USEFUL INFORMATION.

Manawatu Times, Volume III, Issue 40, 27 February 1878, Page 4

USEFUL INFORMATION.

BEGISTKATION. Births.— The birth pf every child mu -t be registered within 62 days, including day of birth ; after that time a child may fio registered upon making a solemn declaration of the particulars and paying a fee of ss. Mjrriages.— Marriages are to be solemnised with open doors, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., m the presence of two or more witnesses. Persons desirous of being married must m the first instance give notice to the Registrar, and pay a fee of 2s 6d ; he will then give them a. certificate (the fee for which is 20s) that they have complied; w,ith the requirements of the Act. If they prefer being married by the Registrar, instead of a clergyman or minister, his fee is 20s, : Deaths.-— The Registrar of the district must be informed of the event within 31 days. He will then issue a certificate of. the same -without fee. Any persori bury "ng without a certificate is liable to a fine of £10, . Regisfraiioy, of Electors— -Persons claiming to he placed upon the Electoral Roll must send m their claims to the Registration Officer o:£sthe district, be v tween Ist January arid 31st of March m each year. No claims can be receivedby the Registration Officer after the 31st March, Registration of Title Deeds— ln all cases whei-e parties are purchasing^ or agreeing for the purchasing or leasing of land, it is important they should first searph at the Deeds Office for mortgages, or other incumbrances which may affect the property ; for each search a fee of one shilling is charged. Registration of Dogs.— All dogs six months old or upwards, are required to he registered during the month of January m each year. Registration fee, ss. The owner has to provide a collar, with the owner's name thereon, to be worn by the dog so registered. The penalty for non-registration is not less than 20s, nor more than £5^ and is recoverable m a summary manner.. Any dog or dogs not having attached to a collar the badf" e for the current year shall be deemed unregistered* and may be destroyed if found at large. If any person shall falsely make or counterfeit any badge resembling the badge provided^ lie shall forfeit for every such offence a sum not exceeding ten ponnds nor less than five pounds. VACCINATION. It is made compulsory upon every parent to take, his child, within six months of its birth, to the Medical Officer appointed by the Government for the district, or to some qualified Medical Practitioner, to have the child vaccinated, and on the eighth day following to take the child back again for inspection. Foiv breach of- this law a fine not exceeding 40s may be recovered before any Bench of Magistrates, '""'he ■word '-"parent" means father, mother, or other person having the care^ nurture, or custody of the child, POSTAL; Post Cards are now issued at the Post Office, and soldin packets of six cards for 6d. The stamped -ide of the card is for the address 0n1y. % On the reverse side^ apy communication, whether pf the nature of a letter or' otherwise, 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 thp United, Kingdom, m order to. relieve them of* the cost of the postage when sending replies. These stamps cannot be purchased m quantities, por are they permitted to. be used for the nurnpse of making remittances. Registration.— By 1 the prepayment of a fee ofj sixpence m addition to the full postage,, any letter,, newspaper, bpok, or other packet," may he registered to any place m the Colony, Australia, the United Kingdom, and certain Foreign countries. Unclaimed J^etters. —On the first day of each month a list is exhibited at each Post Office m the. Colony of the addresses of all letters received from places bpyond the Colony that have remained unclaimed for three months at such Post Office. The \d postage stamp must not be affixed to letters. English Mail Time via San. Francisco, * 1878. Leave Wellington— Jan. 5-, Feb. 2, March 2, March 30, April 27, May 25, June 22, July 20, "Aug. 17, Sept. 14, Oct. 12, Nov. 9, Dep, %. ** Arrive at Wellington — Jan. 19, Feb. 16, March 16, April 13, ' May 11. June 8, July 6, Aug. 3, Aug. .31, Sept. 28, pet. 26, Nov. 23,' Dec. 21. ' ' Via Suez, 187&. Leave Wellington— Jan. 13, Feb. 10, March 10, April 5, May \ May 31, June 28, July 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 22, Oct. 20, N0v."17, Dec. 15;. Arrive at Wellington — Jan. 18, Feb. 15, March 15, ' April 12, May 10, June 7, July 5, Aug. 2, Aug. 30, Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 22, Dec. 20. ' " COACH GUIDE. Coaches leave the booking office, Pla-nners-street, Wellington, for Waikanae, Otaki, Foxton, Pulmcrbton, Awahuri, Bulls, Marton, Tvu'akina, *"-od Wanganui, on Mondays, and Thursdays, at 6 p'clock m the morning. The fare to Wanganui is 52s (id. The coaches leave Wanganui for Wellington, on Mondays and Thursdays, at 2 p.m. A coach leaves Foxton for. Wellington every Tuesday and Friday morning. A coach leaves Palmerston for Wanganui every Tuesday and Friday riiorn"**ig* ' ' » . MISCELLANEOUS. A guarantee for payment of a debt must be m writing. It is "-aid that green gorse or whin well bruised makes very good winter fodder for a horse. Native Game. — Jt is enacted that no native game shall be hunted, shot, iakon, or killed, (Viiit 'd'U'ing the P\( nth*, of "• p ' 1, "Vi '**- J une, . nu .Tai* _' o {o'l'M, -* • " dun I(I JN "i.f A ,,r _■**",. I* \ , I *V S .' - , * \ ' , , \ 1 , -r