The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 215, 9 September 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1872.

Mining Shakes.— H. G. L. Augarde quotes Perseverance subscribing shares^ £3 paid, at 31s. per, share j business done } this day. ' : . . y .. Excursion Teip.— -An opportunity of Visiting, the Perseverance andother mines in the, neighborhood of Collingwood will be afforded by the steamer Lady Barkly, which leaves : the wharf at noon .fo : morrow, arriving at Collingwood : in the evening, where she will remain 1 until Fridayi at d* p.m., tutss' giving; tWb r and a half; clear days to passengers visiting Golden Bay. As the weather promises |p Be fine for th.c next :tfew. days^ lit; is'probafble tbat^ g(reat ;< many will^^ avail themselvds of the lopp^f Canity tlms^aforcl^ r^|;;y :<■■:,' v v '..;3?Hi/.- : y : V-ThE'New^^ rumors 'are. Afloat just .nf* with : wgard ; to| tlie jp^o^c^'of -ihe jwyry Minis^ii -iWe v >pubiMies:s^^ v latest

th«n, we have heard that Mr. Stafford is not likely to Bueceed in forming a Government, that Mr. Curtis had declined to take office, and a hundred other .Whispers, many : of which clearly owe their origin I'to 'the wish that conceived them. 1 At present, all. is uncertainty, and until Mr. Stafford makes his statement to-morrow evening, nothing reliable can possibly be known. More Justices. — The Government Gazette contains a notice of the appointment of six more Justices of the Peace for the colony. Unkind. — The Charleston Herald says :— Some splendid specimens are " said " to have been received in Nelson from the Perseverance mine. Specimens appear to be the special and only production of this famous claim. The Wellington Horticultural Society announces that the first show of the season will take place on the 14th November next. We should be very glad to hear that arrangements were being made here for an exhibition of the flowers and fruits for which Nelson is bo famous, Ngakawau Coalmine. — The Wesiport Times says:— The Result has brought another cargo of coal from this mine, for which there is, as usual, a brisk demand, the supply having, previously to her arrival, run exceedingly bare. The owners of the mine have been busy of late removing snags obstructing the channel, and are now awaiting the arrival of an experienced mining engineer from Melbourne, who, in addition to viewing the mine, and reporting fully as to its working capabilities, will superintend the removal of the rocks at the wharf; it being intended to blast them by means of dynamite. The Otago iron-founders are now turning out Bteam engines, quartz batteries, and other machinery for mine working. New Zealand expends yearly in education £40,931, and injudicial, police, and prisons, £83,116, or an excess over educational expenses of nearly £43,000 annually. The excess of immigration over emigration for the year 1871, iv New Zealand, was only 4786, of which 1596 were Chinese. In the debate on Mr. Reynolds's motion as to Insular Separation, the Hon. Mr. Fox said : — The honorable member has placed on the Order paper a certain general proposition. Out of that very little light is evolved, and very little can we understand what the thing is to be when actually put into practice. He did not tell us what was to be done with the Provinces in each island; what he was going to do with the dismounted Superintendents. — Mr. Reynolds: Hang them! — Mr. Fox: T am very glad the honorable member gives us that explanation. Amongst a batch of imported female servants, which recently arrived in Auckland, there appear to be some who imagine the colony to be some sort of an elysium, where there.is no work and all play. Says a northern exchange ;— One lady, who is known to be very kind aud liberal to her servants, went to the immigrants' quarters to engage a maid, but miss turned on her heel without further parley as soon as the lady mentioned she had six little ones. Another young lady declined to go to a good place, unless her friend was likewise hired as a cook. In the Christchurch Resident Magistrate's Court, last week, James Woods was summoned on a charge of having indecently assaulted Louisa Fawcett by kissing her in a railway carriage on the Great Southern Railway. Complainant, who is about thirteen years of age, resides with her father at Templetop. Her evidence went to show that, whilst returning from Christchurch to Tempieton in a second-class carriage on Wednesday last, and when near the.Middieton station, accused got over to her from the next compartment, put his arm round her waist, and tried to kiss her. His Worship imposed a fine of $5. A NoSTi?EBN Contemporary, expresses itself as follows upon the situation:— v It is, however, pretty clear that, if the Vogelltes go out, Mr. Stafford will be: practically the chief Minister in the next administration. He has two grand qualifications for the post. He is perfectly in? ,' dependent, wo believe, in a pecuniary sense, which is a fact not to be lost sight of, and we believe he is no seeker of office for the paltry, pay attached to iti which is a matter for consideration to more needy men. He .has, also had long, experience, and is certainly one of the ablest men in the colony, as even his enemies may allow. He: may ; have many.faijlts, but: we are speaking in a political sense." Apropos oorf r •Mr 7 ?? ; Anthony v, Trolldpe's Visit to Adelaide^ ''"a ' corresjpdndent; relates the follo^l^g.;-^" J^t, appears, that at a.quiet , ..sapper Tparty : the,'; ; ! 'C^iel' ; . i S'eeretary,*'. ..ss'■ Ayeirs, expatiated" bn- the 1 ! merits of -j the, ; neglected •' Colony .; :of : !" Souih^; Australia; ] * "Vfhat j;lr'aays^^ Australia ?jcouid 4 , : nfi^;j^diiilßiS;;b^t^lMhi:'' Her^eoi^

wool was famous throughout the world, so were her mines, andjp process of time she was likely to be as^muclh noted for being a l fwih^r ? pfc|du^ : i|g cou?»iryJ r :as France.' Said'i Ithe Chief ft Secretary, Ifturning _ to Mr J Troliope; •' Can'-ybu say/in what productions Euglahd can excel South Australia T ' How about Prime Ministers ? ' was Mr. Trollope's quiet remark — causing aioar of laughter round the/table." " ' '/ ■; In the Legislative Council, when speaking, of the address in reply to the Governor's speech, the Hon. John Hall is reported to have said: — "It has been a source of great satisfaction to me to notice that in this .Council, at any rate, this great native question has not been made ; the battle-groundof party, for it has been a curse- to this colony that the native question has too often been made'; the battle-ground of party. This has been a great misfortune to the colonists, to the Imperial Government, and, especially to the native race. Had that not been tbo case, v/e should have been able to deal more economically, easily, and efficiently with this difficult question. We could have done our duty to the native race if publi^men on all sides had been content to sink party considerations in dealing with them. . I shall be delighted to see the day when that will be the case, though I despair of it. lam not now saying here what I have not said elsewhere; and I do hope that in this Council, at any rate, party feeling will never interfere with the native question."