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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume I, Issue 140, 16 August 1866, Page 2

The mail for Greymouth, Hokitika, and Australian Colonies, per Rangitoto, will close to-morrow at 11 a.m. • Albert Hunt seems still to have some credulous followers. Writing from the Paihi diggings, a correspondent of the Southland Times says : — Owing to Hunt's departure, a number of miners, believing that he has made fresh discoveries, have.se.t" off in pursuit, in the expectation of discovering the -* whereabouts, aud sharing in the riches of the El Dorado. Mr. George Samuel; Weg Home, lately of Victoria, and more recently of Hokitika, was on the 3__t uit. admitted at Dunediii to practise as a Barrister of -theSuprenie Court o'f New Zealand. . . ".".""'" The Chronicle of the 10th inst. thus refers to the late fire . at . NelsofiT:— The meeting which was to have been held at the theatre yesterday afternoon,, to . .consider the question of water supply in Hokitika, did not take place, as it happened the 'rain' was 'falling ih torrents at the time the bellman was lustily calling the people together to "consider the, water question, and the public, evidently seemed impressed with the 'idea; that; just at moment they were _gettiiig\^l®i'iy 6f.it and to spare, and need: further ;trouble themselves. It does not follow that: "they .should not do so, for.a.^arhmg Has just* been given by the telegraphic news of the disastrous fire in Nelson.