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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 211, 6 September 1871, Page 2

It is intended to establish in Wellington an asylum for indigent old people and friendless children. At the annual meeting of the Caledonian Company, it -wai reported that tbe dividends for the year amounted to £413,270, or £144 lOi. per share. The latest swindle introduced in Victoria is rolling a three-penny piece out to the size of a sixpenny piice, «nd ; passing it off as the latter coin. The Chinamen engaged in digging at the Serpentine, Otago, had hard work in keeping their tents frtm. being: buried in the snow, and many of them left for snugger win ter quarters. Very favorable accointi of the progress of mining comes from the Coromandel district. Some immensely rich stone has been taken from the Tokatea, Harbor View, and Royal Oak mines. The Greymouth Gas Works have arrived at such a stage of completion as to warrant the Directors announcing that od Saturday next, they will be able to supply all consumers with gas. Bee-wees' Prize. — The Canterbury brewers oiler -//.three priies for malting barley — a first prize of £30 for the best 300" bushels; a second of £15, and a third '$£''$§Iffor1 fforr r : the best £<# .fafch^ls.; The exhibits must be of thi? reason's growth; We learn from the Southland Times . thatr'eUrly oa the morning of the 23rd ult. a destructive fire brotej put at Springvale, My-ross Bush, the property^ Mr. Thomas whereby <• a'* 1 sii-italled stable, 1 e^nt^ining six valuable horses, as also a barn^jbontaining ,50^0 , bushels, of , corn, together: with r a "^atftfty^of saddlery,' , farming implements, a new cart, &c, were j^n^tely destroyed. In addition to six valuable horses burnt to death in the premises, they contained twelve cows and a~colt, which, were rescued in safety from 4heJ_tarnjing pile. The formation of the Bailer Towing Track i.j proceeding rapidly, and will be completed by the end of the current month. A great deal of it ii now available, although the work haa aot been paired

owing to it 3 not being of a satisfactory character. Horses can now be worked with boats from Westport to tbe Inangahua Junction, except for short distances at several points, amounting altogether to about three miles. — Westport Times. A petition in favor of ihe Permissive Bill, signed by 1650 inhabitants of the electoral- district of Hokitika, has been presented to the House of Representatives by Mr, White. The town of Hokitika contains 3500 inhabitants, of whom nearly 1000 are children, and it supports 98 licensed houses, besides a large number of sly grog shops, Westland, with a population of 15,000 supports 300 licensed houses, besides the sly grog shops. For remainder of news see fourth page.