The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MARCH 27, 1871.
Wakamarina. — A report is current in town that large finds of sold have recently betn made at the Wakainariua, hut we have been unahle to trace it to any reliable authority. Hope Li r. it ah y. — A meeting of residents in Hope and R;mz"iu who are inteivpted in the inninlen:ini'e of dirlibrary in that, district is to he lield I his evening. Fakewell Party to tiik P^-:v. J. A. TAYLOR. — A faivwell lea p:irl.v\ is to be to ibis gi'iitlftnan at the .\Wslpya» Church at. RiiviiKMid 10-morrow prior to his drpai tnre t'.ir the Giey, lo which district lie is about to bo removed. Perseverance Mine — N<-\vs Ims been rec-ived from the woikin^ inanniMi 1 nl this mine, staling that, the new drive Ls projjrnssinir, aivl is at present bcinix taken through one mass of minerals, supposed to be lead or tin ore. An aj»plu-at ion was this morning made by thaVffrcctors for a mineral lease of the ground. Cricket. — A match was played at MoMieka on Friday and "-Saturday , between the Wukefiirll and Mnt.ueka eluits. In f,he first innings the Motneka eleven were disposed of for 20 run:*, while Wakefii-dd snored 62, but in their second innings the Motueku men were more fortunate, and contrived to run up a score of 84-, leaving WakehVld 43 to win, which number was obtained by their first five men, thus leaving them the winners with six wickets to go down. A Nelson Volunteer Wins the Ladies' Peize. — We ate .triad to learn that, the Ladies' Priz-*, consisting of a gold watch and chain, of the value of £40, has been won by Private- Tomlinson. of the Waiinea Rifles, aud still more so that in the competition he heat sumu of the crack shots of Ofago. The ranges were 200, 400, and 500 yards, seven shots at each, the conditions being that none who did not score 30 points at the two longer ranges should compete at the former. The forty-six who competed at starting were thus reduced to 29, of whom Tomliuson proved the wiuuer with a score of 64.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 73, 27 March 1871, Page 2
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