THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1877.

Thames Star, Volume VII, Issue 2506, 17 January 1877, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1877.

As some misconception appears to exist regarding the mode of election of the three members of the Thames Harbor Board to be elected by the persons who hare paid port, harbor, pilotage or wharfage dues and charges in respect of the Port of Thames to the amount of two pounds during the year preceding the day of election, and of which election due notice has been given of the nomination of candidates, we print the clauses of the Act bearing upon the matter, which require no comment or explanation to make them plain to everyone. -^ 5. The first election of all the elective members shall t??:e place in the month of

January, in the year one thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven, on a day to be appointed by the Mayor of, the Borough of the Thames, of which seven days' notice shall be given in such manner as the Mayor may deem best calculated (o give full publicity to the same. 6. The election of members by Borough Council and by the several Road Boards shall be cond acted in such manner as the Council and Boards shall respectively prescribe;

7. The Mayor shall be the Returning Officer for the members to be elected by the persons entitled to vote in respect of the payment of dues and charges. 8. On. the day appointed for the election, at a place to be named in the notice thereof, the Mayor shall preside at a meeting <}f the persons entitled to vote in respect of the payment of dues and charges, to be held at twelve o'clock at noon.

9. At such meeting it shall be competent for any elector to Dominate any number of peisons not exceeding the number to be elected, and the nomination having been seconded by another elector, the Returning Officer shall declare the persons so nominated duly elected, unless more persons are nominated than the number to be elected.

10. In the event of there being more persons duly nominated than the number to be elected, the Returning Officer shall call for a show of hands in favor of each candidate, and after such show shall declare in whose favor the show of hands appears to be, and if thereupon a poll is not demanded by one of the candidates, or by not less than two electors, the Re.turning Officer shall declare duly elected the candidates in whose favor the show appears to have been. • ; 11. If a poll is demanded, the Returning Officer shall appoint a day on which the poll shall be taken, not being more than seven nor less than three days from the day of nomination.

12. The poll shall commence at nine o'clock in the morning and be closed at four o'clock in.the afternoon, and snail be taken by ballot, in such convenient manner as the Returning Officer shall prescribe.

13. In case any two or more candidates shall have an equal number of votes, the Returning Officer shall have a casting vote, but shall not otherwise vote.

14. The Returning Officer shall finally decide all questions as to qualification to vote, and may require such proofs as he may think fit from any person claiming to vote.

15. As soon as any election is concluded; the Returning Officer shall forthwith publicly notify the result in such manner "as he may think fit.

The steamer Te^ Aroha for Ohinemuri will leave Grahamstown to-morrow morning at eight o'clock. Parties proceeding to Paeroa to attend Mr Craig's cattle sale are reminded of this. The boat will leave Paeroa on return about half-past four o'clock in the afternoon.

After the usual weekly drill of the Thames Engineer Cadets last night Lieutenant Philp, in the absence of Gaptain Lawlor, called Coporal Trevarthen to the front and presented him with the company's medal, which he had won at the competition on Friday last. Several of the boys belonging to this corps have made great progress in shooting during the last few months, and expect to carry off a fair share of the prizes at the district firing which takes place some time this month. /

The complimentary benefit tendered to Mr E. Targett last night by the Queen's Minstrels passed off very successfully. The pit was well filled, and there was a good number. of people in the gallery. The minstrels appeared in the usual dress of those who give these. entertainments with blackened faces arid partially blackened necks. Mr Mellor took the part of "Johnson," and Messrs Brown and Thompson those of "Bones" and " Tambo." The jokes were of local character, and with the exception that several of them, as well as some of the songs, were quite inaudible to most of those present, and repeated cries of " speak out" were made by some who wished to get all they could for a shilling, the first part passed off well. Those, who sang at the end of it were encored. The chief feature in the second part was the performance on the flying trapeze by Mr H. Anderson, wbo has greatly improved, and performed so ne really excellent feats. Mr Targett on being encored sang two local songs, one of a very personal nature about a local politican. We question the desirability of songs of ihis kind. A farce concluded the entertainment, and the dance which followed was well patronised.

.2Egi.es in the Australasian says:—A man dressed in black, with a thick gold chain—the usual holiday costume of a prosperous Cornish miner—lately accosted the braceman at an important quartz mine. The stranger was particular in his inquiries as to prospects. Was the work then going on progressive ? Or were they on gold? He was informed that, although being worked energetically, the mine was not yet on the paying list. " Ah, then," said the stranger, "I won't apply for a job just now. I prefer working where dividends are the rule." And that braceman, though he'said nothing, inwardly concluded that the prosperous appearance of the gentleman who wouldnt apply just yet might not be altogether unconnected with specimens.

The following appeared in the Herald and Cros§ yesterday, from its Alexandra correspondent, under date Alexandra, Monday :f-Te Reinga, Manuhiri's daughter, says that the day Sir Donald McLean died she fancied she saw and heard him crying for help. She told her father and other natives, and said it was too late, he would die. Te Reinga's prediction prove d true to the day. S.he had a long tangi on hearing the said intelligence. The Hauhaus say it was a visitation of God for his evil work towards them.