NELSON.

Auckland Star, Volume I, Issue 86, 19 April 1870, Page 2

NELSON.

On the 10th of April, Messrs. Cresswell and Norgate, whose farm is situate below the race-course, lost a barn and some stacks of hay by fire. The origin of the fire is unknown, nor can it reasonably be attributed to incendiarism, as there could be no motive for such an act.

The general entries for the forthcoming races havebeen made. The Grand Stand has been ehlaijed, a reduction is about to be made in the price of admission, and no doubt it will be patronised accordingly. The Turf Club offers lifeadmissions on advantageous terms to the stand and to all parts of the ground. The race ball is fixed for Thursday evening fo'lowingthe races.

We observe by. advertisement that the Carandini company propose to give the first of their series of concerts in Nelson on the 25th.

By theTarai-ua, Mr. Dodson aud family returned to Nelson from their visit to England. Mr.and Mrs. Sewell were also passengers by the same steamer, but Judge Chapman, who was likerise a passenger by the Somersetshire, remained in Melbourne, to proceed by the next steuner to Otago by the Southern route.

The Secretary of the Nelson Acclimatization Society has made an arrangement to obtain from Melbourne twenty brace of hares. The short voyage of a week between the two ports, via the ST est Coast will warrant the expectation that the animals, with ordinary care, will arrive safely ; and, with such a number ' o breed from, the whole province may very quickly be stocked. Father Charevre, who has lately returned overland from the Buller, has exhibited several specimens of auriferous stoiie obtained by him at the Lyell. It is unlike goldbearing Btone, resembling serpentine, with veins of quartz running through it. A lease of sixteen acres of ground and twelve heads of water have been secured by Zala and party, consisting of four Swedes and the same num> ber of Italians. The reef is situate above Irishman's Creek, at a considerable height on the side of the mountain, and the lessees have followed the leaders, seven in number, in a drive of upwards of 300 feet, and these are now found to be increasing in thickness and converging to a point, so the lessees are' in hopes of soon reaching the main reef. The stone is thickly impregnated with very bright gold, resembling that obtained by alluvial washing in the Lyell, and the famous nuggets procured in the same district.