The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1873.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VIII, Issue 228, 22 September 1873, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1873.

Dr Carr is lecturing to crowded houses on the West Coast. He intends revisiting kelson shortly. Mr W. Lloyd writes to us denying the existence, on his premises, of the nuisance complained of by Mr D. Burns at the last meeting of the Board of Works. National Insurance Company.— Up to the time of our going to press over 7000 shares in tbis Company had been applied for in Nelson. The share list closes this evening. Resident Magistrate's Court. — Thomas Harley v. James Mackay tertius. This was an action to recover the sum of £50, the amount of a promissory note. Judgment was given tor plaintiff for the amount claimed, to be paid in such way as the Court shall direct on Monday next. Nelson Cemetep.y. — • When urging upon the public the necessity that exists for the erection of a mortuary chapel in the cemetery we had no idea that others had been already moviDg in the matter, but we are glad to learn from Sir David Monro, a letter from whom we publish today, that ho has taken up the subject, and has gone so far as to procure a design and specifications for such a building. We have been favored with a view of the plan, and feel sure that it is one which will meet with general approbation. Sir D. Monro, has also, so far as he has gone, been successful in obtaining promises of subscriptions, but unfortunately a somewhat unexpected obstacle has arisen in the way of currying his idea into execution. What this obstacle is will be best ascertained from a perusal of his letter, from which it appears that the body which should be foremost in encouraging the work of improving the cemetery grounds is actually the main obstructive, owing to its persistent non-compliance with the law. The " Public Cemeteries Act, 1857," provides that a Board of Trustees shall be appointed in whom is to be vested the control of the cemetery, such Board to keep books in which are to be entered regular accounts of all sums of money received and disbursed, and further, that the Board is to publish their balance-aiit-t-.t in the month of July iD each year, in the Government Gazette. We do not remember ever to have seen the balancesheet, and our correspondent complains that, although he has from time to time made application for it to individual mem-

bers of the Board, he has hitherto been unable to obtain it. He now publicly complains of the neglect they have displayed, and it is for them to reply. They can no longer permit such a complaint to pass unnoticed. As it is only with their concurrence that any improvements can be undertaken, their continuous neglect of the provisions of the Act under which they were appointed must necessarily have the effect of checking aoy desire on the part of the public to assist; in erecting such a building as that for which subscriptions are solicited, as none can be expected to give their aid towards raising a fund, of the expenditure of which those who have the control over it are likely to neglect — we will cot say refuse — to furnish an account. We hope to see this cause of complaint removed without delay, and the erection of the mortuary chapel, and other improvements that are greatly required in the cemetery entered upon during the ensuing Bummer months.