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Nelson Evening Mail, Issue 26, 31 January 1870, Page 2

To-mourow being a public holiday there will be no publication of the Evening Mail. Post Office. — To-morrow (Tuesday) being the anniversary of the Province, the Post Office will be closed. We have to acknowledge the receipt from the clerk of the House of Representatives, of the journals of that House for the last session. We have to acknowledge the receipt from Mr. Bennett, purser of the steamer Charles Edward, of Dunedin and Lytteltou files up to the date of the Eteamer's sailing. We understand that, in consequence of the holidays, Messrs. Thompson and Stavert's fortnightly sale of Stock will not take place at Richmond on Wednesday next. Theatrical. — The Star Dramatic Company which has lately been performing in Wellingto/i, is to act at the Oddfellows' Hall, on Thursday evening next. We observe that the Wellington papers speak of them as "a really talented company who display a large amount of histrionic ability. Resident Magistrate's Court James Simpson Graham, an old man of 70 years of age, was this morning committed for trial for committing an indeecnt assault on Christina Jacobsen, a little girl of between 10 and 11 years of age. In reply to a question from the prisoner the Magistrate said that if bail could be found he would accept it, the prisoner in £100, and two sureties in £50 each. Nelson Anniversaby. — To-morrow, beiDg the Anniversary of the founding of

the Nelson Province, is to be celebrated byvarious sports and amusements in the Botanical Gardeus, a dinner at the Oddfellows' Hall, a dance in the Foresters' booth in the evening, and a display of fireworks to conclude the festivities. The Lady Barklv has been specially laid on to ruu from Motueka early in the morning so that no doubt our numbers will be increased by friends from the other side of the Bay. Perseverance Gold Mining Company.—We learn that a contract has been entered into by the directors of this Company with Mr. Thompson as agent for the Messrs. Langland, proprietors of a large foundry iv Melbourne, for the supply and erection of all the necessary machinery with the appliances, including buildings to cover, and in connection with, such machinery, and the providing of sawn timber for the purpose, the whole expense to be borne by the contractors with the exception of the carriage from Colliugwood to the mine. The whole is to be in complete working order within four mouths from the present time. The Wangapeka. —Various rumors are afloat to-day with respect to the survey, and other matters connected with the Wangapeka, but although we have tried in every direction, we are unable to obtain any authentic information with respect to the state of affairs. Some say that the survey of the boundary line is completed, and that the disputed land is 2-k miles within the goldfields, while others contradict this aud assert that the survey is not half finished yet. From another source we learn that Mount Owen, as Mr. Luckie stated the purchasers had done, has increased, and multiplied until now the very respectable number of six mouutaius bearing that name has been attained. Another informant, "on the very best authority," assures us that Mr. Marchant has received instructions from the General Government to proceed at ouce with the survey of the disputed block, but these are all rumors, and we do not pretend to give them as anything more. TJnder ordinary circumstances, the Provincial Government would be the fountain head from which we should naturally expect to derive correct information, but in the present state of affairs they are in as complete a state of ignorance of what is going on as the public generally, as the General Government, professedly such admirers of Provincial institutions, have thought fit throughout to ignore their existence, and to do all in their power to bring them into disrepute. To such an extent indeed has this been carried that we are induced to believe that it was not so much a fondness for Provincial institutions that induced the present Ministry to adopt Provincialism as their battle cry,as a desire to secure the votes of the various Superintendents and Provincial Government officers who hold seats in the House of Representatives. Perhaps Mr. Curtis' staunch opposition to their policy has more to say to the action they have taken in this Wangapeka business than the public generally are aware of.