The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 71, 24 March 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDA Y, M ARCH 21, 1874.

His Honor the Superintendent returned from Wellington by the Otago this morning. Hahmonic Society. — There will be a practice at the Society's room this evening. Mr. CnARLKS Elliott is gazetted as Emigration Officer, and Superintendent of the Quarantine . Mation for the Port of Nelson. Perseverance Company. — - Shareholders are reminded of the meeting to be held at the Oddfellows' Hall this evening at half-past seven. Artillery Entertainment. — Another of those plenaing entertainments, for which the members of the Artillery Company have mado themselves famous in Nelson will be given at the Oddfellows' . Hall on Friday evening nest. We refer our readers to tho programme. A mob of about one hundred and fifty head of cnttlo ond a great number of sheep passed over the track from the Amuri to Ahaura on the day of itn opening. The Invincible Company started to crush at Anderson's battery a week ago, and the stone is said to be much suptiior to that of the last crushing. Mr H. D. Jackson, the newly appointed '• Auditor of District Road Board accounts," arrived in Westport per Wallace, and after inspecting the books of the Buller District Board, will so to Charleston, Reefton, and the Grey Valley, on similar duty. His work will not heavily tnx his energy. — Westport Times. A discovery of quicksilver in a distant part of the province was reported a few weeks ngo, and the sample found was forwarded to Mr Skey, the Government analyst, who reports as follows: — " This sample contains 99 54 per cent of mercury, tho remainder is almost entirely composed of lead. A minute trace of gold is present. Ab native mercury has hitherto only been found in r pure state or only alloyed with a little silver, it is likely that the sample has escaped from some bnttery."