G.—No. 49

PAPERS RELATING TO ELECTORAL DISTRICT OF EGMONT.

ELECTORAL DISTRICT OE EGMONT. RETURN showing New Names added to the Electoral Roll of the above-named District in the Tears 1871 and 1872. Number of names on roll when first formed in October, 1870 ... ... 176 Number of names added in 1871 ... ... ... ... ... 72 Number of names added in 1872 ... ... ... ... ... 18 Number on roll for 1872-73 ... ... ... ... ... 266 Number of claims disallowed, 1871 ... ... ... ... 15 Number of claims disallowed, 1872 ... ... ... ... 58 Note.—The reasons for the rejection of the claims are set forth in the Return sent herewith. H. Eyre Kenny, New Plymouth, 30th September, 1872. Returning Officer.

RETURN showing the Causes of the Rejection of Claims to Vote preferred in 1871. Names of Claimants. Causes of Rejection. Ballance, John ... ... Not declared to. Clark, Walter ... ... Property insufficiently described. Middlemas, Thomas ... ... Declared before non-elector. Morrison, Walter John ... ... Ditto. Gilling, William Robert ... Not declared to or signed. Shaw, Ebenezer John ... ... Property insufficiently described. Walkinton, John Butter ... Not declared to. Willcox, Joseph ... ... Ditto. Willis, Archibald D. ... ... Ditto. Wilson, William ... ... Ditto. Betts, George Poynten ... ... Already on the roll. Harcus, William ... ... Ditto. Harrod, William Digby ... ... Ditto. Neilson, Thomas Allan ... ... Ditto. Syme, William Neilson ... ... Ditto. H. Eyre Kenny, New Plymouth, 30th September, 1872. Returning Officer.

RETURN showing the Causes of the Rejection of Claims to Vote preferred in 1872. Names of Claimants. Causes of Rejection. George Bamford ... ... Already on the roll. George Barton ... ... Not in accordance with 6th clause of Act 1866. George Beamish ... ... Already on roll. John Gilman Beamish ... ... Ditto. Patrick Boyle ... ... Not signed. John Burke ... ... ... Not in accordance with 6th clause of Act 1866. Colin N. Campbell ... ... Property insufficiently described. Matthew Carey ... ... Ditto. John Chubbin ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. James Davidson ... ... Ditto. William Douglas ... ... Ditto. Christopher Dowdall ... ... Ditto. Thomas J. Drake ... ... Ditto. "William J. Furlong ... ... Already on roll. John Gibson ... ... Not in accordance with s. 6, Act 1866. Diston Ginger ... ... Already on roll. John G. Ginger ... ... Ditto. William S. Ginger ... ... Ditto.