PAPERS RELATIVE TO ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF EGMONT. (Return to on Order of the House of Representation, No. 41, of 14th October, 1872.)

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PAPERS RELATIVE TO ELECTORAL DISTIRCT OF EGMONT. (Return to on Order of the House of Representation, No. 41, of 14th October, 1872.)

That there be laid upon the Table of this House, "A Beturn showing the number of Electors on the 801 l of the Electoral District of Egmont; the number of fresh names added to the 801 l during the years 1871 and 1872; the number of claims rejected during the said years respectively, on account of alleged informalities in the claims preferred; and the nature of such alleged informalities."

{Mr. Bryce.)

WELLINGTON.

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PAPERS RELATING TO ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF EGMONT.

ELECTORAL DISTRICT OE EGMONT. RETURN showing New Names added to the Electoral Roll of the above-named District in the Tears 1871 and 1872. Number of names on roll when first formed in October, 1870 ... ... 176 Number of names added in 1871 ... ... ... ... ... 72 Number of names added in 1872 ... ... ... ... ... 18 Number on roll for 1872-73 ... ... ... ... ... 266 Number of claims disallowed, 1871 ... ... ... ... 15 Number of claims disallowed, 1872 ... ... ... ... 58 Note.—The reasons for the rejection of the claims are set forth in the Return sent herewith. H. Eyre Kenny, New Plymouth, 30th September, 1872. Returning Officer.

RETURN showing the Causes of the Rejection of Claims to Vote preferred in 1871. Names of Claimants. Causes of Rejection. Ballance, John ... ... Not declared to. Clark, Walter ... ... Property insufficiently described. Middlemas, Thomas ... ... Declared before non-elector. Morrison, Walter John ... ... Ditto. Gilling, William Robert ... Not declared to or signed. Shaw, Ebenezer John ... ... Property insufficiently described. Walkinton, John Butter ... Not declared to. Willcox, Joseph ... ... Ditto. Willis, Archibald D. ... ... Ditto. Wilson, William ... ... Ditto. Betts, George Poynten ... ... Already on the roll. Harcus, William ... ... Ditto. Harrod, William Digby ... ... Ditto. Neilson, Thomas Allan ... ... Ditto. Syme, William Neilson ... ... Ditto. H. Eyre Kenny, New Plymouth, 30th September, 1872. Returning Officer.

RETURN showing the Causes of the Rejection of Claims to Vote preferred in 1872. Names of Claimants. Causes of Rejection. George Bamford ... ... Already on the roll. George Barton ... ... Not in accordance with 6th clause of Act 1866. George Beamish ... ... Already on roll. John Gilman Beamish ... ... Ditto. Patrick Boyle ... ... Not signed. John Burke ... ... ... Not in accordance with 6th clause of Act 1866. Colin N. Campbell ... ... Property insufficiently described. Matthew Carey ... ... Ditto. John Chubbin ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. James Davidson ... ... Ditto. William Douglas ... ... Ditto. Christopher Dowdall ... ... Ditto. Thomas J. Drake ... ... Ditto. "William J. Furlong ... ... Already on roll. John Gibson ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. Diston Ginger ... ... Already on roll. John G. Ginger ... ... Ditto. William S. Ginger ... ... Ditto.

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Rejections in 1872 —continued. Names of Claimants. Causes of Rejection. Matthew J. Goodson ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. JohnGare ... ... ... Ditto. EelixMcGuire ... ... Ditto. Gavon Hamilton ... ... Ditto. George Hay ward ... ... Already on roll. Andrew Hunter ... ... Ditto. _,„_,_, Daniel Hurley ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. James Huston ... ... Ditto. Gideon Inksten ... ... Ditto. Samuel Larcom ... ... Ditto. James Livingston ... ... Ditto. Richard Lynch ... ... Ditto. Edward C." Meredith ... ... Ditto. James McMichael ... ... Ditto. Thomas Middlemas ... ... Ditto. Laurence Milence ... ... Ditto. JohnMilroy ... ... Already on the roll. James Mitshell ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. Edmund J. Morgan ... ... Already on the roll. Anthony Nathan ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. Maillard Noake ... ... Already on the roll. John Patterson ... ... Ditto. Joseph Patterson ... ... Ditto. John Reid ... ... ... Not in compliance with s. 6, Act 1866. James Rhodes ... ... Ditto. William Robertson ... ... Ditto. Michael Sweeny ... ... Ditto. Patrick Sweeny ... ... Already on the roll. _ Charles Tait... ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. Samuel Taplin ... ... Already on the roll. William Thomson ... ... Not signed. Henry Uscher ... ... Already on the roll. _ Frederick Waller ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. Patrick Ward ... ... Already on the roll. John Wells ... ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. James Williamson ... ... Already on the roll. _ William Wilson ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. John Dinks ... ... ... Ditto. Charles A. Wray ... ... Already on the roll. . Henry Wright ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. Note —The Revising Officer's reasons for rejecting each claim are indorsed thereon. The claims stated as rejected for not being in accordance with section 6 were not declared to or not signed, or failed in some other way to comply with the requirements of the Act. R New Plymouth, 30th September, 1872. Returning Officer.