ADVICE TO CLAIMANTS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13730, 21 October 1908, Page 5

ADVICE TO CLAIMANTS.

A Christ church Regklrnr. of Electors has published alio following ■' advice to claimants for enrolment:— v The chief weaknesses in claims cjent" fn to rvgistram are: ill failing to writ*' their signatures with sufficient clearness to prevent error when tho nnmce are." "carded." in omitting to describe accurately previous residence in another electorate," and <;u very serious blunder) allowittg an unqualified elector of." another id&irfct to,acUstil« witness to the. claimant's signature.. The only persons wheso powem in' this ,Jn*fc respect extend outside- particulnr electoral district a rediStTtir,, ,v .lus»"tic©, of (he- Peace and a postmaster. - It should also bo borne in witid.hy (hv* ladio* thai the temw " dement ib dutjos** or ' housewife" cannot be received—ft female elector must, be classed *"> Tied,", a " widowor a "'spin"iter " In all cases a valid clninj, 4 n>w»t hive the first threo questions ' ari.vwored bv "Yes," and if -the fourth query is "No?' the fifth' ni)d' , Rixlh .raquhe-t''oily a dftsb. ft must be remehibried that tho wgw, trars hitvfe to rely on others for pinii« cttlars ns iti change ot adrtrcnv th«f •,«; •hilling from one hou«» to nnothef In the district for ivhich they are enrol Ic'cl or removal io another electorate. 1 It ik alike the duty and the privilege' of tho cl/iimanr to communicate without delay with the rogkitror when 110. acknowledgment of a claim rent ill has been received. Electors who were on ; iho roll at, a, ptc. vions election should uofe wait \in,pollinj> day to-find out jf they s*till liavp voting powers; they may have lo j,j .|, v private collector .of claims :i Umt« iter names 'oil the lafcist roll; btil, as each city registrar line. pcesibly rentoved nearly one thousand name* since the elo.*-' ing of his main' roll in April !nf,t,' tlie wisdom of at once going io hcad.jvnrtem for information'is evident. ' Persotw entrusted with claims for iK livery to a registrar should,: l» earefal to deliver the documents unaltered qnd without delay. The.' 'dfsTre ofi'tbo. ttgkttvars to have clean rolls ran only be fulfilled by iho aid of''the ele'etoiw thpm-s-elvos. who (should nt one,- :ic(|tini|it their district office witii u chiuigo. of ndtlrrM. A meeting will be held in . the Sophia Street Hal! on Friday.' ' evening ' tit' 8 o'clock to M-lect. a candidate for thoiTimum i ; .tt in oppovitJon to tjie GoTertv meiit eamlidate, Mr .I.' ■ Craigie, .