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Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 225, 7 March 1866, Page 2

It vill be seen from our advertising colnmns that Mr. Wood will address the electors in the Theatre Royal, this evening, at eight o'clock. The Provincial Council will meet for the dis" patch of business on Thursday (to-inorrow), when some important matters will be brought before the \ council. • i The following is the state of H. M. gaol for the week ending, Tuesday the 6th current j—Sentenced to penal servitude, 7 males ; sentenced to hard labor, 8 males and 3 females. Lunatics, 5 males and 1 female. Debtors, 1 male. Total, 21. males and 4 females. Received during the week, 1 male. Discharged during the week, 1 female. Owing to the strict economy witli regard to advertising — a falsa economy — there are but few who are aware when the elections will take place. Invereargill — Nomination on Thursday, the Bth March, and should a poll be demanded it will take place on Friday, the 9th inst Heale and Wood are the candidates. Mataura — Nomination, Saturday, 10th March. Poll, Tuesday, lath inst. Bell and M'Olure candidates. Wallace — Nomination, Friday, 16tb March. Poll, Friday, 23rd inst. , Mr. the only candidate. The late Rivertou election still form3 a topic o conversation. The result was so unexpected that on the polling day a number of the Wainawa electors who were in favor of Mr. Mart-.n waited a long time at the polling place wonde ing why the returning officer had not come, and at length supposed he must have been drowned in the Waimatuku, one of our agricultural politicians was just starting with a coach full of voters on the same side, when the news arrived, also buggies brim full, and one gentlemen rode all the way from the Waianiwa to vote for Marten. »Of course when they heard the result all said, "if I had only known, I would have gone myself to propose him." Let this be a warning to all in future to support their man well at the husting, especially when his opponent has strong local interest in the town where the nomination is to be held. Un ler any circumstances they ought to hear the views of both or they run great risk of returning, as in this instance, a member who has " no formed opinions at all" — Communicated. Mr. D. Main, barrister-at-law and a squatter is a candidate for the goldfields of Otago, and has issued a liberal address. He advocates Separation — financial and legislative ; local municipalities ; reduction of the gold duty ; agricultural leases ; Port Chalmers as the Port of call for the Panama steam service ; free admission into the Province of machinery ; and last, but not least, the re*- eal of the 28th clause of the " Goldfields Acts Amendment Act, 1865. The Lake Waikatip Mail says : — " The construction of the new road on the other side of the ri/er between the Roaring Meg and Frankton is again at a standstill. Mr. Kirby, the contractor for removing the Nevis Bluff, having had, we hear, some- dispute with the road engineer, started for Dunedin in order to settle this, and up to the present time nothing further Jias been heard of him,"