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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume III, Issue 226, 23 September 1868, Page 2

Up to the time of our going to press no tidings had reached the Telegraph Oflice of the arrival of the Euahine at Wellington. The new bridge over the Wairoa at Waimea West wili be handed over tomorrow by the contractors, Messrs Bray and Lloyd, to the Government, by whom it will be afterwards formally opened. We understand that the contractors purpose entertaining the members of the Government who will be present on the occasion, with other guests, at a dinner to be given at the Waimea West Hotel in celebration of the event. We have great pleasure in being able to furnish our readers with another highly gratifying bulletin in connection with the experiment which is heing made with a view to acclimatise the Tasmanian trout iu the waters of this province. Mr Huddleston informs us that a considerable number of the ova deposited in the pond in the Government Domain were hatched yesterday and totday, and are apparently in a most satisfactory state. Telegrams have been sent, to-day to his Honor the Superintendent at Wellington announcing the auspicious event, and also ta Mr Howard at Invercargill, who was in Tasmania on a similar mission, when Mr Hoddleß(on visited that colony. It is

obvious that this is a very critical season for the young fish, and that it is absolutely necessary thet they should not be subjected to the least disturbance or exposure to any unnecessary change of temperature in their present state. All applications to see 'the welcome little strangers must therefore meet with a stern refusal from their indefatigable guardian, who, we need hardly say, is greeted on all sides with the congratulations to which he is so justly entitled. Iu our leporfc of the annual meeting of the Fire Brigade, which appeared in our issue of Saturday last, we omitted to give the expenditure of the last halfyear, as shown in the balance sheet produced by itheSecretary, which amounts to £78 Is. Id., leaving a balance of £31 18s., which' belongs to what is known as the 'Members' Fund,' raised by monthly subscriptions amongst the members of the body, for the reliefof those who may meet with accidents whiatl engaged in performing their duties as fireman. The Brigade consequently have no funds whatever at their disposal with which to meet their liabilities, unless they encroach upon this fund, or receive extraneous aid in the form of public subscriptions. Amongst the list of ships loading at London for the Australian Colonies, given in the Home News, we find the John Banyan and the Malay for Nelson. To-day's Nelson Government Gazette notifies that William Henry Longbottonu ironmonger, of Westport, has filed a declaration of his insolvency. To-morrow, being the last Thursday in the month, the Harmonic Society will have what is known as an ' open uight/ and we believe that the orchestral members will take part in the practice for the first time.