Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1881.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 21, 25 January 1881, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1881.

A report of the proceedings at the election of the Town Education Committee will be found elsewhere, We referred the oth er day to the very large powers placed by the Act in the hands of any small number of voters who might elect to combine together to put in some one particular individual in whom they might have confidence, or whom, as one of the most objectionable men they could possibly find, they might wish to place on the Committee by way of protesting against the system of votiDg now in vogue. We have to-day, been shown an analysis of last night's voting, and, while we are glad to be able to congratulate the householders upon the choice they have made, we find ample proof afforded by the list before us of the correctness, of the estimate we bad formed of the power that a few might wield on such occasions if so disposed. For instance we find that ntnong those who stand high up on the list of the elected is a gentleman whose total number of supporters was only one in excess of those who voted for another candidate who occupies a position among the rejected ones, the former having polled considerably more than twice as many votes as the latter. One successful candidate found twenty-one supporters, nine of wbom contributed the large number of sixty-three votes to his total. The gentleman who beads the poll received just half as many votes again as he who stands second on the list. The difference in the number of voters was three. One for whom forty voted received just four times as many votes as another who found seventeen supporters. The difference between the highest and the lowest on the poll was, in voters 42, in votes 135. There is, however, this to be said, that all those elected were supported by the largest number of householders, as well as receiving the majority of votes, or, in other words, that the highest on the list of the rejected did not find as many supporters as the lowest in this respect among the successful ones. Among our telegrams will be found one from Dunedin regarding the election in that city last night, from 'which it will be seen that a large amount of interest was taken in the contest, the fight beiog principally between those in favor of Bib c reading in schools and the supporters of a strictly secular system, the former being successful in placing a majority of those of their own way of thinking on the Committee.

At Sf. Mary's Church on Sunday night the Rev Father Mahoney read a letter received from the Public Trustee making enquiries respecting the wife of the late Captain Dillon. Her maiden name was Burke, land any information concerning her is urgently wanted. We understand from Mr Topliss that he has received a telegram from the agent of the Australian cricketers stating that efforts are being made to procure an extension of leave for the members of the team, in which caße they will play in Nelson about the middle of next month, Th*2 tender of Mr T. B. Louissou for .£lB3 for painting the Wairoa Bridge has been accepted. The only other tender was that of Mr Crooke for £343. The Soiree in connection with the Wesleyau Conference will be held at the Theatre to-morrow evening, and will probably be very numerously nttended. Tea will bo on the tables at six o v clock, after which some excellent speeches and good selections of music may be expected. A ;:j,ccial train re turns to Foxbill at 10.30 which will allow country residents to be present* Mb. W. M. Stftnton, who has for , many ; years past represented the Norwich Union ■ Company iv Nelson, has beeD recently appointed the local agent for the Hanaeatic Insurance Company, of Hamburgh. Full particulars will be found in the advertisement, which iippears elsewhere. Mr Thomas Hahxkt offerS a reward of £10 for the discovery of the person or persona who cut a number of bis hop bines between Saturday and Monday last. It nppears that this is not the first occasion on which Mr Hurley has been the sufferer from so dastardly an act, and it is to be hoped that the proffered reward will have the effect of bringing the criminal to justice.