USEFUL INFORMATION.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 34, 6 February 1878, Page 4

USEFUL INFORMATION.

REGISTRATION. S ifhf -r-Thv birth oF every child mo t Wp rescisterpd within 62 days, melir*rnsf day of birtb ; after that time a child niaj r bo registered upon making a sole mi declaration of the particulars i and paying a» fee of ss. Jl ifihiartes'. — Marriages, are to be , •»i>lciiiiii«"() with open door I},1 }, between 8 j a.m. an I 4 p.m., m the presence of two or m>ie witnessed. "Persons desirous -' oi li m t married must m the first inst^'ioe ;ive notice to the Eegistrar, and ptij a lee of 2s 6d \ he will then give then .» ct»rhfi«ate (the fee for which is 2Os) that they have complied with the ucjuucMiients of the Act. If they prefer being married by the Eegistrar. mstoad ot a clergyman or minister, his iec is 20s. Deuiftt. — The Eegistrar of the distuci must be informed of the event ' within 31 days. He will then issue a 1 ' coiliucate of the same without fee. " Any pei son burying without a certificate is liable to a fine of £10. Registration of Electors. — Persons claiming to be placed upon the Electoral "X >ll must send m their claims to the • "Re^tiahon Officer of the district, between Ist lanuary and 31st of March m pai'h year. No claims can be receivocl by the Eegistiation Officer after the 31st March. Hfgistiition of Title Deeds.— ln all (.•uses' where parties are purchasing, or ajrecing for the purchasing or leasine of land, it is impoitant they should first S'.uch at the Deeds Office for mortgagee, or other mcuuibrances which may affect the property ; for each search a ti>e of one shilling is charged. Registration of Dogs. — All dogs three months old or upwards, are required to b<> registered during the month of January m each year. Eegistration ie- „ 5s- The owner has to provide a collar, with, the, owner's na%ie thereon, to be worn by the dog so registered. The penalty for non-registration is not le.s than 20s, nor, more than £5, and is i ecoverable m a summary manner. Any dog or dogs not having attached to a collar the badge for the current year sl»a.il be deempd unregistered, and may be destroyed if found at large. If any 1 erson shall falsely make or (counterfeit any badge resembling the badge prot ided, he shall forfeit for every such oJTonoe a sum not exceeding ten ponnds nor less than five pouuds. vaccination;. It is macfe compulsory upon every pa lent to take his child, within six nu>nlhs of its birth, to the Medical Officer appointed by the Government for the district, or* to some qualified 1 jMedjcal Practitioner, to have the ( child \iu'( mated, and on the eighth day follow iftjj to t&lce the child back again for iii-ppc-txm. For breach of this law a tiiu* not ( xceeding 40s may be recovered Wfo.e any Bench of. Magistrates. The ■w'oid "pkicnt" means fatner, mother, or other person having the care, nu.rtui c, or custody of the child,, POSTAL. Post Cards ape now issued at the Post Office, and sold m packets of sis; cards h»r tid. The stamped side of the cud is for the address only. On the reverse side, any communication, ■whet her. of the nature of a letter or othei wisi» % may be printed or written. English postage stamps may. be obtained by persons desirous of sending a stamp or stamped envelope to their relatives or friends m the United Kingdom, m order to relieve them of the cost of the postage when sending repbps, "These , stamps cannot be purchased m quantities,. npY ar& they permitted to be used for the purpose of making remittances. Registration.— By tlie prepayment of a \au of sixpence m addition to the full postage, any letter, newspaper,, book, or oilier packet, may be registered to any place m the Colony, Australia, the United Kingdom, and certain Foreign countries. Unclaimed Letters. — Qji the first ,_,dsE$ r ot;e%cli aionth- a tfet,is exhibited at each 'Post Office m the Colony bf the addresses of all letters received from places beyond the Colony that have remained unclaimed fogpthree months a i such Post Office- * Tlie s.tam.p mjusfc aot be affixed to letters. English Mail Time via San, Francisco, 1878. Lpavc Wellington — Jan. 5, Feb. 2, "March 2, If arch" 30, April 2-7* May 25, June 22, July 20, Aug. 17, Sept._l4, 0,/t. 12, Nov. 9, Dec. 7. Arrive at Wellington— Jan. 19, Feb. 18, March 1&, April 13\ May 11. June 8. July 6, Aug. 3, Aug. 31, Sept. 28, Oc.t/26, Nov 23* Dee. 2!.<r Via Suez, 1878. Leave Wellington — Jan. 13,, Feb. 10, Mawh 10, April 5, May 3, May 31, Juno 28, July 26, Aug. 23., Sgpt. 22. Oot, 2A Nov., 17, Dec. 15; a Arrive at Wellington — J,an. \S % Feb. "TCS, Marc-h 15, April 12, May 10, June 7, July 5, Aug. & Aug. 30^ Sept- 27, Oct. 25.. Nov. 22, Dec. 2a CQACH GT?IX>E. Coaches leave the booking office. Man-ners-street, Wellington* for- Waikanae, Otaki, Foxton, Palmerston x Awahuri, Bull«. Maitoiij Tura.kina, and Wanganui, on Mondays and TJ nirs days, at 6 o clock m tlic morning. The fare to .Wanganut is 52s 6cl The coaches leave Wanganui for Wellington on Mondays t\nd Thursdays, at 2 p.m. A coa.-h leaves Fojcton for Wellington C»ery Tuesday^nd. Friday morning. . , A coach lesrtc? Palmewton for Wan-g-uiui every Tuesday ai^d Friday mornT MTSOELLANEOUS^ A g^anuitep For payment a£ a, debt jnu-it bo m writing. Jt is said that tureen gor-se or whin Wi-'l brui'vod makes, ycry good winter fo der for a horse. yctln c G<me. — It is enacted that no 1M ne ijanie shall b^ hqnted, shot, ta »*n, or killed, except during the m > itlis of Ap.il, May, .Jnue t and July. T-iP following are deenjed "Native Ome". — Wjld Dut-lf of any species, jßirtern. Pied Stilt Ployer, Wil4,Qeese, Putter.-U, Tin, N-ifive Pigeon, X^ t Blat-k aull f lore.-, CmlcMv, quml