The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 48, 25 February 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1874.

Salb of Rams. — We Have to draw attention, to tbe sale of pure bred Lincoln Bams imported from Wanganui, wbich will be held to-morrow by Mr Mabin at his country sale yards, Kichmond. « Good Tjemplakism, —We understand that' Mr Mackune will deliver another address in the Temperance Hall on Saturday night next, when he will further explain tbe principles of Good Templarism. To-night be holds a publio meeting in the Agricultural Hall, Richmond j on Thursday night,

he lectures in the schoolroom, Spring Grove j and on Monday next he is invited to lecture at Motueka. The New Licensing Act. — We yesterday dn the authority of the Resident Magistrate published a list of the districts into which the Government had decided to subdivide the eastern portion of this province in accordance with (he provisions of the Licensing Act. We now learn from Mr Bread that he bas to-day received a telegram stating that the Government have altered their decision, and that, instead of three, there will be aix districts, namely, Nelson, Suburban North, Waimea South, Waimea West, Waimea Eas f , and Motueka, the boundaries being the same as for the Provincial Council electoral districts. Nothing but blunders, confusion, and mismanagement have accompanied the preparations that have hitherto been made for bringing this Act into operation. By next Tuesday, all applications for licenses have to be lodged -with the clerks of the various districts, and up to the present time those districts have not been proclaimed. For anything we know to the contiary, some further alterations may be made again to-morrow. Sullivan. •— A rumor has been afloat all day that, after many years' absence, this scoundrel arrived in Nelson by the Wellington this morning. We have been unable to gather any precise information on the subject, but it is said that he was recognised on the wharf this morning. If so, he probably was only passing through en route for Dunedin, in the gaol of which province alone is he likely to find that rest for which he must have craved since the Government despatched him thence with the amiable intention of foisting him on the Americans. Harvest Thanksgiving Service. — -A very pleasiDg service was held last night at Christ Church whioh was well filled. At the entrance to the chancel an arch had been erected of hop poles twined round with magnificent specimens of the plants in full blossom fresh from the garden, and surmounting this was a scroll bearing the words " We praise thee, O God " and festooned with grapes and flowers. Within the chancel a super-altar had been erected on which were arranged a large vase of flowers, salvers of fruit, and miniature sheaves of wheat and barley, the whole having a very pretty effect. An excellent sermon was preached by the Rev G. H. Johnstoue who was assisted in conducting the service by' the Revs. R. J. Thorpe, S. Poole, and W. Rutherfurd. To the organists and members of the choir too much praise cannot be given for the manner in they performed their duties. Para Para Iron and Coal Company. — Under this title a Company, the prospectus of which we have before us, is about to be formed for working the rich deposits of iron ore at Para Pars, and the adjacent coalfields at Collingwood. The Provisional. Directory contains a number of influential names, and there is every reason to believe that the undertaking will prove tugreat success. The share list will close in Nelson on the 14th of next month, and there can be little . doubt that a large number will be applied for here, for not only is the undertaking one wbich is likely to prove remunerative to the shareholders, but it must, if successful, prove a "vast benefit to the province at large. Of the quality of the iron frequent notice has been made in these columns, as also of the coal at the Collingwood Company's mine, the interest in which is to be transferred to tbis Company by whom it is intended to connect the two mines by barges of shallow draught and a small steam tug. The cost of the preliminary works is estimated approximately at £27,000, being £20,000 for tbe apparatus for making cast iron, and an additional £7000 for the works necessary for producing malleable iron. The prospectus Bhows a statement of the estimated cost of production and returns from the sale of 7,500 tons of cast iron and the same quantity of malleable iron. The cost of producing the former is set down at £25,500, and the value of the article produced at £45,000, leaving a profit of £19,500. Of the latter the cost is estimated at £49,700, and the value to sell at £90,000 leaving a profit of £40,500, and in addition to this there are. the profits arising from the sale of coal. We cannot conclude thia notice better than by giving an extract from tbe prospectus, the correctness of which will be genorally admitted :— " The exoellent geographical position which the district occupies, and the richness and abundance of the mineral deposits; the short distance which separates tbese deposits from each other, and the ease and economy by which their . transportation can be effected; the very superior quality of the iron and coal, and tbeir freedom from deleterious compounds; the ready market open to both products, and the handsome prices tbat can be obtained for them; the safety of the harbor, and the facilities it offers for the exportation of the produce of the works, all ;form a group of natural advantages and elements of success unequalled in the history of iron manufacture. There is no doubt this is only the first step towards making this distriot the seat of a flourishing and highly remunerative , industry," The ' Grey River Argus ' understands that the offices of Resident Magistrate and Warden, recently held by Dr Turnell, have been offered to and aocepted by Mr Guinness, M.P.C. This will create a vacancy in the representation of the Grey Valley, and Mr

Pinkerton an 1 Mr M'Kenna, who opposed each other at the last election are already spoken of as candidates. By a private telegram from Reefton, we learn, that the proceeds of tho week's crushing at the Wealth of Nations claim was 2370z of amalgam.—* G. R. Argus,' February 23. Heavy bush fires were rnginjz in several places throughout the Upper Grey Valley on Monday last. It is expected the cattle track from Ahaura to Amuri, now in course of construction, will be completed and opened right through by the second week in March. In a spirit of laudable emulation the lessees of the Brunner Coal Mine have deposited at Messrs Moss and Company's Coal Exchange two magnificent blocks of coal from the Brunner Mine, showing that with proper appliances and good management the coal from tbis mine can be obtained in compact . blocks, and that there is no real foundafor the alleged friability of the Brunner coal. A very handsome donation has been made to the City Council of Melbourne. Mr Condell, of London, a son of tbe firet Mayor of Melbourne, has presented to the City a clock, costing £400, for the Town Hall. The machinery and materials arrived by the Shannon the other day. It is proposed to attach to -the clock a bell weighing 30 cwt., the sound of which would be heard at a distance of from three to five miles.