THE BALLOT BOX IS SECRET.

Manawatu Herald, 2 September 1879, Page 2

THE BALLOT BOX IS SECRET.

* . vr - • Kenieniber, the ballot box tellg-no tales. Vo!fciAis !aii?d allow H hfl< fears of the Corporation to intrant date you. Your votes are kept, inMolably secret v ,and r ym-|, Bati^Mille^ out; tb% / naine^'-of 'MMn- TOliaib* Fo.llett Halcoinbe, and George Ma,t- f 1 thew Snelsori I .' mlot-' jtquch with yoiu 1 pen the najne .of Walter Woods Johnston. **• ' ' '•

Mit Halcomue's Past Sekvicrs. — The hfgh opiuion the Manawatu public em ertaih of Air Malconibe's pnsfcfsjervSces-ihay.b.e ' . j udged from tl}G i s,how of. hands<at hisjuomi - I nation: ''. Kmr' w'era held'up. /; THe owners' thereof were as follows — Mr |I)>)H:;i|l;ncr.f fartjhiir, irub-agenfc Feilding Corp'ir;V*ion • Air H. Jackson, suryoyor Feildiug Ccrpora--tion ; Mr H. L. slier will, lately an employe of \ho Peilding Corporation, and npwbusi-v ness partner of Mr A. R Halcorabi*, agtmVof the Feildinu 1 Corporation; .Mr Robert Linfcou, Corporation. The abofe is a very good index ofytha interest that iß,io,be,serv,ed jf Mr Hal6omoe"'si6ceeds'. *' Ci ■'■ <! '• Otaki. — Mr Walter Johnston held-a meet* of the Otaki electors W Friday eVeiiing There was a large attendance, and a vote of confidenco ■was passed with "threo ringing ! cheers for Mr Johnston. D,r ( Ile^v.s^on ably presided. An amendinont k 't6'- '"accJord 1 Sli--JohnstMtt(tsfß[o6%ai3ks only wa& lost by an overwhelming majority.. Held Oykk.^ meeting of the creditors or H. t>row l, baker, was held at tho •. j^Taobi QuiitAOß.— An outrage has been „c ommitted on a party of "surveyors engaged on the Pakehanga Block.iiear Crrtthainstpwn,, .'Ofri'e S a m fflAf^WWeyW «i«««rf M'VYilliainsi^Ksi'wo|ifidljll Un ♦fiduthi^hi} Ue if> in a critical state. .QLconrse it is «s---sertedjnp^pUti/}^ sjgniftoa^^ttjte tp,, Ihe affair. rLateivparticuiats will-Dc iouua amongst (A^^mJ^' 1^! o''^'^0 ''^'^ ~JI6 A CoßßES^'i^xl.jfWpThavekbuon alked, how far r has Mr Hulcqinbe.porsanalU, . -and asmrty ! tWCm^oAiftiWße progress ptmm\X£, by;«)KfeUemp^ft{eatf r ot 'TaHouSj shdorfeutJiaHy 'ibMiibla <jantiH-pidjjfe|. After careful enquiry, we can ascegtp^n{^< Block Md SBQj)t.a3 pvnch a&, jiiv tlaicoia-be been aUHntfttHlf "tM lil!fe»'bf J iGaii(ptielltftw'Si < < and the MalriteHis^ißldot.abaatiasKhfcklyrpopulated as the Makurerua Swamp. YpowMm^^^ie^P^kl^kh' 1 PAYiNGlivft tn^gtjf rd^wfts, ; d W j for thfljgigjfcjwjfce a^^j, ho ha.yiug booked over £60 in rates. This rjlpia paymont was brought ff6tfu't? J toy'' y tnrf- nominations. As the hour of xman approiiched, .several large ratt}pay(4ffif'AFhofuad'>l!'eld to f ) ".coin.'l jfo aflieTlast-iriOni^nt',icoUlcl',llo,| !»: wending their wa»y ito itHe ißoard offico for the office of Commissioner, by : pay ing their rate?,jj^u| wh^U'ljljerUjsturnj[.ipo Officer annouhce3 ft \vhs_nofc a necessity fithat'cnndidatps Bhpnld have puidtlioir ratus, I 1 aeseral faces b%^ame flfdng'itWd'at tfiffihorigKJ.' ■t'oi*- jlmviug do -'-lrytjflUlj* i'p'arie(l<» with their money. However,— the Board will nowib^lvell §Bl(|lied(*itfi finds, itn'JNpq^h^ li less a good amount of work will be done as jUtaf ljesuh of'AlKSgjui^pn>|^>jr) j _*x?l---1 iujThe MAXAWAi-ftiteArf/^l^s'lseviral remarks* Jiflreajbsfch>mp!cl&l^telyj iaid^u^rjige. t bar lat; th'e' mouth' ot the .river,' CaptHih Baß3an'dV' > 3r tne , p..«7 .SaTrnpson,. auShoriSeS us to n^all'ititi/es'ffSuudl Lthjß bn^tpjibfl:go(jdiflja(JieiJajlyljTi6^k6di laituvday last, the Sampson crossed two f Anwirs baforerhigh tide, and found 8 feet of; . | atlpntion of the New Zcalander to ihif. "[■statement. \ HtouwW^Ntai^Oar 1 •Palmeritoni his issue of Saturday last^ i^^H^^^Hß^Wfint that tho K^j^U

standing 1 is only ,C2l!.i -is -".'(I, with which j amount (;ukl also tho subsidy, &a.) but ; little can b^ dono after payment of salaries, | expenses, &c. The Saudou people arc b^nt oil separation, ' and with this vipw hive called a mooting, for i,o*morrow (Wednesday) evening, to '"'consider the question. The Ward in debt £2(33 17s Gd, is Fitzhorbert, which, according to a statement presented on Jane 20, is estimated to produce.; £100 duriug the year in rates. Last month rates to t'hij amonut of .-62 a-i wore collected., iv i'vW^ o*^^0 *^^ mVjQJijloubt if the throe. 1 Sout-lFManavmtu AV%ls would bVallowTSl tho same pi-ivilego of getting- into debt. What he did. — Mr Halcombe is fond of referring to his past services as Provincial Secretary and Treasurer. What he really -did,.he-hft»-Hot>-liokl-»s r oxoei)fc.thttt-ha-Bot-. tied the Scandinavians at Piihnerston. The Qcor<#iMffi@f&ur J3nWtiflSd2to tXtifA\s\ by a gentleman thoroughly acquainted with the ins .and outs of Mr ftalcombe's career.. rfWWß,,whjai Jiediii^TSo got Provincial mihiM*Wft!ll % AWi!^«tliat' Dr Featherston could not go homo 'until they were setTied ;jhe s|st|maticaWyjiogleftted MaiiiiWatu, jjfixd Joudj^mplanijsjwero uttered during his administration and finally, lie rosigned P jttTi'P'glitfttffhonora* and unjßimg.f tAu ;OldjiUverb |sU» MThq'^mah iwlio/ )bastß pfffiLjs! ancestry j ijs JfkeTavpiititp, 1 fchf besT; partoF him is'unuergrouiut'"' 1 1 fc is so I f with/Mr Mk\Qombei*.!fias6- services- to Manawatu, liponViiicKWrests liis blailn for election. When we look for them they are borieoTKthe past, and on being unearthed us> only jfotatoes, and rotten at that. We a3,k o^irijgaders to interpret Mr Halcombe's serb(paffin the light of the article on his admi^isfraLtion. Be it remembered, our conpr^^every ppiiftjby. lwfereiices, to i iSupa'Mntenjl&K&Lspeeeues, and newspaper t P^flS .SBJUi(SJga-Mr 8.. yhprt cqnddebed'' JBiviu^ SoVfioo at{ * the- Pi-limf iVe ' Methodist CjhiLjcli qn|Sunday evening, and jy;eaonetT an lmpKgaiye sermon, to a large con^gßegation.y Had Sit been known Mr l^l[nr'fc'*v^B, tO/Qondjioythe service, many at--tjbndliiiits 4j^tl)o3Uie? churches would have the opportunity of ihbut^^^^il^!^* 111138 !, 0 . 0 ?^ V\ evangelistic himufighly eslcemoA in the Colony as a Christian worker. i^ ft ™ f ftlftßiFfoJASft r Aolljffltop for Avon, ; # jfelflpboral j W 3lof srtja, Ci^Kank/ if ol ( Mataura, the Hon. John Hull for Sehvyn, fQ&p-jMin Eet^nyifw Ptotonptttifl.Mrwpß Laptour for Mtunt*[dayikve b6en l ifctUrn l e'd lunfop^ed. v . Foxton "H-vuiolt Boalid. — A.n emergency meeting of the Harbor JRoard was held at the Athenaeum on Saturday last. Present — Me3srs Gray (chairman). Thynne, Cook, ,Loudon, and liussell. Ihe minutes ox last i meeting) • .Wre ) i«a& ! and cotifivme&'. '» - /Me I Chairman read a oopy-of le't.er forwarded to'. ; the Government 're 1 wharf 'accbAiA/odKMohl i jA!/di^bqss)pfl jtoo^j^lf pc ; rpg^rdilig }the] necessity of asking Government for'an enclow. l 2>sHi- '•I- 1 ' 16 general opinion was, that before any such request was made, a survey jof the/ vi*rei! r wiU\ a^yi&wr to improvements -required, Wo uMWntrttte!- Upon the motion of Air Cook, a resolution was passed, ask:ing tiie ad^fuhieil?'toTiiiaim'iict.-oii6^fst'liefr/ engineers to confer with the Ooard, with a yie\V;to fu aurvej, pf jthe^ ,as a [ basis' iipoh which' to' apply for a'ii endowment. This resolution, will be .placed 1 in tlie hands of tHe'-niw ihember for the constituency. A resolution ,was passed , upon the nu-fcioii-of 'Mi'-Rasselliuriiigiiig before Government, tli^ vexatious f>a.j. it'urb of tho wliarl" <4iarg i ei I ,".especiiuly upon' timber, and asking tttcr (jr6ver'nment so to alter'the wharf that Poxton -traders could deposit! <thei'r-. I giood3i-:for- flfciithft' j-yeß.sdl'g lt iji4ft W i i'..TPPB i » r6 l I ||t. h ?i. r if"M} Or k thera, instead of at the luiilway sheds j tlje Lol it/on. A& l m& tM ;{He"\('na\'f lecoi imoddttdrf iriight Ba'sbJ^iicteasga' tfMi't limb a* could be slacked uesr-f or shirimeut . chison, who'fdrt'ne l year I l{Ss' / o l c I cti|Jidd l the position of teller at. the'3?cfciton bransh or the Bank of New Zealand, has been removed tor YpUrog^nj^haying, left on.§aturday iiioruiug.' i aii was >faTi9,T\ge& on Pridayj ftild tooVplaeo^in the (-evening, after Mr Short's lecture at the '.Pabllft>Hill i .jfh?o hffJ^iMds ) l^i J Y,4. lft {{ Mr Hutchison. During his stay here Mr Hu'.ohiaoiVj^nji^le^nianjj fljefids^ jimj, .has Ja/ri^d away with, him numerous '"gooa fr^^YiA QA _ 'cdl.TnA H7,h <\ ' buJjECTUKB.— -ftlr B. Short gave one of his popular life r assimi.nce lectures, on Friday , 'evonin'g? aV I fc&¥W>li«?- t HiiiV J td'a^ J la i rg£ : , audience. F. Loudon^.^Jiq^i^re^ided, and tftbfly introduced the lecturer, atr Short, hjyn duriug his lecture. The rapid growth, BOunidn.BHs n aud, , succeaa .o£ the, Australian MutualTrbvutonr BfißfttV 1 We slttWetl', 1 and the mauy advantages of the lustituptioUipresse4t.baUJOil.9'j§!»JQb < z;fiu|Bp^e iH th|iji k 'seven or eight persons applied for policies tbiv same evening. .HOTA 'f.i (I % PiiusuYTEuiAN Chuuch:— 'the service at the Foltdh Jro^byteiffaiiQliiufch; ohjSutidW! last,jwas conducted by the Rev. Mr-Morris, _a plergyman recenilyTadlj-ivfedlrfi^lnHiho old country, and who is to take pastoral charge of the Feilding district, ifirs rev. gentlemuu 'delivered an tyblg yid^ welUiUustrsted discourse from' fc[obre\v3 iv >? _9; .^7e congratulate the Eeilding l?rusb,\deiiaus . ;ipon Ithe arrival b'f Woif «tefgJ*W afiaWflßSftte'Mr Morris ta his new ch"arjfe. Maoiu Rzt&fA&S&tiLh novidtln'ation of cftudidutes for the Western Maori Electoral j District took place yesterday, at Cambridge, Waikato. We hear lloatii Taipua, of Otaki, was [to be ./ y y w&Y-W.A :: j-E^w. — At Mr Snelson'a Hnlcomba meet 'ing, jon Saturday nrgliijUHd pfootjeding;) very ro\vdy,and fourjnen were looked IfajMby the constable for breaking windows, „[^ |at youthcoaltie^/'/lio^l, .^Jherd the Ijpgetiing was held. ,MsaM&h> Wfaf^ftfyiaVttfy et'newa % j iCrowded nut. ,'A'AA [.Hi i I. ■„, CboRT. — Lhe R. M. and Licensing Courts 'will Bit at Otaki to dav. ' ' ' ' .

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ratod for souLi-ra -ill, which was not his properly. As it was shown if, was a clerical error, tho Clerk w.is instriiofcod not to charge Mr .Nnmborry wiih I he rate. Letter road from Mr G-. Coombos asking permission to fall bush on a road line oil usual terms, — that is, to be paid when the Board is in funds— Mr Rockel objected to any expenditure being incurred in tha present state of. the Wards' finances, even although payment would only have to bo made wJien the LJoard was in funds.- He o^ifiS^ed*'Bteffl>'f?lyyß-a matter of .principle, to sinotionmg anylexpendifrure when some' of the wards were so deep in debt. — Mr Bruce thought it would be obstructing the progress of settlement if permission to fell on these term* was not given. Eventually the yotes wweo '' c taken and found to be — ii to ii. 'I'lie CllalTDratl ~then"-gaYa -his O- -The ohairnia'a.<Jaayjng,. written to Mr Holdsworth, in reference to obtaining a -map- of— tber~Dou«l««--6pecial- settlemeufc,that gentleman; repjied\ stating, that pay; mont would have to be made, as such work was done by the officers in overtime — Mr McEweu said that in the old Provincial days maps could/alwajjs be .obtained free, and he thought they " should bo supplied frM now. The subject then dropped. i/ii .i 1 "'Engineer's kepoiit. - '-' ■ ■■' ■ ■ t)n the motion of Mr McEwen, seconded by Mr Uockel, the, : Engineer's report »was adopted. ' ' TENDEIIS. The following t'entlers- were' 1 opened *-*«.' forming and luuiulling Wilso'h'd Live Road Handqu : — N'ewth and Fletcher, £6 16s Od per chain, (acaejjted] i ; J. K. Jfuthan..^ m iy declined; C/!B ! orinirigtoli; £7'4s ; 6d pcr 1 declined; E. basset, £164, declined. The Engineer stated that-the tender accepted was a very reasonable one. ,y '■ K.x.^ipSft^KP.pDj^Pfl^, . ; ;,f.,<TSoihe conversation took place ambnggti. 1 the members of the Hoard in reference to the unpaid r rates.. „U|lti!natqly, it^vas. .r ( e- j solved, Tliat Hie'' Secretary Wiustructed i spend a week or two in the differe'iit'waTis',! in making personal application for the rates and serving tho notice of summons where [£erj3id not ob^Ain thpsmipuey, thc/^ortrd [of course paying his expenses. ACCOUNTS. Th 6 tfiiairomri IbtTafocf that^he 1 Boafe ' had ligKeed to advance the money to pay the accounts. The, ' Sectary/, reported-: that £134 2s 9d had been paid in since lust moeting. Accounts, amounting to, jovei't £300 were theii passed' for payment. It* wus resolved thac till accounts' should lie sent J,B hours' before meeting^ so that the officer's should have time to .examine th<yn.. . / " Calling' ! it^AD £*iN ; E f ." *° ;1 ' !f! ' The Engineer was instructed , to., inform, , peisuns falling roKd Hues' ' 'ih'afc ' they : must' Fall the.buslitjhe.' full ,width of the iroadi : i DOUGLAS SETTLEMENT 11LOCK. y )siv Rockel agxiu brought •up ' the question of froa'ds s in' thti D.oUgla's'^sp«lbitill settlement block. He, said that at present the roads were the property, of, .'the 1 lon* I tobert Campbell,' wlio might' at any time shut them up.. ( He thought that .efforts .should be hiade 'ib discover whether 'it was ' Competent for the Boitrd to spend money on these .roud^, they not haviug beeu,con/veyod td'the • Board. It was 'a very' hard *caae that settlers should be called upon to 1 pi?y'rabes,; and have hb money spent on their roads in return. Mr M'Hwen naid there could bo no doubt about tho matter iv hU mind. Tta,, Hoard •toolc the settlors' rates, audcertaiuly should make the roads _- - —^ — . Some desultory conversation followed, io which it was point el out that if 'the Hon. Mr Campbell ttraa written to, he iWQtild be most happy to have the roads ,jtukjßn over. .■ It was then resolved ."That Mc,Upckel 'sie'e the settlors on the Douglas Block, and ascertain their wants and wishes., so that, •the 1 Board may have some data to apply to. the, Hon. Hobert pampball .with regard to the roads b:i the Block.'" The Board thozi adjuurno.l to .tho 2nth September.