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[UMI! CltllSS ASSOCIATION'. —COPYIUGHT.] ATTEMPTING J’O MISLEAD. AUCKLAND, Oct, 10 Mary Elizabeth Curry, an elderly woman, on charges of attempting to mislead Maoris, by pretending to possess supernatural powers, was sentenced to twelve months’ imprisonment. ELECTORAL BOUNDARIES. A WESTPORT PROTEST.
WESTPORT, October 10
At a public meeting in .the* Town dial! tonight it was resolved to enter a. strong protest against, the name Grey being applied to illo electorate which includes Wesptort, hut leaves out Greyniouth. Westport has hitherto been the chief town of the Bullor electorate, but under trie new bmindar- . Duller begins north of, Westport and extends to Motueka and Westport is transferred to Grey. The meeting contended that Buller the name of Westport, should he retained for the electorate that has Westport as its chief town.
Air Bowaier, President of the Chamber of Commerce, -’objected to altering boundaries at the present time for th c same reason as the life of Parliament bad been extended. The old boundaries should lie retained during abnormal conditions due to the war. 1 here wcie lluet'imtiions in the population and there was a: slackening off of public works in the South Island, and more continuous public works expenditure in the North. Then the greater part of loan money was raised for defence purposes ami was being spent in the •North Island, temporarily, attracting the population there. A\ hen normal conditions obtained the people would return to the South Island, and if the proposals of tire, boundaries -commission were adopted with loss of seats for the South Island many people would be disfranchised. .CO ITRT.M ARTIAL FIND! NO. WELLINGTON. This Day.
'The finding of the district court martial on Private Henry. Harsant I liompson of Peatherston details that he was found guilty of making a. complaint when lie had thought himself wronged and knowingly making false (statements affecting the character of an officer. He was sentenced to undergo detention for 112.
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Hokitika Guardian, 11 October 1917, Page 1
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