REVISION COURT.

Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1707, 23 June 1874, Page 2

REVISION COURT.

A Revision Court was held at the Warden's Court House, (Gfrahamstown> this morning at eleven o'clock, before H. C. Lawlor, Esq., Eevising Officer. Major Keddell, Begistration pllcer, was in attendance; 1 "The objections were proi ceeded with, and the first called was Charles Amyes, being objected to by Edwin Braim, Karaka. ■

There were present: Messrs Mapidoriald and Tyler, counsel, and Mr; John King appearing for several persons resident in Coromandel, Mr Home, one of the objectors being also present. : There was no appearance of Charles Amyes.,^ .■.,.,...,„... .. .. .... ... : .. j J. Mjf Tyler admitted tha^&ei obj^cior should be present. |. Edwin Braim was then called, but did not appear. „ -.~A . .-.-: .•,•*; ■-'■,,.,:. I \ Major Xeddell called the attention of the Court to the position of the Eegistra; Officer, who, he said,- could object not to persons already objected to;- He believed .the objection was a perfectly valid one. ! There being no appearance of Edwin Braijtnj it was decided to adjourn the dei cision on this and other cases ia which Edwin Braim was the objector. '> Mr. Tyler appeared for objectors, W - Home and .Robert Jukes .Glover, and Several nappies weire struck out. > - «..*, iLEXiNDEB-AITBIMf. ! Mr. Tyler for objector—Mr. Macdonald for the objected. |

Alexander Aitken, on oath, deposed that he resided gt(<Uoromandel until the 18th April, where he had lived for four; years before that time. He had resided ■. For eighteen months in the same house. It was on th^;Tiki Road, the description set out in his qualification/ : v : In cros^-examinatipn Mr. Aitken said ;he had >been living in. Grahanistown continuously, since the 18t&April ; "ißefore that, time h,o.had been ..going;. backwards andforwards. '~V. On7 ; the ; 18tb ;April he had moved to a, hquse at Parawai. • i Mr. Aitken said the objection wastha{; he had left the district: He had.not left the; district.. ;j ".. /.'..,".,'..; , v, „' ■'■ '.. /: ; • i ' :, Mr., Tyler subiaitted that the name of Mr, Aitken "must be struck ofiy inasmuch ason the 30th day of Apriji he. had not the qualification on the Tiki : Road as described. The question then .was, could he claim to have the qualification of a househpldjer for his new place of resiidence. He (Mr. Tyler) sai<J that W< could not, ?as according .to his ownj showing, he had only been an occupant of th? house at Parawai for twelve days on the 30th April, ; .-,:,;...;:;.. .. ; Mr.. Macdonald replied, He conk tended that the objectors mustcpnfin* themselves to,the grpunds of,objection, which were that Mr.^Aitken had left the district, whic.h .he had not done, having lived ih.it continuously., there was another ground of, objection tjiatjthe quai lification was wrongly described. ; After some further argument the objjeetion, was sustained, i

FIHU^ THOJI^S 4.SHCB.QFT. : Tiji this case, objected to by W, flornel CoroH)a4dei; If r Xyler for dbjeptojr bffere4 no evidence. 1 JT -: ■'•' L -'^■'■■■i^ . '- ' ■ ]Vir, ffing, for the objected asked for costs, i!but they weie disallowed. • 1 FBEDEBICK BBLL BOOTH. 1 , In this case, objected to by W. HomeS, Objector; deposed th^t keL withdrew thi pbjector before leaving Coromandel. | Mr Kipg applied for costs, having been instructed: to fqp jthe person ob^ jected to. 10s allowed. I The Court adjourned at one o'clock.