ELECTION FOR THE GREY.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 126, 31 May 1870, Page 2

ELECTION FOR THE GREY.

O (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) The nomination of candidates for the vacant seat took place at Cobden yesterday, when Messrs. Franklyn and Wilkie were nominated. Mr. Franklyn is again largely supported up country, and his election is looked upon as certain.

Nelson Scientific Association. — The usual monthly meeting of this Society will be held in the Court-house, Government Buildings, to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock. Several interesting subjects are likely to be discussed, and Mr. T. Mackay is to read Part 2 of his Technical Education. Extraordinary Fish. — A rare specimen of a fish is now on view at Mr. Burrell's, fruiterer, in Lower Bridge Street. The whereabouts of the brute was first discovered by his making a vigorous attack with his tai'., which is over four feet in length and shaped like a long sword, upon a fishing boat. The harpoon was soon got to work and he was pierced through the side and, after a hard fight, was secured and dragged into the boat. The head is like that of a bull-dog, aud the tail, which is the longest part of the fish, starts from the body at an obtuse angle. We should be glad' to bear the opinion of some of our scientific men .as to the genus to which this monster belongs. The San Francisco Route. — In the last Home News we find the following : — The steamer Nebraska will leave San Francisco for Syduey, this day, March 25th. She is intended to be the pioneer vessel of a line to run between the two Pacific ports. In taking this action the Yankees have exhibited another instance of their propensity to "do," whilst others are only talking. In London, meetings have been held and plenty of talking iudulged in on the subject of utilising the Great Pacific Railway for the purpose of Australian communication. The Americans have, in the meantime, commenced work, and they deserve to succeed. Our Wairarapa contemporary makes the following remarks on the present state and probable future of the Maoris in the Valley: — "The specimens of the youthful Maoris that have lately congregated in such numbers to the Land Court in Greytown show a marked improvement physically to those we have been in the habit of seeing about the streets of the villages in Wairarapa or the pas near Wellington. Although the numbers ate decreasing in nearly the same proportion here as in other parts of the Island, still this decrease is very slow, and unless some such misfortune as smallpox, or other epidemic should occur, we are afraid few of us now living will wiutess the "LastliviDg specimen of the race." The future position of the Maoris is, however, a matter of great interest ; they are selling their lands in all directions, and we do not think many lake advantage of the opportunities offered them by the Government to invest their money iv Life Annuities or in the Savings i Banks. They are, in fact, verging into a state of poverty ; many of the old chiefs have already attaiued that position, and others are fast following them. We are ■ all aware of the daugers of a hungry rabble. France has given us more than one example. Will the pakeha have multiplied so greatly, that, by the time that that arrives in New Zealand, we shall be in a position not to care for them ?" — Wellington Post, May 24.