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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 122, 22 May 1873, Page 4

The townstiip of Ross seems a dangerous locality for nocturnal peregrinations. The News of the 22nd* says a young woman, owing to the darkness, walked into a shaft which is about 50 ieet deep. Fortunately, the residents of the neighborhood heard her ories, and rushed to her assistance, when, after some little difficulty, a rope was procured, and a miner was lowered down the shaft, to send the poor girl up, The hauling process was speedily effected by a dozen willing hands, and it was found that, although she was very much cut, no serious injury was the result of the accident. AccOBDiNG to the Westland Register the Hokitika folks have a queer way of 'transacting and reporting public business. The following tit bit is an extract : — The Borough. Council met on the evening of the 2nd May, and our reporter was present, but owing to the exceedingly low language Cauncillor. Barret was permitted to indulge in with referrence to the Press of Hokitika and the gentlemen representing it, we must decline^ to give a report cf the proceedings. So soon as reporters are allowed to be present without having to submit to insults, they have no opportunity of resenting in the only proper manner, we should be happy to supply the usual re- . ports." A Coekespondent of the Inangahua Harald signing himself " Yarrum," is very free and easy in his remarks, while writing of the arduous labors of the Mining Conference which recently met at Reefton for the .purpose of revising the Goldfielda Regulations. He characterises .result on the whole as a "miserable failure." After 'informing the delegates that he could " drive a team of bullocks" through any part of a most important clause introduced by them, he pities the "Wardens' who had to sit listen to n," suoh a lot of wiseacres," and concludes ; by suggesting that "the delegates have evidently forgotten the present price of beer. If their efforts had been directed to bringing that liquid in a cheaper and more convenient proximity to the thirsty miner's pocket, they would have earned the gratitude of everyone who 'dearly loves his beer,' and the labors of the Conference would not have been in vain. "