THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1879.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3306, 26 July 1879, Page 2

THE Evening Star. PUBLISHED DAILY AT FOUR O'CLOCK P.M. Resurrexi. SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1879.

■ In "our telegraphic !c6lttmns Will -be* found ibetextbi a''-peliitic/n/tothe House asking &r an enquiry, into some alleged evil condact of Colonel Fraser.: In order to allow full enquiry;; intio^ the^ iriatter, Colonel Fraser has sent in bis resignation, and no doubt but the truth or otherwis* of the numerou« ankind, and probably totally unfounded, reports tKathaVe been in circula)ioiii for sonic 'wfeeks past willrs (;sooniTO Jlmkdie"--'lr!rij)wni' We a^e inpi^ssei. jioti of tbe,names of some of our citize|Q^, chave' sb^wri ;tth'cailedfor ;in bringiqjt abjut the, p^esgnt^positipn 0f jit,WiM/take'i^rea^ de^l [ more than |He plea,'»' fpr .the,public» gqpd,/, i to account for tneii?^^ wofdii *nd> actions. Civil servantsv are,) as ,is well known debarred from defending themselves against newspaper attacks and in other ways are required to sdbmit to unkind remarks of the "free and independentf' taxipayer, who"from ■ want of delicacy chooses to exercise his- assumed/ rights, ran4'"f^he'"k'nqirie^ge,; of"'H he ; defißn'seless positiori^f 'eiijV^tfints'^ojM'lit^leint 1 call 1' 'for cojJKd&fatioQ; 1 'ffom ,", tnos^'jwho 'a!e)a;cco^ I ','iij'' ra consideration, sent ease, and whatever foundation there may be for the rumors about Col. Fraser, such have been magnified and made the most ©f by persons whoso object cannot bf'for:.;thc)' A cpinmon. go^d. An investigation is tbe proper mode, and while such might have .been asked for through another channel,. still; as matters have

gone so far, perhaps a, less public course might have been unjust to the person accused of the alleged:misconduct. ■■ ; , ' T3bb; itnidn'thly (GKurcli Patadie ,of the,; NavAl Brigade will take place to-morrow. ; Mbssks Birch,and party, hare completed rtheir' contract of repairs to the Government buildings, and they now hare quite a respectable appearance. ; •

. We nnderstand; that the, tender ot .Messrs Farrell Bro?.! of the Thames for' the Kauaeranga Girls' Sph^ool is> the lowest. Their price ia, we und^ratand, between£l4ooandJlsQO, ; : ;;(l , ,-i

Hatiko on hand ■ a heavy stock bf irob^ bedsteads, I am now Offering the saline j at a considerable reduction mi price: ' Thje designs are very varied, and quality guaranteed. J. Gbigo^ Polled atrtet— [Advt.] ; ''..;;," ':/, 'i\.'"■'■ '.;-■" ..■'■,'. ■■ [

i The Hauraki Engineers will, weather permitting, parade to-morrow morning for. Ditine Service; owing to the inclemency of the weather the parade advertised to take place last Sunday was postponed. We trjist the; elements will be too*e; pro? pifcibus to'-mtir>ow,"^^ may _rouster in" strengthV jo[ 'atteirid^ Divine ?,' Semce, at tlieir' ;;respective ' Churches.. The. Engineersv : is essentially'; a.'\ cosmopolitan/ andt liberal company, man of all religious denomina- * tions and political creeds haying enrolled themselves . under. its popular Captain. To-morrow the Protestant portion will attend Mr Laishley's Church; whilst the Catbolicx under the command of one the subalterns will attend Mass at St. Francis' Church, Shortland. s

CoNsrpKHABLE excitement was. caused in political circles here to-day by the rumor that it i 9 a decided thing that Mr JRowe will vote,with,the Opposition, and people threaten to make it hot for Kirn if he does. <r'';'':;'";- "-•"•"^ 4 A speciatc. telegram to Auckland Star says:— ■" A military funeral in honour of the Prince Imperial took place at Chiselhurst. The attendance numbered 200,000; jThe Queen;wns with ex>Empress Eugen.ej The Prince of^ Wales and Dukes of Edinburgh, Connaught and Cambridge were pallbearers. '[ ■_'.' '.;.,..,,

Subscribers, to Mr Meek's : Masonic BegiHter can pay their subscriptions to Mr 11. Burra. We notice the Thames Sunday School Union will repeat their service of sacred song, " The World's Itedeemer," at the Theatre Royal, .on Tuesday evening next, the 29th inst. Members of the Thames Naval Brigade are reminded of their Church parade tomorrow. The company will fall in at 10 15 a.m. to-morrow morning. Mb John, Connob, the champion walker and runner of the Province, is at present on the.Thames, and will give an exhibition of his powers as a pedestrian at the Academy of Music on Saturday evening next, August 2nd, by performing the feat of walking seven miles in one hour. A silver cup is promised to any local ped. who can keep up with the champion for one mile during the feat. Keturns laid before the House shew that in 1878 4,577,41) feet of timber were imported, and 7,703.367 feet in 1879 ; of flour, 4293 tons were imported in 1878, and 2986 tons in 1879. This shews that through the taking off of the timber duties the importations of foreign timber has increased about 75 per cent over tHe previous year. A WjJßMN'ftroN telegram in yesterday's Herald say« the Electoral Bill was issued! to-night. It consists of 98 clauses. There are olauaes for rating, residential quahti-

cation, qualification of Maories as freeholders; for persons possession more ttftur%ie qualification to have only one rote ; that holders of miners' rights may rote on existing qualifications until ■January. 1881; for clerks of local bodies to send in ratepayers' rolls ; for electors' rights to he issued to residents ; for lists of claimants to be made out every year ; lor lists of olaiinants and electoral roll to be the list of voters for the Revision Court. Objections may be made by Begistration Officers and by persons on the list. When the Registration Officer considers an objection frivolous he may require a deposit not exceed*, ing £5. Provisions arc*' made !as to' Revision Courts, as to appeals and the regulation of elections. The residential qualification^ 'is evefy person who has | been twelve months in the electoral district in which he; claims to; vote; The Maori qualification is that the elector mast hold a Crown grant for land of the value of £25, and who has held it f or B j x months.