The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1873

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 10, 11 January 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JANUARY 1 1, 1873

At a recent parade of lhe Waiuku.' (Auckland) Volunteer**, Major Luck, the inspecting officer, expressed his satisfaction at the appearance of the corps in their new uniform of Nelson tweed. Church op England Sunday Schools. — Tbe aDDual Sunday School picnic of tbe parishes of Christ Church and All Saints -will be held next week. To-mo|jow there -will be a special children's service at Christ Church in the afternoon, when an address will be delivered by the Bishop of : this diocese. Nelson Board ot Works. — The fortnightly meeting of tbe Board was held last night, when a letter was received from tbe Provincial Secretary stating that a deputation had waited upon his Honor the Superintendent to- protest against the proposed rating for sewerage purposes, and inviting the Board to express an opinion thereon. - A sub-committee was appointed to enquire into the matter, and the Board then adjourned. Accident. — As Mr. Richard Hyland, accompanied by Mrs. Hunt and two childeen, was driving over the Moutere Hills on Thursday evening the horse jibbed and precipitated the trap with its occupants over the edge of the road into a gully. Mr. Hunt, who was just behind, he haviug got out to walk up the hill, went down to their assistance, . brought up the horse and trap, which fortunately were not very much damaged, and drove tbe party on to the Moutere Inn, when, as Mr. Hyland was complaining of much pain, Dr. Parks was sent for from Motueka, butunfortunately did not arrive until the following morning. Mrs. Hunt and the children escaped with a few bruises, but we regret to learn that the injuries sustained by Mr. Hyland are said to be of a very serious nature. Perseverance Company. — The halfyearly meeting of shareholders was held last night, A. Sclanders, Esq., in the chair. Mr Mabio, the legal manager, read the statement of accounts and the report, which showed that 758 ounces of gold, being an average of 9dwts 21grs per ton, had been obtained, giving a net profit of £289, which had gone to reduce the debit balance on profit and loss. The directors having reason to believe that the most profitable quartz will be found below the water level, have caused pumping apparatus to be fixed, and a shaft is now being carried towards the boundary of the Decimal Company. Reference was made to the expensive injuries that were sustained by the water race, as the result of the heavy winter rains, and it is stated that it may cost several hundred pounds to restore the race wholly. After a few questions, the adoption of the report was moved by Mr Augarde, seconded by Mr Cooke, and agreed to unanimously. With regard to the disposal of 4L forfeited shares, it was resolved : — That the shares be held in trust by the directors until such time as they shall be authorised by the shareholders as to their disposal. Nelson from a Northern point of view.— -The Auckland Herald of the 25th December gives the following hot complimentary, and, let us hope, exaggerated sketch of Nelson : — "Mr Stafford once declared tbat Nelson waß '• the Sleepyhollow of New Zealand." How true soever this may bave been in times past, when Mr. Domett was its presiding genius, it has loDg ceased to be an apposite description of that charming little settlement. If there is one place in New Zealand more tban another which is always in a political ferment, that place is Nelson. There reaiiy seems to be no limit to the political vitality of the settlement. Whether it is that Nelson bas more than its fair share of public men of ability, and that tbey are compelled to get up a succession of skirmishes during the recess, to keep their intellects employed, which otherwise might rust in their close seclusion from the active business of life we cannot tell; but the fact is as we have stated. Neleon is the scene of uninterrupted party conflict when the Assembly is not in session, and Nelson politicians " give and take " with a heartiness and sincerity which is refreshing to contemplate, even at a distance. The only regret we bave is that these gentlemen are not better employed. There is no province in New Zualand which contains more latent wealth than Nelson, acre for ecrej but it is a lamentable fact tbat there is no province in the colony in which so little has been done towards utilising tbe great natural resources which await the energetic application of capital and labor. We omit, of course, the Dun Mountain tramway and mine. That certainly, was a very creditable undertaking; but it appears "', to have used up all the operative energy in the community of Nelson; and the only exhibition of energy now observable, is that£of platfbrm disputations and newspaper wranglings." The article before us having commented on the

letters of Mr. Stafford and Mr. Luckie that receutly appeared in tho Examiner. proceeds to give us a little advice winch appears to be good-humouredly .offered, and may be acted . upon with advantage to the Proviuee . to which it refers. Our con temporary says: — * ! Io conclusion we would recommend our N,elson fellow-colonists to apply their great and admitted powers towards the development of the resources of their province, instead of to tearing one another to pieces. Such proceedings can only end in personal bitterness, which must render it impossible to bave anything like hearty co-opera-tion in the active work of colonisation. A great field is before them if they only nVail themselves of it. Their settlement is admirably placed for commercial ami manufacturing purposes. Nature has been prodigal of her gifts; let «us hope that these gifts will no longer be despised."