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Kumara Times, Issue 915, 5 September 1879, Page 4

During May, 1879, 41 vessels belonging to the United States, or bound to or from ports in the Republic, were reported lost and missing ; of these 14 were wrecked, 8 abandoned, 1 burnt, 2 sunk by collision, 1 foundered, and 1 missing. What became of the other 13 is not stated. The Clyde shipbuilding trade seems to be in a lamentable state, a Glasgow paper states that the prevalent characteristics of the river are "bare poles, half-empty yards, diminished establishments, and a large amount of costly plant yielding no return?." Five years age the Clyde produced 44 per cent of the steam tonnage built in England, last year only per cent. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company have received a telegram announcing the arrival of the ship Wellington at London, previous to August 17tb, after a passage of 90 days. A letter which appears in the Fremantle Herald of sth ultimo contains many grave charges ef misconduct and ignorance on the part of a recently appointed Justice of the Peace at the Lacepede Islands, which, in the opinion of the editor of that paper, call for some action on the part of the authorities in order to prove whether there be any truth in them. For Blenheim, the nominations were Messrs G. Henderson and A. P. Seymour. The show of hands was in favor of Henderson. Turnbull and Woolcombe were propond for Timaru on Tuesday. The show of hands wu in favor cf Turnbull. | Th» nominations for the City of Nelson yesterday were—Messrs O. Curtis, A. Adam*, A. Pit*, an d J. Graham. The show of hands was in favor of A.dams and Pitt. The Minister of Mines visited Greymouth on Tuesday, and was waited upon at Gilmer's Hotel by a deputation of members of the Borough Council. The Mayor having introduced the deputation proceeded to lay before MrGisborne the slow progress which was being made in the harbor works. I n the course of the discussion it was elicited that the report of Sfr John Coode on the harbor w°rks would not arrive until May, 1880, but Mr Gisborne promised to telegraph to Sir Geore Grey to expedite the feport. With regard to the East and West Coast Railway, Mr Gisborne was prepared to support it, and would also recommend an onquiry into the native title of the Maori Reserve.