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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 439, 15 April 1880, Page 2

• The WeWngton • Police .(says an/ex. change) are helping the Returning Officer',... in the making up of the new electoral roll, by supplying him with information as to the occupations of the. voters, It would appear, however, that this informs' tion/was not always of the most reliable character, if pue may judge from the fact that the Commissioner of Crown Lands is said to have been described as a carter, and the Auditor-General as of" no occupation," ' ..''."' A singular oase of malformation came under the notice of the honorary Burgeons' of the hospital recently (says the Balla-. ■ rat Courier), . A woman from the country diatriot brought into the institution a young male ohild, about 14 days old, and •' appearently healthy,«' to see if .the.doctor oould do anything to it." On examination of the infant i.t,,ww,«een;that;it had no thighs nor knees.' Feet it possessed','''' and portions of legs up to dose below the knee joints, but what Wuld-'generally. be .called the calves of the' legs', they • were joined on tolthe body. ; .In all other respeoti the child' was appearently perfeotly.developedand healthy. : The docto could do nothing to set it all right; and it is hardly possible that-any-artificial . contrivance oan; b.e :'m.ade,'to supply ' the defeot. '■,■'• '•■••'' • "\