THE SUBMARINE BOAT.

Evening Star, Issue 3376, 15 December 1873, Page 3

THE SUBMARINE BOAT.

To the Editor, Siu,—l am rejoiced, like many others, to see by your columns of Saturday last that the submarine boat, designed and erected for the purpose of diving into our gold rivers, has been successfully named, launched, floated, and toasted ; and I sincerely hope that her diving qualities will be found to be equal to her swimming. I also wish her enterprising promoters every success, and that she may prove a profitable auriferous mole to them. I perceive, however, in all this joy and speech-making one person has been forgotten, and another has been remembered and substituted in his place—l allude to Mr Nuttall and Mr Main. In responding to the toast proposed by Mr Mills, Mr Grant said that Mr Main was the “prime mover in the matter.” Now, I was led to believe, till this day, that Mr Nuttall was the prime mover in the matter ; that it _ was he who came from the Colony of Victoria, and performed the first or preparatory act by bringing it to the notice of tho public as well as MiMain, and that he subsequently returned to Victoria and brought over the builder. If such be the case, then I venture to think that he is entitled to the prime position. I would not have troubled you with this, if I did not think that when a person is put into the shade, in error, by other shining lights ofjthe day, it is my duty to see that some little light is permitted to be given to him.--I am, Ac., _ Nemo. Dunedin, December 15.