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Manawatu Herald, Volume III, Issue 10, 5 October 1880, Page 2

Electoral Roll. — We repeat our frequently given advice that all persons who have been twelve months in the colony, and six months in this electoral district, should at once take steps to have their names placed on the electoral roll. Forms of application can be obtoined at this office, or at the different Post Offices in the district. We have recently sent to the Registrar of Electors the following names of persons who wish to be enrolled : — Kenneth Campbell, Frederick Porreau, John Jacob, and Francis KelloW. The Kellts. — A " Constant Subscriber" writes : — " Sib, — To save many disputes, will yon kindly inform me through your valuable columns which was the eldest of the Kel'ys ?" The Kelly family consisted of three sons and four daughters. Wo are not ft ware of the ages of the .laughters, but regarding the sons the following will supply the information desired. Ned Kelly was horu in 1 850, James Kelly in 1853, and Dan Kelly in 1861. Ned Kelly is now awaiting his trial for murder, James Kplly is doing si sentence in Deniliquin gaol (at a very early ngc he displayed criminal tendencies, nnd this is his second sentence), and Oan Kelly was of course killed at the burst up of tho gang. Mrs Kelly, mother of the bushransrers, is also in Melbourne gaol, having received a heavy sentence for beating Constable Fifzpiitrick over the head with a fiieshovel in 1878, when he was end- avowing to arrast Dan Kelly on a oliHrgc&f horse' stealing. Melbourne Exhibition. — '1 he special correspondent of the N. Z. Time* thus refers to the sample of twines sent by Mr Thomas B?van, c.f Waikawa, to the Melbourne Exhibition : — " In connection with flax aro a number of exhibits of dressed fibre and cordage, &c. — a notable exhibit of twines and cordage being sent by Mr Thomas I'evan, of Foxton." Mention is also made in the report of Itr Piers E. Warbuvton's portable canvas boat. '' he i space occupied by the New Zealand Court is 8,000 feet. School BrjimiNos.— The share allotted to the Wangnnui Board of the £50,000 vuted for school buildings in the colony is £2000. The amount is small, but we trust efforts will be made to secure sufficient to erect buildings at Campbrlltown and Juckeytown, iv both of which places school accommodation is sadly needed. The cost should not be more than about £250 at each place, as only plain buildings are necessary, an j the Board oould certainly devote that sum to Manawatu. The local committees at the two places mentioned should communicate at once with the Manawatu members of the Board — Messrs Sanson and Snelson — requesting them to back up the applications made for the erection of their respective schoolhouses. [Since writing the above, we have learned from Mr Sanson|that at last sitting of the Education Board he moved that the architect prepare plans and specifications for the Campbelltown and Jackejtown schoolhouses ; that the Campbelltown school be capable of accomodating fron. 80 to 100 scholars, and that the Jackeytown school be capable of accomodating 60 scholars. The plans of the Campbelltown school are to be deposited at Messrs Anderson and Janson'sstore, Sanson. The tenders aro to be in by next sitting of the Board, ar<d Mr Sanson informs us that there is every prospect of (he much-needed schoolhouses referred to being erected during the next few months.] Bradshaw.— The October Dumber of that excellent publication — Bradshaw's Guide — is to hand. As usual, it is replete with valuable information. Every man of business should have it upon his drsk. Stamp Office. — The Wanganui people have been agitating for the opening of a branch stamp office there, but the Government have declined to accede, notwithstanding that the request was " strongly supported" by Mr Riillanoe. The Riveb Wanganui — Tt blows hard at Wanjfanui. In last issue we reported that a email steamer called the Oreti had been detained there nine duys, and that on attempting at last to go down the river she '• grounded on the mudQuts." The wind appears to have enVct»il her release, for in Saturday's Wanganui Herald we read, " The Oroti had to come back to Wanganui, having parted her cable through the force of the gale, She will proceed North again, tonight, weather permitting " From the 18th of Septomber to the 2nd of August is rather long for a steamer of tho Oreti's draught to be detained at Wanganui. Mfpicalj Phactitionebs Act. — As considerable curiosity has been expressed as to the law under which Mr Rockstrow is to be prosecuted at the H.M. Court to-morrow, we publish the clause of '* The Medico! Practitioners Act, 1869," under which the charge will be laid. It is as follows : — " Any person who shall wilfully and falsely pretend to be or take or use the name or title of a physician, doctor of medicine, licentiate in medicine and surgery, bachelor of medicine, Burgeon, geueral practitioner or apothecary, or any title, addition, or description implying that he is regnfcared

under this Act, or that he i& recognised^ by law as a physician, or surgeon, or licentiate in medicine aad surgeiy,or a practitioner in mndicine, or an upothetarv, shall for every -.such offenoo pay a sum not exceeding fifty pounds, to be recovered iv a summary way." The Manawatu Highways Boabb — The above Board held what will probably be its last meeting on Thursday lft»t, as it i* likely tho new Highways Districts will be constituted before the October 20, the date fixed for the next meeting if the old Board, ifit is not previously dissolved. Upon its dissolution, we cannot shed a tear, as the old Board has not been successful in its administration of publio moneys, at least so far as those moneys were supposed to be spent for the general good. The ratepayer* will generally feel as we do, as the whole district has for the last year rung with complaints against the Board. It is to be hoped that with tho subdivision of the district, and the constitution of the two new Highways Boards of Foxton and Carnarvon, the existing grounds of complaint will be removed, and that all parts of the district will be able to secure a fair expenditure of the rates. The report of the Board meeting in this issue is compiled from our Palmerston contemporary. The Otaki Ferry Hotel. — It will be remembered that some time ago a £5 license was granted to Mr Udy, of the Otaki Ferry Hntnl, in opposition to the wish of the County Council. At tho Council meeting yesterday, the following letter upon the matter was read: — Custom House, Wellington, September 27. 1880. In reply to your letter of the 34th instant, I have tne honor to state that, in the absence of any instruction to the contrary, the same fee for the Otnlci Ferry Hotel license.— viz., £s— was collected this year as in former years, and, as was directed*, by order of His Excellency the Governor under the 4th section of " The Wellington Publican's House Management Act, 1874," conveyed to me in a letter from the Seoretary of Customs dated U7th June, 1880. H. S. M'KelTiAB. The Horowhbxua Road.— The Horowhenua natives yesterday carried their threat regarding the stoppage of the inland road into effect. In the afternoon one of the road contractors — W. J. Thompson— arrived in Foxton, and Btated that early yesterday morning several natives, headed by a halfcaste named Ben Stickles, came upon the road, and cleared his party off, giving as a reason that the County Council had not answered their claim to compensation. Stickles, who acted as interpreter, suid ths whole of the road parties would be cleared off by Wednesday. It if* not probable the Council will take any action in the matter, so far as the natives ate concerned The Engineer will probably visit the road line, take over the work already done, nnd pay (he men. The iuland road is therefore likely to stop for the present, &heep. — On Saturday, Messrs Tbynne, Linton & Co sold by auction a number of sheep in the estate of H. Brown, a bankr upt. They were knocked down to Mr J. Robinson at 3s 9d per head. Rowing Club. — The annual meeting of the above Club will be held this evening, at W byte's Hotel, when a full attendance is requested-. Napier Cattle Show. — Our respected fellow-settler, Mr J. W. Gowr, was to start yesterday for Napier, where ho will act as one of the judges at tho forthcoming oattle show. Mr Gower's selecfion for the honor is a worihy tribute to hi-i ex> perience and integrity. "Wa wish him a pleasant holiday. Starting in Business. — By reference to o:r advertising coluibns it will be seen Mr 4. W. Hay bit) !e has opened bu-iness as n watchmaker at Pahnerston. As that town ship is already well and worthily supplied in that line by Mr Mftard, we think Mr Haytiittle would have done better had he pitched his tent nt Foxton, where there is a capital opening f->r a man who understands his business thoroughly. However, as he has launched out at Palmer6ton, we have no doubt ho will do his beet to merit patronage, and hope he will succeed. County Council. — The Council met yesterday, but gol through nearly the whole of the business by four o'clock, all the upper district members present (except Mr Macarthur), going home by the afternoon train. In ihe evening, the Council met at 7 o'clock for the purpose of hearing Mr Hawkins advocate the cause of the natives who object to the Foxton-Beach road. Mr Hawkins went over the objections he had previously furnished seriatim, and at the close of his address said that though he had previously asked for £800, be was prepared now to consider favourably any reasonable offer, however small, by which ihe matter would be prevented from going to the Compensation Court. In reply, the Chairman said no claim for compensation could be made until the road had been proclaimed. This had not been done, and it was uncertain whether it would be. Mr Hawkins thought this would be an injustice to the native owners, but the Chairman replied that as the road bad been in existence for nearly 40 years, it could not be an injustice for the matber to remain in abeyance another month. The Council resolved to consider Mr Hawkins* objections at next sitting, when it is probable there will be a full meeting. Only five members were present la&t night. Interesting to Farmers. — From a re co nt issue of the Melbourne Age we take the following: — "Mr Hugh Lennon has brought out a new patent winnowing machine which is likely to be extensively patronised by fanners during the ensuing harvesting season. The advantages claimed for the new machine are that it is simpler in construction than the old ones, that it requires less power to work it, and, what is more important than all, that it is consider ably cheaper. It i» filled with Ihe Albert blow, and has a spiked roller to be used on grain taken from the stripper. The grain is delivered at a convenient height for filling bags without the employment of any elevators, and in such a condition as to be ready for market without any further trouble. The machine is extremely Minplein construction, and is not likely to get out of order. When the heads of grnin from the stripper are worked the spiked roller is used ; and by tearing the heads from the hopper it Acts as a thresher and winnower in one." A Sign of thb Times. — The London Referee says : — lt is rather disheartening to know that at the last Drawiugroora seven fair aristocrats were turned back by the Lord Chamberlain for being indecently under dressed. He is a short sighted Lord Chamberlain too. It must have been a fleshy school of a<lornmtmt indcod to attract his attention." A Mistake. — When the pretty daughter of Mrs Brady, of Ihe Restdown Hotel, was going to be married, amongst other preliminary arrangements was the drawing up of the matrimonial intimation. Mm B. looked over the announcements in a filo of Tbe Argus, and at last discovered a precedent which quite accorded with her views. It ended with, "No cards ;" and as Mrs Brady explained, " They might dance, and eat and drink ag much as they liked, but she wasn't going to have the harmony of the evening disturbed by gambling."