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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3201, 23 May 1879, Page 2

With to-day's issue we publish as a supplement the list of objections to the Electoral Eoll made by the Registration Officer, Major Keddell. The list is a very large one —containing upwards of 1500 names. Many of our readers will doubtless see their names in the list, but the great bulk are merely nominal objections. For instance, in the case of those whose names are stated to be "already on the roll," one of the names will be struck out.

The Borough Returning Officer, Mr W. Davies, announces in our advertising columns that the annual election of auditors for the Borough of Thames will take place at the Council Chambers on Monday, June 2nd. The following have been nominated as candidates : —W. H. Crick, E. Honiss, H. J. Lee, S. C. Macky, J. Skene, and F. R. G. Woodward.

The weather being fine to-day, the Foreman of Works commenced the work of asphalting the Pollen street footpath between Pahau and Cochrane streets, and if the rain keeps oft he will complete it in a week.

All applications by Thames exhibitors for space at the Sydney Exhibition will require to. be made to the Local Committee by Monday next, the 26th inst. On that day a gentleman will be present at the Council Chambers to receive applications for space. Intending exhibitors who do not make application in time will be excluded from exhibiting.

A nttmbee of natives belonging to Whakatiwai and other settlements on the Gulf, have been arriving here during the past few days, from the Native meeting. To-day quite a flotilla of whaleboats were to be seen in the harbor conveying them home.

In our advertisement columns, Mr S. C. Macky announces himself as a candidate for one of the Borough auditorships. .

Mk F. E. G. Woodward announces that he is a candidate for the suffrages of the burgesses at the forthcoming auditors' election. Mr Woodward has been elected to this office on four previous occasions.

The various volunteer companies are requested to assemble at their respective drill she<?s to-morrow morning for the purpose of attending the Birthday Review. The column will leave the Pacific corner at 10 o'clock sharp.

A. Eoxbtjbgh (Otago) resident has succeeded to a fortune of £60,000.

The "Intelligent Vagrant's" old paper, the Bruce Herald, has been resuscitated.

Major Withers, who hag been on a tour of inspection of Volunteers in the South Island, has returned to Auckland.

We understand that the Choir of St.George's Church purpose giving another of their Organ Recitals and Sacred Concerts in the Church on Tuesday the 3rd proximo.

Mb George Stains has written to the Auckland City Council objecting to any money being voted for decorations, &c, on the occasion of the Governor's visit, and remarks that if the Councillors wish for any display to pay the cost out of their own pockets.

Me H. E. Jones, well known from his connection with the Manukau mine," has, after rusticating for some time, commenced business as a hotelkeeper in Auckland. He is now boniface of the Army and Navy •Hotel. His advertisement appears in its proper place.

We were shown to-day by Mr Ensor, of the Post Office Hotel, some potatoes grown by him, and taken from the earth to-day. "They were very large, and of the variety known as "Lapstown kidney." The seed was planted during the last week in December.

A Peess Association telegram fromNewr Plymouth says it is stated by some of the natives returning from Parihaka that Te Whiti intends to cease holding his monthly meetings. The meeting at Parihaka has just- come to a conclusion, and the Herald learns from natives passing through town, that Te Whiti's talk was to the effect that there was to be no more fighting, but they would consider seriously the words of the Government.

We doubt if many County Councils can boast of being in the same flourishing condition, at least financially, as the Ashburton one. From the local paper we take the following account of its monetary position : —" From the statement of receipts and expenditure for the past halfyear, submitted at Wednesday's meeting of the Ashburton County Council, the finances of the County would appear to be in a highly flourishing condition. The receipts amounted to £31,526 18s 2d, while the expenditure, which included a grant of £5000 to the borough, amounted to £6902 4s Bd. At the commencement of the last half-year the balance in the bank to the Council's credit was £30,407 14s, and of this amount £10,000 was a fixed deposit. On the 31st March, the balance in the bank amounted to £05,032 8s 6d, and of this £40,000 was lodged on fixed deposit. It may be mentioned, however, in explanation of this highly flourishing condition of affairs, that the receipts have been swelled by the sum of £29,955 obtained from land revenue."

The Greymouth correspondent of the Herald says : —A fatal accident occurred at Maori Gully on Tuesday afternoon, by which a man named Thomas Hanuon lost his life. The deceased was working along with his mate, John Boland^ who had a narrow escape, in a sidling, when some tons of loose earth gave way, smothering Hannon, who was killed instantaneously. The deceased, was a native of Clare, and was cousin to Dennis Hurley, who was killed in the same claim a few months since.

Mn Cheesemaw, secretary of the Acclimatisation Society, haa now for distribution a large quantity and great variety of tree seeds, which may be had upon application to him at his office in the Auckland Museum and Institute Buildings, Princes street. As the present is the most favorable season of the year for sowing, tree seeds, it would be well for those who desire to obtain some to make early application.—Herald.

The breaking up of the late meeting at Kopua has made horseflesh scarce, many who walked to the meeting riding away from it. Every other person you meet asks, " Have you seen such and such a horse." One storekeeper here has lost no loss than six.

A Dunedin telegram states that Timothy Hayes, publican, of Kensington, was fined £2 for selling a pint of beer on •Sunday, to a person not being a bond fide traveller or lodger in the house. It is complained that the city publicans are allowed to sell liquor on Sundays with impunity.

On Thursday night, a little after 9 o'clock, a man grossly insulted a respectable married woman at the corner of Colombo and Salisbuay Streets, Christchurch, but must have been somewhat astonished to find that she was equal to the occasion. She at once delivered a heavy blow in the ruffian's face, which felled him, and then made the best of her way to a place of security.

A ouEiotrs accident occurred in Nelson. The members of the Volunteer Fire Brigade were practising by jumping from a ladder placed against McGee's Hotel on to an indiarubber sheet. One man jumped so heavily that he broke the arm of a man named Thompson, who was holding the sheet.