The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-06-23 00:00:00

GENERAL BEIBIOO.

1.01.1.1Y6 ki..

The report .4 the Committee appointed at the lam,
Eitater quarter Hrsaions for the teams«. .4 considering
tlw re.juirements .4 the Hegiatration Acts, and the
alteration in the toasting polling districts, polling
placed and revision awn.* win preeented to an
adjounied tjuarter kluesioas held at Dorelunter thia
day (Monday).
There wen. (Invent Colonel Ilinghain (in the chair),
Mr. C. 111111111WO. Mr. K. I. Kindeniley, Mr. A.
Martin, Ur. Ilanhani, Mr. ti. 4). Churchill, Mr.
holly, Mr. IL tidal, Mr. hi. IS. Middleton, Mr. It.
If. Captain Carr Glyn, Major Groves, and the
Clerk of the Peace ; aim. Mr. A. H. Lock (I )wehester),
Mr. P. K. L. liodge (Poole), Mr. L. If. Rion, (Sher-
i...mei.

The following !lipid wit.. :- -
The Kegistratiiiii Act of I$M. ltis ing nveivoil the
royal assent on May 21,1 last, your cot ttttt litre have
had under careful olinsidonttioil the rtviiiirviiienta of
tlie several Statutes as to the forniatimi ofpolliitg
districts, and assigning iilaceo and
Courts for sucls districta.
The orders titade at the Kiiiplutny lltiartor Sessions,
DlPti, pursuant to "The Corrupt l'ractices
l'reviititimi Act, 1+483," hate materially teaselled the
work of your coinusittee iin the present 0CC.1..11, hut
the propooed division of the ninthly into
four l'arliaisiontary di. isions under the Bill for the
lieilistrilsition of Heats, as well as the requirementa in
the last Itegistration Act, to itieainire tile distance to
the pilling place by the neareat road, haii nmrlereil
iietr.siary the forntation of several additional districts
by nia.siti of the divisional boundary lines
cutting through the it districts and the ,ntuatt.,uiof
many large parishi". (having more than 100 electors
as calculatisi upon the now Franchise) ,outnirle the
birders of the three mile radium dravni on Ordnance
maps furnished to your cianniittee by the Clerk of the
Peace. . . .

•
Your committee have dealt as exhauatively an
practiotbli• with all parts .if the county. There are
but few pariah.' outside the three mile radius, and in
thmse cases the population is but small, and, then--
fore, your criruruittee do not feel justified in reconi•
mending the formation lof a district f•w an electorate
which could not hi, expected to appr.ach the statutory
number of 100 electors, the expenses attending the
working .4 a district at the time .4 an ditch, ii being
•what heavy, awl the convenience in the cases
mentioned trifling in comparison. They have to
recoininend the adoption .4 the districts and polling
places for each district as formed and set out in the
first iahedule to this report, and that the distinctive
letters for each district, as required by the Revistra-
Gm Act, lsets, be determined by the Clerk of the
Peace in the preparation of the registers of voters..
In arranging the Revision Courts, your committee
have duly considered the convenience of the new
electorate ill regard to their attendance to establish
claims and other matters at such courts, and also the
question of limiting the claims of overseers and others
upon the local rates for attendance thereat in con-
nection with the revision of the limits of voters, and
the production of books and papers. The places
recommendol for Revision Courts are specified in the
second schedule to this report.
In deciding as to the election towns, i.e., the towns
'St which cuidel.ites toe n sssss inated, and to which the
ballet lames are tl. be transferred at the close of the
poll, :Hid the state of the hall is to IN, drebirllll
the Slii•riff, your cement...ell:6v.. had to outsider the
neat central and accessible points lath by rail 1131,1
paid for each prohmeed l'arlianientary 1/ivigion.
The polling booths have to remain open until eight
Inn., and 1,111.11 sssss itly the question of the moot
central position for the early arrival of the Isixes from
each polling place to the election towns .4 the respec-
tive di v isiona it of primary importance. The qli.t ion
of railway ACCOMIa. 'dation is also neosiaary to be taken
into sot:mint, both for net ss iss ation day, the declaration
of the pont and die departure if officers and ,'thin.,
subaequently your committee reel mad the towns
for three of the ponewisl divisions, as specified in the
third 'wheeled.. to this report, but for the proposed
Western I rivision they make no recommendation.
Your conimittee have to add that the Redistribution
of Beats Bill not having as yet become law this hart
of pair aaaaaa ittee's report intiat Is. poithaned for
final deter ttt itt ation until the enaiting Nlelsuittiner ,
ijuarte•r Sessions, and it being a subject upon which
your committee deem it desirable a full court should
liave the eppertmaity if arriving at a after
consideration .4 the claims of the differmit towns
intereitted, osiese would have been rec.m laded
loy...your committee meter any eira: ttttt stances.
Tfie towns in each .4 the prepeseill Parliamentary
sue as follows ;

NUNTIIPIIN I SI%IIN. -landlorri, tihaftr.bilry
(inen,NNlU,ndiglk'r. Slitslportm, titurminAter.
Wan•luuu (ntergml
Wiinhortm
. . . .

MoCrincita Divinu;);.—lb,rehnstrr. Wryursith and
lirboulls• Regis (merged boroughs).
VisriutsDlVPlWY.-11outsiuster, Bridport (merged
borough.)
. . . • .

Here- iollow the nehedule., lir..t containing the
Eli.trict. an,t 14Iing place,4, the second con.
mining the revi.ion e.eirt,c and the thinl the place,.
of election. WI recommended by the committee, as
follow.; :
NioRTII —Stiarmin.ter Newt..a.
F:. %Vienhortie Nlingtvr.
Horrio - - Horeh.tee.

W INTERN. —No nvonnnerntiti.et (being a (ittexti.4l
between Ileantinater and Itrielpert.)
.I(ttir iliacitaiiiint the tenert. WWI received mid
inhipteil, tlu iuriih m to the elmti.m
.nunling•over until ti.. net t rec. iiiii nended
and die formal 144.11. I •111-404,11 'VV. .1, ing ti..
lireviinta tinier., and bringing the new "nem into forco.