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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3833, 29 October 1883, Page 2

Letters of naturalisation have been issued in favor of Nichol Kolet, and of Folix Voitrckofsky, settlers, of Tukctoi, llawko s. Bay. Nest Thursday evening , an entertainment in aid of the Christinas Tree fund, m which several loading and well-known singers and elocutionist* will tnkc part, will bo hold in the Wosloyiiii school-room, Chvo otiuiiro. Tlio members of the Amateur Dramatic Club are, we understand, making good progress with their programme for the forthcoming , performance, and it will certainly not be for lack of rehearsals if they fail to "■ive a good account of themselves. This evening a. special rehearsal of the burlesque will be held, commencing at 8 o'clock sharp, when it is proposed to go through the wliolftl, of tho music with full orchestral accompani- x ment. Mr Wilfred Badger, barrister, of Christchurch proposes to publish in a Consolidated form,- at the price of two guineas, the public

general Ordinances and Acts in force in. this colony iit the close of the session of 1883, being practically the Statute Law of New Zealand for the past forty-ono years. A. special fcaturo in this work is to be the people's subscription copies, the book being , delivered in parts on terms ranging over eighteen months. Mr W. Oolcnso has published in pamphlet form three of his papers read before the Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute during the session of 18S2. Two of these papers are on "Nomenclature," and the third on " Macaiily's New Zoalandcr." The papers arc interesting reading, and have been published at the request of and for circulation amongst the members of the Institute. Should the members desire it Mr Colenso will publish two other papers of his on the RiKihino. The Bine Volunteers, under command of Captain Ely the, hold a church parade yesscrday morning, when about two-thirds of tho corps were in attendance. The muster took place in Olive Square, whence the men wore marched, headed by the Volunteer Band, to St. John's Church, a good number of thorn afterwards attending Divine service there. A sermon appropriate to tho occasion from the text " Be strong " (tSatyil. 4 eh., Over.) was preached by tho Itev. Do Bordfc .Hovell. At the conclusion of flic service the volunteers re-formed nndnuirched back to Clivc Square, where they Averc dismissed. The "auriferous" quartz reported to have been found at tho head of the Munawatti river has been thoroughly tested by Mr T. Tanner. The result of the application of strong , acids to the stone was the disappearance of the gold in sulphurous fumes, and tho fizzing of the quartz, proving: the ono to bo iron pyrites, and the other limestone. Samples of the stone so treated have been left at our office by Mr Tanner. "Wo are exceedingly sorry for tho discoverers of the "reef," because we know that they have spent a good deal money and several months labor in their efforts) to find an auriferous field. Tho body of Mr George Eeardcn was found by two men named Johnson and Galbraith, fishermen, at about half-past f> o'clock this morning. Tho body was floating in the near neighborhood of where tho unfortunate young gentleman was drowned. It was reverently brought to shore and sewn up in canvas, and taken to tho residence of his parents, where an inquest was to have been held at ?> oclock this afternoon. Tho funeral will take place to-morrow at 3.30 p.m. A solemn liequium Mass will he celebrated at St._ Mary's Church at 7 a.m., the mortal remains being convoyed to the cemetery from the chinch in the afternoon. We call tho attention of gardeners and others interested to the following regulations passed by tho committee of the Horticultural Society at a meeting on Saturday afternoon : — All exhibits for competition shall be grown by the exhibitors, except in the case of cut flowers and bouquets; no competitor shall bo allowed to cuter more than one exhibit in any single class; exhibits received after half-past 10 o'clock on day of show shall lie charged double entry fee. Tho committee have made several alterations in the rules with which gardeners should make themselves acquainted. Tho next show is fixed for November 23 and 21, entries closing at noon on 22nd of that month. '