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Kumara Times, Issue 1147, 2 June 1880, Page 4

Much curiosity has been excited as to the object of the new diamond rook-boring machine, which a Sydney cVble message reported had been purchased by Dr Hector for the New Zealand Government. The machine Itself arrived by the Wakatipn a day or two ago, and ha been stored for a few days in one of the sheds on the Queen’s Wharf, Wellington. The use of the machine is to test ground for auriferous or other mineral deposits. It is intended to hire it out to local bodies or mining associations for this purpose, and it is hoped that valuable results may be obtained in tho way of developing the mineral resources of the Colony, The Thames people are horrified at the shrinkage of their electoral roll to its pnrifif™ 10, V nnc3ep the new * aw by their Registrar ( Mr AUom), w h o has struck off 2000 names. Well may a correspondent ("lohabod )_ m the Thames Advertiser make the following mournful reflections s— “ Our numerical and influential electoral roll has always been our boast. We have flaunted it in the face of every Minister., member of Parliament, and constituency since we became possessed of it. It was brought into existence and embellished by the gentleman referred to. A roll that we looked upon with a degree of pride and pleasme, and crow over as being the biggest in the Colony, and best for impersonation purposes that ever came under the hands of tho printer. A roll which we could nnblushingly and nnshesitatingly shake in ihe face of the whole Colony and say, • Best that if you can,’ has had the 1 come hither * put on it •t last by Albert J fto matter how painful It may be to relate, the tmth must be stated. Albert J , with a stroke of his pen, has consigned our boast, our pride, our pleasure, to oblivion, and the place that once knew the old Thames Electoral Roll shall no more Just fancy, 2000 Thames electors annihilated by one man !” Mr Justice Williams sometimes says very good things, and was not very far from the mark when, a few days ago, he took ocoas on to say that he could quite understand that peop e were unwilling to go to arbitration, and that tossing up a coin was about as satisfactory a way of settling a difference. Did it ever strike his Hopor (toys Star) that the Supreme Court was not inefli better, although gga rule less expehslvel^