The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MAY 18, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 117, 18 May 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MAY 18, 1874.

Provincial Council. — The second re-ding of the Harbor Board Bill is the only item of importance on the Notice Paper for to-night. Mb. Holloway, who is now making a tour through New Zealand with the view of ascertaining its capabilities as a field for immigration, in reply to an invitation from tbe Superintendent to visit this province, has promised to be here in the course of a few weeks. He is now at Chußtchurcb, whence he proceeds to Westland, aud after travelling ihrough that piovince will come to Nelson. It is unfortunate that his visit is likely to be so ilUiimed, occur- ; ring, as it will, in the depth of winter when tho rivers will be flooded, and the country generally will be seen 'under the most unfavorable circumstances. Accident.*— One day last week, a little boy, six years of age, son of Mrs F. Senile, of Toi-Toi Valley, had tho two. first fingers of his left-hand chopped off by a neighbor's child. Under Dr Squires' care he is now doing well. Football,— The match, Artillery v. Town and College^Clubs, came off on Saturday afternoon, C. Cross being captain of the townsmen, and R. Tennent of tho Artillery. The game was commenced soou after three o'clock by a kick off by the town, and for the next hour and a half the game never slackened in interest or excitement. There were some fine charges and good runs made by both Bides, but the players were too numerous for any runner to succeed in making his way through the crowd. Time was called at five p.m., only one try being scored by the Town. It was arranged that the match should be played out on Saturday, May 30. During the March quarter of the year, there were exported from the colony 23,912 rabbit-skins, valued at' £651. ..Mr Joseph Mackay, of tbe Bruce Herald, has purchased sixty acres of land near Tokomairiro, containing some millions of ton of coal. The seam is 22 (eet thick, and can be worked from a face. Ascent dr Tapuenuka.-— Only once before in the knowledge of man has our Marlborough Alpine Peak, Mount Odin, been scaled. Although it is set down in Stanford's excellent map at 9,700 feet, we have good authority for believing the true height to be nearer 11,500 ft., uor is this the main difficulty, as apart from its snowy covering, tbe sides are steep and precipitous. We learn that a few weeks ago, Mr Stice, of StarLorougb, determined on attempting the feati and in company with three, of Mr M'Rae's men, succeeded in acdomplishir, after five hours labor in the ascent. On the top. tbey found some; relics left there by the last explorer, Mr Nehemiah M'Rae, whose name and the date of the ascent, be found still legible. Mr Stace added to them by enclosing a signed cheque io tbe bottle. He describes tbe view from tbe summit as most wonderful, from the exteut of country over which the eye ranged Oddly, enough, the date accompanying Mr M'Rae's autograph showed a perfect coincidence, being April 7, 1864, exactly ten years _go.-— Express. An extraordinary price was reported by a late telegram to bave been paid for land iu Dunedin. The site was tbe freehold on which the Oriental Hotel stands. . A 30ft frontage to Princess street by a 30ft frontage to Dowling street, subject to a Jease having 2% years to run, with half valuation not exceeding £500, was sold for the sum .of £1,850. Tbe purchaser is Mr. Braithwaite, bookseller. The West Coast Times, on the authority of a private telegram from the Lyell, says that the Maruia Quartzmining Company cleaned up, after crushing 230 tons of stone, with the splendid yield of 9470z of melted gold, giving an average of 4oz to the ton. Hokitika was lit up with g_i- for the : first time on the 25ib ultimo. Twelve mouths ago the Gas Company was first projected, with & nominal ■ capital of £10,000, and at -air outlay of about £7,000, Shares are already at a premium, and a handsome dividend mayjbe looked for within twelve months.