " Polyphemus" boasts of retaining his eye, it is possible that he may not have to travel far before he meets with m Ulysses. Takaka, July 3, 18G7.

To -the Editor of The Colonist,

_ Sir, —In your paper of June 25th there is a letter bignod " Polyphemus," relative to the election of Mr. Sparrow, as member for the Takaka district, and which requires some reply. There can be but little doubt that the election of Mr. Sparrow, was, strictly sneaking, illegal. The place of nomination was fixed by the Government at the School-room, Clifton, and in consequence of heavy rain, which, by the bye, did not prevent one cart at least crossing the Takaka river on that day, no Returning Officer was at the place advertised, to meet the electors'assembled there ; and, much to their surprise, a notice appeared in the papers a short tinib afterwards, that J. G. Sparrow, Esq., had been duly elected. It was evidently the duty of the Returning Officer not to have supposed there would be no other candidate, as he could not have-known that until the day of election. If " Polyphemus " lias not his " eye out," surely it must be very dim, and necessitate the use of spectacles in reading his classical dictionary, or is it merely a lapsus pennce in the use of the word " rompurious," which cannot be found in any dictionary we possess, but may probably be an importation of sorce. of the Tinkers or Tailors from the North of England. We have also heard of " babbling brooks," but surely "babbling scribblers" belong to the same class of words, and it may possibly bo the last rendering of cacoethes scribendi. I am, &c, No Spectacies Needed. Golden Bay, July 4,1867.

To the Editor of The Colonist,

" But of the two, less dang'rous is th' offence, To tire our patience than mislead our sense." Sic, —On perusal of your issue of the 25th ultimo I find that I have been made to use the word "rompurious," whereas the word ought to have been spurious. I may thus appear to be somewhat fastidious by thus animadverting upon, apparently, so simple a matter. But as you have puzzled my " wee bit o' larnin'" amazingly, and not finding this unique piece of orthography amongst the records of the Temple of Cadmus, perhaps the Printer's Devil may give the pdblie its definition and "root," and thus feelingly slake the thirst after knowledge of the Cyclops, and not, like another Ulysses, poke out the eye of / Yours, &c, Polyphemus. Golden Bay, 2nd July, 1867. '