The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JULY 21, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 174, 21 July 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, JULY 21, 1873.

Rise in Wool. — Sheep farmers will find an interesiing item of news in our English telegrams by the Phoebe. Artizans' Association. ■ — Tho members of this Society will give a dramatic entertainment in tbe Oddfellows' Hall, to-morrow evening, when tbey will of course have the satisfaction of performing before a crowded audience. Civil Service Examinations. — The Gazette of tho 17th instant announces that the following candidates have passed their junior examination in tho order of merit in which their names appear ; — J. Burnett, J. W.Blackett, C. R. Vickerman, C. E. Pratt, F. Wither. The above were all of them pupils at the Nelson College. Snow Storm.— The heaviest fall of snow ever experienced iv the Waimea and Motueka districts took place last uight,a_d this morning at dayligh t the snow was lying more thaD two inches deep over the Plains, and at Motueka over five inches. Houses and trees were all covered, giving the scene! quite an English appearance with the exception of the evergreens, such as the blue gums and mimosus, which looked very strango in their unaccustomed dress. Life among the Maoris. — The Rev. T. Buddie will deliver a lecture at the Wesleyan Ohurch on Wednesday evening next, the subject of which will be " Reminiscences of Life among the Maoris." Mr Buddies long experience among the natives, and tbe happy way he has of relating his adventures and describing the impressions left upon his mind by them, will undoubtedly make the lecture a most interesting one. Iv additiou to the lecture, the choir will perform several pieces of music during the evening. The proceeds will be devoted to the fund for re-furnishing the Minister's house, &c. New Zealand Company's Steamers. — A telegram has been received by Messrs N. Edwards and Co. } stating that the Phoebe had arrived at Manukau, having made the trip from Sydney in 4 days 18 hours. Messrs N. Edwards aud Co. are also advised tbat the trial trip of the Company's new steamer Manawatu was very satisfactory, she having steamed at tho rate of nine knots. She is to leave Auckland for Wellington on Thursday next. Nelson as a Coal Depot.— -The Grey . River Argus fully endorses the suggestions we threw out the other day with regard to making Nelson a coal depot, and, after quoting our remarks, goes on to say : — " There are more substantial reasons for what is urged in these sentences tban the mere consideration of the prosperity of Nelsou or the promotion of any one particular company. A coal supply from Greymouth is afc present readily available, and by the establishment of a regular lino of colliers between this port and Nelson, a supply might be obtained more easily than in any other situation in the colony. Tbe suggestion is, therefore, at least worthy of consideration both by coalraising and by coal-shipping companies, but especially by the Nolson Government, with whom will remain for a time the development of tho one mine which has as yet been worked." Albion Coal Company. • — The delegales elected by the shareholders in thia company iv the various provinces of New Zealand met last week at the offices of Messrs Adams & Kingdon, and. after four days' sitting, arrived at the following conclnsions : — the Directory to consist of the following gentlemen : — For Auckland, Messrs. A. Beetham and J, Howard; for Nelson, Sir David Monro and Mr. Acton Adams; for Westport, Messrs. Thorpe and Falla; for Wellington, Mr. J. Henderson,

C.E.; for Christchurch, Mr. George Gould; for Otago, Messrs. W. J. M. Larnach, G. Turnbull, R. Oliver, and G, S. Brodrick. The registered oflice is to be in Nelson; Mr. Beethnra is to ba Managing Director, Messrs. Morrison and Sclanders, agenls; Messrs Adams & Kingdon, solicitors; and the Bank of New Zealand, Bankers; and it waa arranged to manage the Company by the delegates meeting in Nelson whenever required, to consult with the Managing Directors, Pending the decision of the General Government with reference to the action to be taken with regard to a railway between Ngakawhoa and Westport, it is proposed to purchase a suitable tugboat to trade between Westport and Ngakawhao, aud to take boats in and out of the latter river when required. The whole of the 5000 shares at £10 each havo beeu taken up, and £1500 paid to the proprietors, to whom there is now due only £500, and instructions have been telegraphed down to-day to take posession of the mine on behalf of the Company. A Bazaar has been held afc Ross in aid of the Church of England, the nett proceeds of which will be about £100. It would seem that Mr Moorhouse did not after all make such a b:ui thing out of standing unsuccessfully for Egmonfc. During his visit to Tarauaki on that occasion he purchased some property, and ie is stated that during a flying visit mode a few days ago, he resold the property afc an advance of £1,600. — Post. The Auckland volunteers are fortunate in finding liberal patrons anxious to encourage rifle shooting. Not very long ago the Premier gave twenty guineas towards the purchase of a prize, and now wo learn the Mayor has presented a very handsome silver cup to be competed for. The Westport Times says : — Lovers of good, strong, colonial made pork sausages will do well to note that their favorite dish is likely to obtain a new and striking flavour from the fact that some public, spirited philanthrophiet has gently laid down the remains of a defunct horse on tho sea beach, at the bottom of Palmerston street, whereon the legion of town swine feast royally. Paper- making is likely to become soon an established industry in New Zealand. A few days apo, in the Otago Council, Mr Roberts asked tho Government if the bonus offered for the establishment of a paper mill had been secured by any one; and, if so, has the Government got any bond from those to whom the bonus has been secured that the works thoy undertake to carry out will bo carried out in terms of the agreement ? Mr Tolmie said that the Government had taken every precaution, with a view to the establishing of a paper mill to iheir satisfaction. They had extracted a bond from the gentleman who had undertaken the establishment of the manufactory, and he had also secured a site for the mill. The New Chairman of Committees. — The Independent says : — lt was not expected that there would be any opposition to the nomination of Mr Seymour to the Chairmanship of Committees. Thero were, no doubt, two or threo disappointed ones, but they very wisely said nothing. The Hon. Mr Fox recommended Mr Seymour to the House in very warm terms, and after the vote had been taken the new Chairman of Committees created a decidedly favorable impression upon the House by an exceedingly neat speech. Mr Seymour speaks distinctly and has a good voice — both desirable qualities in a Chairmau of Committees. We congratulate both Mr Seymour and the House upon the selection made. Good news received in Picton on Saturday last, when ifc was reported that the trial crushing of the Turner Company had given a return of nearly or quite 4ozs. to the ton. Tbis amount of gold from stone not nearly the best in lhe claim is eminently satisfactory, as the best stone may be expected to yield such an amount of gold as will speedily remunerate the shareholders for their original outlay, and affords a prospect of rewarding them richly for their enterprise in opening up and developing the reefs situated iv the claim. We shall have much pleasure in reporting the continued success of the Company, and hope the trial crushing is the worst they will have. The reward that has fallen to the Turner Company will stimulate the prospecting of other reefs, and there is a probability that the place will yet become famous for its golden quartz. — Press. Attempt at Breeding Oysters in Victoria. — Two atten) pts to cultivato ■ oysters in Western Port Bay have already been made, and both failed. About ten years ago some ground was leased for this purpose by one or two persons on the north side of Phillip Island, at a place called Cowea, but the oysters that were laid down got covered over with mud, and after a while the experiment was abandoned. A year or so later Mr L. Rostron, of Essendon, constructed a breeding pond at Saudy Point, and leased a large portion of the inner western passage, for the purpose of breeding and cultivating oysters on a large scale. Mr Rostron spent several thousand pounds in the undertaking, but the breeding part of the business failed, and this second attempt succeeded no better than the first. These failures, however, have not discouraged Mr William Lyall, who intends making another attempt, and has recently applied for the lease of a small estuary on the upper portion of the inner western passage.