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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 51, 27 February 1873, Page 2

The keel of a river steamer of 100 tons burthen, for the New Zealand Steam Navigation Company, has been laid in Nicol's yard, Auckland. She is to be employed in the Patea and W ; aitafa rivers. We learn from the Southland News that preparations are being made at Stewart's Island for the reception of the first batch of special settlers from the Shetland and Orkney Islands. A large building is in course of election, and as the new-comers will be supplied with food, toots, and boats on deferred payments, they will have time to look around and select the most suitable spots wherein to settle, and-follow their favourite calling of. fishing and fish caring. • : : ' Iron Sand is not limited, to Taranaki, nor its manufacture to" Auckand. The ptago Times saya :— We were yesterday shown some specimens of steel manufactured in Dunedin from the sand by Messrs Binnie and M'GrilJ. One of the specimens was made from Taranaki sand, and another from Baud obtained from, the -Molyneux,. andif anything, iwe think the latter is, the, .better of the two. Wei were also shown a chisel made by the same parties, and said to . have been turned ■ out "in a very short

time by one smelting from the sand. Messrs Binnie and M'Gill are very sanguine of haying solved the long-vexed problem of successfulJyv.and cheaply stnelt-if ing ; the iron sand. } ;£ ; , .-£■ ?