THE FRANKLYN PETITION.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1023, 15 March 1882, Page 2

THE FRANKLYN PETITION.

OLD ENGLISH FAIR.

Auckland, this day. The Franklin petition ■ was conoluded yesterday. After hearing the arguments of counsel, the Chief Justice thought there had been great irregularity, He was not prepared to say the election was voided; perhaps in connection with other matters it might have the effect of voiding the election. He now called on the petitioner to go on with his case. Mr Colter said the Clerk of Works had not yet arrived. On the suggestion of the Chief Justice the personating case was taken A laborer named Sutcliffo was examined by Cotter with the object of showing that he (Sutcliffe) has voted in respect to property of which he was not owner. One Alfred Richard B arris had filled in a claim to vote, but witness did not know the contents of it. His Honor said Harris had not considered that he was liable to ten years' imprisonment for sending in a claim to vote without a written authority. It was manifest that ratification in papor had been filled in, not by Harris, but by the Returning Officer. After hearing furthor ovidence regarding property in respect of which Sutcliffe voted, the Court adjourned till today. An old English Fityro is to be hold at Takapaua at Easter, All shows will be admitted to the ground free.

A COLONIAL ELOPEMENT.

Napikk, Maroh 14. A painful elopement is reported from the country districts. A cowherd, employed upon the station of a well-known runholder, in the absenoe of the father ran away with his daughter, who is mentally afflicted, mid can hardly be held responsible for llm action, The pair obtained a license, and were married; they wero about todrivo nil' in a when the father and brother drove up, took the young lady away, and a well-merited chastisement was inflicted on the fellow who induced her to leave her father's roof, In all probability an application will be made to the Courts to have the marriage annulled, on the ground that tho voung lady was not capable of understanding tho naturo of the step she took, NATIVE NEWS. Duneoin, this day. Grace, the native interpreter, visited Mokau at Rewi's request to ascertain if thore were any objections beyond Tawliioa's claims of maua, and ownership, to the holding of tho Native Land Court there. Grace visited upper Mokau and Tuhua county. Larso meetings were held and discontent expressed at tho action of Government in refusing Land Courts, thereby throwing the natives back on Tawhiao's rule. On Grace's return Rewi wrote to Bryco urging him to listen to request of Mokau Natives for a Land Court, and also applied for court in respect to his own lands, on the Taupo side. Te Wetere an inftuencial Mokau Chief, accompanied Grace.