The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 83, 6 April 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, APRIL 6, 1872.

Cricket. — The return match between the Stoke and Richmond boys will be played at Stoke, on Mouday next.

Wesleyan. — We understand that the Rev. R. S. Buon, who will probably arrive per s.s. Wellington, to-night or early iv the morning, en route for Auckland, may be expected to preach in the Wesleyan Church, Hardy-street, to-morrow evening, at half-past six o'clock.

Assembly Room. — The dramatic entertainment given at the Assembly Room last night by Miss Clnra Stephenson, assisted by a few well and favorably known amateurs, proved very successful, and was co well received by the audience that another performance will be given tonight, with a programme that cannot but prove attractive.

Nelson Board of Works. — The fortnightly meeting of the Board took place last night. Ifc was agreed that the Board should erect a culvert across the ditch leading from Vanguar.l to Pareirestreet, Mr. Patching finding the bricks. — An application was received from Mr. H. D. Jackson to erect a verandah in front of his new shop in Trafalgar-street. Granted, subject to the usual conditions. — The Board then adjourned until Friday the 19th inst., at half-past six.

The New Coalmine. — An interesting report, which we shall publish on Monday, has been furnished to the Superintendent by the harbormaster afc Westport relative to this miDe. In the meantime we give the following summary of it taken from the Westport Times : — Tlie local steamer Result left Westport on Wednesday morning, the 27th March, at 7 a.m., crossing the bar with a very heavy sea on. The vessel was boarded inside by Mr. Nairn, who took her right up to the coal mine, where she was moored in a deep basin, with eight feet at low water. Captain Leech, who was on board, reports that during the afternoon they took some soundings, and erected leading beacons for crossing the bar in deep water. The bar is dry at low water (spring tides) ; the rise of the tide is about ten feet just now, which was the depth found yesterday comiDg out at high water. The channel is nearly straight, and runs in an easterly direction right up to the mine. After a flood it will be quite straight and deeper than at present. There is a stony bar inside with ooly eight feet on ifc at high water, but this can be deepened at a small cost, as the stones are mostly light and loose. All the coal that was available within the limited time was taken on board, and the steamer cleared the bar at 11.30 a.m., and had a passage of about three hours to Westport, steaming back with the new coal which seems very good for steam purposes. The distance from Westport is about 18 miles.