The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 133, 4 June 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4, 1873.

The Education Bill.— The. debate, on. the second reading of this ; Bill; -will take place to-morrow evening. ; . The Lottie Magn&t T"R6u*PE.~*rhdMasonic Hall was well-filled again last, night, when this troupe gave another oftheir capital entertainments. They perform again to-night, and, with Lottie as the great attraction, are sure to be well patronised. . ..', Nelson and West Coast Railway.-— We learn that Mr Callcutt, of Dunedin, will arrive here by the Wellington on Sunday next, for the purpose of inspecting and reporting upon the value of the land through which this line. is to pass. Some one who has a thorough acquaintance with the country will, of course, be appointed by the Provincial Government to accompany bim. Great Flood in the Inangahua.-t-A correspondent kindly sent 'as the following telegram from Reefton yesterday, but although it was lodged in the telegraph office at noon, it did not reach us until 6.30 p.m. :— --Great flood in the Inangahua. The whole of the town and Broadway submerged. The camp and police quarters are' under watei*. The whole of the works going on in the street are washed away. It is feared that there will be loss of life. Unto ThiS Fiest .-—An amusing discussion took place in the Council lastnight on the question, introduced by Mr O'Conor, of setting aside a plot of land for the first white Rose that budded in the Inangahua Valley. ; Neither V.ork M nor Lancaster ever produced a blossom surrounded by so many thorns as was this flower of the Inangahua, and Mr O'Conor, recognising the many difficulties thatstood : in the way of attaining his object, wisely..: retired from the. field, leaving his Rose iri statu quo. A report of the proceedings: will be found elsewhere. It is said, witK what truth we know not, that the mover of the resolution was heard to mutter as he left the CouricirChamber :— II rCy a point rbsesans' epirie .'•' '- ' '• ' • ■-"- < -*"*•'' * * '■'•