Te Aroha And Ohinemuri News And UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE,

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 389, 31 July 1889, Page 8

Te Aroha And Ohinemuri News And UPPER THAMES ADVOCATE,

* This above all— to thine own self bo tru« t And ib must follow as the nighb the day Thou canst not then bo false to any man.' SIIAKKSI'KARB.

WKDNESDAY, JULY 31,|1889.

Thk Registration of Electors Bill, introduced this session by Hon Mr Hislop, is a measurccalculated to greatly do away with the possibility of many fraudulent transactions being carried out at elections, such as havo too commonly prevailed hitherto^ The qualißoations entitling a person to vote, remains unaltered, but it is with respect to the registration of electors, the provisions of the Bill specially refer. No one having"any knowledge of how elections have been carried on in the past can deny that many frauds have been perpetrated, and will continue to be perpetrated until the existing law is amended ; more especially in country electoral districts having a number of polling looths. The Registration of Electors Bill provides that any person claiming to be placed on the electoral roll for any district, must personally wait on the nearest Registrar (the Bill provides for the appointing of postmasters as Registrars in country districts;, and make and sign a written declaration with regard to their qualification for b<»ing placed on the electors roll. It then becomes the duty of the Registrar to forward the claim so received to the chief Registrar for the iHstrict,whose duty it will be to inak? any enquiries he may consider advisable wiih respect to the qualification of the elector proposing t-> be enrolled ; and is allowed thirty days within which he is to satisfy himsolf with respect to the truth of (he matters alleged in respect of such claim. The next step provided is that the Registrar shall forward to the nearest post office an elector's right, at the same time notifying the claimant of the office to which such elector's right has been sent, and informing him that the same will be issued to him on his personally, applying for it, signing his name on both the body ami bntt thereof,and paying the small registration fee of one shilling. Tboae who think one shilling too much to be charged towards covering the cost of issuing an elector's right ; or being' called upon to go to the nearest post-office two or three times in connection theiewith, must be very hard to please, and would prodably think it too much trouble to go to the polling boot i [to record hie vote on election day). Fiovision is made for the transfer of elector's rights from one district to another, in the case of those removing, and also for the issue of duplicate elector's right to meet cases where they may have been lost or defaced, The elector's rights will hold good for three years, expiring on Dee. 31st., of every third year; but should an election come on within sixty days of the termination thereof.lhe electors rightwill still hold good for such election. No person will be allowed to vote at an election without producing his electors right. Every reasonable provision is made for the periodical inspection of the electoral rolls by the public, and for the lodging and hearing of objections, etc. It is not to be supposed the Bill is by any means free of imperfections, or that it cannot be amended with advantage, but on the whole its provisions are such ns would be for the protection of bona-flde electors, and greatly tend to chock persouation, and other fraudulent means by which votes are rncorded at elections under the existing law.

At Wellington the stone walling of the Representation Bill still continues. Look out fo r Mr J. \\ illi'iim's new advertisement. By advertisement Mr W. Dihaell, storekeeper, etc . , notifies that he hue made Urge reductions in his nriceH for cn^li. We are pleased to learn that Mr J. B Whyte, M.11.U,10r Waiknto, has iecovered from his recent illness at Wel'injrton, and is again able to he out and about. I This evening, at half-past seven, in the Wesley an Church, Te Aroha, liev S.La wry will the second part of his lecture on " llow did Enghind become Protestant?"

The younar pentlemnn from Auckland, who. on Monday afternoon lv.st, s<it down upon a piece of hot iron in Mr Devey'a b'ncksinith's shop, and sprang uncere innniouHly seven feet in the air with a wild shriek of despair, now says he does not think much of the hot springs aR a health iesort. The total value of the exports of the polony l\>r the hist three months of the financial year amounted to £2,206,775, Tliu total for the corrcspon iing period of J.'wt- year was £1,426,290, t-o that the rfh.tire increase in tue }»recent quarter, is ►£7yOj4§"5 { , or over 50 percent.

A meeting; of: ilia To Aroha Band ot Hope will bo hold in the Wesloynn Church, to-morrow (Thursday) ovening, commencing at half-past seven o'clock, We undeistand that un excellent programme has been prepared for the occasion, and that the meeting *ill be n vary inteijeating • one.' •»»'••> \ - * : ' A Band qf Hope meeting will Ife held nt Waiorongomai next Tuesday evening. We learn that a very attractive programme in being prepared for tli|e occasion. Waidrongomai luis had splendid Band of Hope meetings in the past, and it is to b^e' hoped the friends of the good cause will rally round and heartily support those who have lately taken over the .management. The Herald njniten that ''Four fully paidup 4225 shares in the Tress Company, aud twelve on which JE2O 10s each had been paid, tyere sold by auction last week, at Christchurch, and "fetched £28 the lot." Newspaper property mu^t surely be at a great discount down South. Tenders will be received up to 11 a.m. on Saturday next, ny Mr J. Hume, Hamilton, for No. 2 drainage oontr?et, on the Lockerbie estate, Morrin«*rille. Wans and specifications may be seen on application to Mr M. Hurrision, Manager o£ the estate, Morrinsvillc. v One who was at Waihou yesterday, whilst the election of members for the /Vaitoa lMnd Board was proceeding, informs us Mr Jas. Mills was over there making himself very bus}', and preferring any amount of advice, to such of the electors as wonld listen tobim,how to vote, etc. ; and offering to bet this that and the other one, that scarcely an} r of the old mcmbeis would be returned . The Waitoa settlers are a hard-headed lot though, and valuo gas at a very small sum per 1000 feet. Mi gift be worth something at Wellington just now to keep up the stonewalling over the Representation Bill. Now ii! the petition for a Borough does not -uceeed, really gas shares will drop still further in value locally. Tn response to the large and influen tially signed requisition recently presented to Dr Waddington at Cambridge, that gentleman has decided to accede to the desire so generally expressed, and has given up his intention of coming to reside at Te Aroha. The address presented to the Doctor refers to him in most complimentary terms, both as a medical man and as a private citizen. We regret we j are not to have the services of so skilful a practitioner at Te Aroha, but nevertheless, cannot but think the' Doctor has acted wisely in acceding to tW request of such a large circle of old patients and friends. Stoain was got up in the Auckland Eight Hours 1 Roller Mills on Saturday last, after the mill had remained idle for a number of weeks p ist, owinjr to the legal proceedings between Mr .J. 0. Firth and the Loan and Mercantile Company. Quite a crowd of! people assembled to witness the fresh start, and general satisfaction was expressed that the mill will shortly resume work. During the enforced stoppage of the mill the machinery has received a complete overhaul, and everything will be iv readiness to recommence operations this week. A few changes have been made in the staff, but practically the new proprietors intend keeping on tho fine body of men whom Mr Firth had in his employ. 5 We direct attention to Mr J. A. Coch- ■ rune's new advertisement. At tho Farmer's Co-opeiative store Mr Cochrane keeps on sale a large stock of produce of every description, which are disposed of at lowest possible prices for cash. At the coach factory, every description of j work is turned out with neatnesa and despatch ; and the quality of both materials and workmanship mny be thoroughly relied upon . Mr Cochraue notifies fannei a and others in hi* advertisement that being a large purchaser of produce he is in a position to offer special ad vantages to those doing business in connection with the coach factory. Says the Nelson Colonist: — " There is a Bill now before the British Parliament for securing the purity of beer. It provides that any person who sells or exposes for sale, by wholesale or retail, any b6er brewed from or containing any ingieditnts other than hops or mtlt from barley, shall keep conspicuously posted at the bar or place wliero such beer is sold or exposed for sale, a legible notice stating what other ingredients t.re in such beer. Non- j compliance with this enactment is to be visited with a fine of L 5 for tliB first offence and £20 for any second or sub sequent offenco. The term "beer" includes beer (other than black or bpruce beer), ale and porter. If any member of our House of Representatives has the ambition to do the State some service, the introduction of a similar Bill will hand down hiw name to posterity as a benefactor to his race." The Rangitikei Advocate states that "Woiked has not been so abundant, nor have men been so scarce, for years past as at the present in these districts. We yesterday published a telegram from Wellington, intimating that the Minister of Lands had received telegrams from this part of Nev Zealand, stating that bush-felling was at a standstill, as no men could be obtained, all being employed at the flax-mills. Constable Moon tells us the same story. Ho says that quite a number of settlers have asked him anxiously, but in vain, if he could tell them where they could obtain hands to fell their bush. This is a serious matter for those who have taken up land in the hope of being able to utilise it witlr'n a reasonable time. Of course, it is a good thing for the working men, and a great advantage to the district, that an industry capable of employing so many hands, and bringing no much wealth to the colony, has been established like the flax industry ; but all the same, it must seem a pity th<*t the progress of settlement should be seriously impeded through a sudden call like this. A flourishing colony liko New Zealand ought to be supplied with abundance of Ui at bone and muscle which must constitute an essential element in its healthy, [ vigorous life." A book has been published in England under the title of, " The Ilistoiy of Wool and Wooloombing," by Mr James Burnley. It is largely devoted to a description of the inventions of Mr Isaac Holden, M.P. It is stated tlmt at the establishment of Isatc Holdeu and Sons, at Bradfoid, they' comb an average of 31,16(1,666 flei ces annually-. S.ome idea of the quantity, may be fpuned by our readers when we' State 'that this is' morjj than double the "ertue, number cf sheep in New Zealand. ''" ' '1 . " r ' . '-

By a recent Home paper we notice that amongst those favoured with honours on the Queen's Birthday is included the name of Dr C. Gtige Brown, ot 88, Sloane-ptreet, London upon whom T >it the recommendation of the Secretary of State for the Colonies lias been conferred a Companionship of \\\e Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, "in recognition of valuable nervices given for many years in this department." The department referred to is the Colonial Office, to which, and to the Crown agents for the Colonies, Dr Gage Brown has been physician for about 15 years, having succeeded the late Sir Ranald Martin. The West Middlesex Advertiser referring to the matter says :—": — " Dr G»ge Brown hri» jived in pur midst since 1847. Hi* father was a naval officer in his day. haying served in the wars between 1809 and 1815. t He navigated lound the world the first line-of-battle ship that ever made the circuit, H.M.S. * 4 VVai\spite," 74 guns, in 1825 27. The Admiral was the Hon. Sir Win. Gage. Subsequently he was on the dtaff at Portsmouth Dockyard, where it was his official duty to conduct the lioyal Yacht to and from Cowes in the early days of the Queen's residence at Ouborne. In the exercise of this office he went out to meet King Louis Phillipe on the occasion of his visit to Her Majesty in 1845 conducted his yacht to our shores, and buck again out of English waters at the end of hia visit. For this he received a massive gold medal irom the King, which is now in the possession of his son. Captain Biown died in Hans-place 20 years ago ; hut his widow, now nearly g6 years of age, is still amongst us." The Dr Gtige Brown, referred to is Mr Percy Gage Brown's (of Shaftesbury) father