76 P A R L I A M E N T A RY [^ Fictitious votes, Reports, 1837- 8— continued. REGISTRATION OF VOTERS: I. Generally: 1. In Cork. 2. In Longford. II. Manner in which it is conducted : 1. Generally. 2. In Cork. 3. In King's County. 4. In Longford. III. Objections to the present System of Registration : 1. Generally. 2. In Cork." 3. In Longford. IV. Suggestions for improving the Registration of Ireland: 1. Generally. 2. In Cork. 3. In Longford. V. Anxiety of Parties to Register at the Registration of 183- 2. I. Generally: 1. In Cork. Some persons register as householders, freeholders, and leaseholders in Cork, Besnard 63, 64 The having three booths in operation at one time increases the difficulty of objecting to votes, Besnard 70- 80 - At the first registration under the Reform Act there were a great many persons registered who were not entitled to register, Lane 772 Further evidence thereon, Lane 786- 809 The fear of being visited with taxa- tion prevents many persons from registering, Meagher 3555- 3558. 2. In Longford. The registry at the quarter sessions in Longford seldom exceeds two days, Gardiner 8061 Persons were very anxious to come forward and register when counsel were employed; they were considered a protection, Flood 8523- 2525 The test of regis- tration, under 10 Geo. 4, in Longford, is, that the tenants can get 10^. more than they pay their landlords, M'Gaver 12661- 12664. II. Manner in which it is conducted: 1. Generally. • t Very little, if any, difference in the principles of registration, as acted upon by Messrs. Cosgreave, Howley, and Lisle, and that adopted by Mr. Gibson, Daly 15113- 15120. 15268- 15278. 2. In Cork. The first registration for Cork took place in October 1832; course of proceeding adopted by the registering barristers, Besnard 16- 24 - On the first day of the ses- sions the three registering barristers sat together, and then in separate courts, Barber 6006- 6009 Nearly every person occupying a house of the value of 10/., or there- abouts, was opposed at the registry for Cork in 1832, Meagher 2795- 2801 In Cork it is very difficult to register without possessing a bona fide qualification, from the activity of persons attending the registry, Barry 5924- 5929. No objections were made by either party to persons of undoubted respectability, Barber 6082- 6087 At the registry for Cork in 1832, every pains was taken to ascertain the real value before a party was allowed to register, Meagher 2723- 2727 Mr. Meagher's statement, that very particular evidence was tendered for all parties who claimed to register, is incorrect, Barber 6105- 6109 The assistant barristers in 1832 made the strictest inquiry as to value previous to allowing persons to register, Gould 3947- 3950 Incorrectness of Mr. Gould's statement, that the necessary examination was entered into previous to registering, Barber 6110- 6115. 3. In King's County. At the registration in 1832 for King's County, the Conservative agent did not allow many, if any, of the Liberal party to register without cross- examining them very strictly, Daly 15074- 15077. 15082. Deehan 15622- 15624 The number of rejections by Mr. Howley and Mr. Gibson are nearly in the same ratio, Daly 15122- 15125. 4. In Longford. Course of examination adopted by the Conservatives of Longford in 1832, for the purpose of sifting the qualification of parties coming up to register; how defeated, Courtenay 6505- 6512 Number registered in 1832; manner in which the registry was