The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1971.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 287, 5 December 1871, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY , DECEMBER 5, 1971.

Messrs. N. Edwards & Co. quote Brightwater Mill fine siik-dressed flour at £15 per tou. Adelaide, £l6i » Scientific Association. — The\ usual month!}' meeting will be held a't the Government Buildings fco-inorrnw evening, when > paper by Mr. A. D. Dobsou, Engineer, on " The destruction of land by shingle beariug rivers, and suggestions for protection and prevention" will be read. The chair will be taken at 8 o'clock. t The Rejected Tender. — Wfe have received a letter from Mr. Patching on the subject of his tender for supplying bricks for sewerage purposes. He indignantly repudiates the charge brought against him l»y the members of the Board of atiernp'tiug to impose upon the public, aud invites ih« ratepayers to call upon him and inspect the particular description of bricks required. This " Church Messenger." —We have received the present month's number of this useful little publication, which is now double tlio size iu which it. originally appeared, the subscription being increased in proportion. It contains mucii matter of interest to Churchmen, and the editor invites " communications of articles, extracts, and information from all quarters, so that the paper may become an organ for circulating news of the Church of England in JTew Zealand, as far as this Diocese is concerned, and also news of the Church nt home and elsewhere." | Wangapeka. — A letter has been received to-day from Wangapeka, from which W6 have been permitted to make the following extract : — "'Everything will be ready for the. crushing at Doran's reef next week. They commenced to open the reef last week, aud it was splendid ; the further they get in the better it looks. I think the reef will be about five feet thick or more. It has surprised everybody up here. I believe, to pick the Itone, it would go from four to eix ounces to the ton. I expect to see six other claims here turn out well yet." Stoke Farmers' Club. —At the meeting, last night, the discussion on the superiority of Marlborough grown barley to that of Nelson grown was resumed. Mr. A. Karley read a paper containing information on the subject, in which it was stated that Mr. Field consideied that Marlborough barley was worth 6d. per bushel more than Nelson grown. Messrs. Harley Brothers snid that they had bought, as good samples of Nelson grown barley as of that grown in Marlborough, but, ■ generally, the Marlborough barley was the best for malting purposes. Messrs. Hooper and Dodsou expressed an opinion to the effect that barley grown in Marlborough was worth Is. per bushel more than barley grown in Nelson at present, but (his year two or three excellent samples hud been grown in Nelson; that of Mr. Q. Hill was considered equal to the best grown in Marlborough. Mr. W. Harley said that, at present, Marlboroush barley was superior to that grown in Nelson, but he had bought as good Nelson snraples as ever came from Marlborough. Mr. Scott had used Nelson grown barley, and considered it good for malting purposes, though a great many inferior samples were brought in. Saveral samples of barley were exhibited at the meeting, and one or two samples of Nelson growu were considered by those present very good, but those from Marlborough the best. Alter some discussion those present agreed that the bulk of Nelson grown barley was iuferior to that grown in Marlborough. That this inferiority was brought about by — 1. The exhausted state of the land. 2. Bad farming, or working of the ground. 3. By late sowIng and bad seed. It was stated that there were farmers who had cropped the same kind of grain for 8, 10, and even 12 years without putting on any manure. Others only gave one ploughing, scratched the land over, and then put in the seed. There were others who used as seed the refuse or tailings of their last year's crop. fThis need, no longer be the caae^ as the Nelson brewers had offered to supply the farmers at cost price with the best samples for seed. The remedy for the preseut state of things is to be considered at the next meeting. Stamp Duties, — -In compliance with a request made by several of our readers that we should publish the division lists on the receipt and cheque atarap duties we 'take the following from Hansard:-—

Receipt given for or upon the payment of money amounting to £2 or upwards, one penny. — Mr. Vogel sai<l that at au early stage, lie had proposed that the duty payable on, receipts for £2 end upwards should be Id. , but he now proposed to increase it to 2d. ou- nil receipts and cheque". A debate ensued, when the question was put "That the. \vord3 'two pounds' be retaiued, upon which a division was called for with the following result : — Ayes, 32 ; Noes, 25 ; Majority for, 7. Ayes ; Messrs. Andrew, Carrinprton, Collins, Curtis, Farnall, Fitzherbert, Fox, Gisborne, Haughton, Henderson, Hunter, Johnston, Karsliike, Katene, Kelly, Mac.indrew, D. McLean, G. McLean, McPliersou, Murray, O'Neill, Ormond, G-. B. Parker, lleeve.«, E. Richardson, ,J. Shephard, Vosrel, Webster, White, Williamson. Tellers : Mr. Bunny, Mr. Kelly. Noes ; Messrs. Bathgate, Bell, Bradshaw, J. E. Brown, Bryce, Calder, Clark, Creightoii, Gillies, Kenny, Lightband, McGillivray, McGlashan, Mervyn, Munro, O'Conor, C. Parker, Peacock, Reynolds, Rhodes, Studholrae, Swansoo, and Thomson. Tellers : Mr. Reid, Mr. Rolleston." — Mr. yogel moved the following item : — *' Draft or order, including cheques or orders on bankers for the payment, of any sum of money to a payee named, or to order, either on demand or otherwise, not otherwise charged 2d. — Motion mnde and question proposed, ' That the item be agreed to/ upon which a division was called for with the following result : — Ayes, 40; Noes, 14; Majority for, 26. Ayes: Messrs. Andrew, Batbgate, Bell, J. E. Brown, Bryce, Bunoy, Carriugron, Collins, Creightou, Curlis, Fitzherberf, Fox, Gisboroe, Harrison, Haughton, Hunter, Johnston, Knrslake, J. Kelly, W. Kelly, Lightband, Reynolds, Rhodes, E. Richardson, J. Bheph:ird, Steward, Vogel, White, Williamson, Macandrew, McGlashan. McPherson, Murray, O'Neill, Ormond, C. Parker, Peacock, and Reeves. Tellers : Mr. G. B. Parker, Mr. Studholrnr\ Noes ; Messrs. Bradsbaw, Calder, Clark, Gillies, Kenny, McGiiiivray, Mervyn, Munro, O'Couor, Rollestou, Swauson, and, Thomson. Tellers : Mr. G. McLcau, Mr. Webston." West Coast Explorers. — A series of stained glass is to be erected in St. Michael's (j.hurch, Christcburch, as a memorial of tiie five gentlemen, Messrs. Whitcombe, Howitt, JTownsend, Dobson, and Ollivier, who lost their lives in exploring the west coast of the Province of Canterbury. A Telegraphic Cable between England and Germany is beiug shipped. It will commence on a small island near Hanover, aud end al the mouth of the Thames. The Lost English Mail. — Infobmation prom Spirit Land — The nonarrival of the Euglish mail seems to have been made the occasion iu Victoria for exercising the mysteries practised by the spiritists. The Ballarat Evening Post says on the matter : — " Ou Tuesday evening the 21st November, a ' circ!<- ' was formed by some spiritists, and in answer toa question put concerning the mail, the following answer (in effect) was given : — ' The English mail will never reach Victoria. The steamship has foundered ; all the passengers were saved, but the mails were lost/ We understand that this piece of unwelcome news was obtained 1 by the same medium who recently gave the 4 straight tip ' for the Melbourne Cup. A few hours will most probably prove whether or not the more recent communication is correct."

The telegraphic dates from London are to November 6. Hobart Town, November 27. The branch mail steamer Alexander left Cape Brown and arrived off Glenelg soon after one o'clock this morning. She brings the distressing intelligence of the wreck of the Royal Mail Steamer Rangoon, when leaving Galle with the Australian mails of the" Ist of November. The mails were all lost. The passengers and crew were saved. The former had a narrow escape, and they lost their luggage. The P. and O. Company's steamship Bebar. was despatched from Galle on the sth November. The following summary, prepared at Galle, after the wreck of the RangooD, Was telegraphed by the Mercury's Adelaide correspondent : — The Behar arrived at King George's Sound on the 23rd, and would sail for Melbourne eanae day. The Rangoon was wrecked on leaving Galle. The passengers and crew were saved, but the ship speedily became a total wreck. The mails and cargo for Australia were lost, only one package from Ceylon being saved.