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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 107, 6 May 1874, Page 2

The Inangahua Herald says : — " We hope to hear of early action on the part of our neighbors at Greymouth towards obtaining the consent of the Colonial Government for the necessary road construction to complete the line of communication between Grey month nnd Reefton. The rate of carriage is now £15 per ton, with no immediate prospect of a reduction unlesg the road is completed between Squuretown and the Little Grey. We believe that owing to this difficulty any machinery shortly required will be ordered by way of Westport." John Chinaman is a wonderful fellow for adapting himself to " the situation." The newly fledged Corporation ot Arrowtown lately announced that they required a Town Clerk, and amongst the applications there was one from a Chinaman ! Truely the pay ia modest —£15 per annum and "extras," whatr ever these may be. But a Mongolian Town Clerk was rather too much for the dignity of Mr Mayor, and John's offer was declined with thanks.— Southern Mercury. The following figures, compiled by a competent authority, show the income aod expenditure of the Melbourne Argus :— -Daily circulation, 7,676 copies ; income derived daily therefrom, £58 17a ; daily income derived from advertisements, £237 4s ; the entire mechanical and literary staff numbers 89; the annual incoma of the office is £92,367 12s ; the working expenses, £34,800, — net yearly income, £57,567 12$. "