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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 265, 9 November 1874, Page 2

??7^ — —^ TTT mmm '— *— Ma —*' *^^» ■ Hib Honor Judge Har?ey hss ab ranged to obtain from Melbourne twenty brace of hares, which he offers in exchange for quartz specimens; tbe bareß to be turned out for acclimatising, and the specimens' Uo be sent to Melbourne as ocular demooetsrtion of a fact about which. Melbourne men are still dubious —tbe richness of the reefs on the Coast. Tbe West Coast Times says :— Despite Sir George Grey, Mr Puzherbert, or fifty others, the doom of Provincialism iB sealed. It haa served its end, it has been of vast service during its time, bot the period for its abolition lias taprived, and its expense can no longer be borne by the coiony of &ew Zualand. The sooner the close comes tho better, aod it is to be regretted that a man so highly yand ...deservedly respected as Sir George Grey is, should emerge from his f^tifeliftnt to prop up a rotten, and a falling cauee. i

SooajeudesX of the amount, of work that devolves oo the Napier T^alegraph Ofliee may be gathered from the fact tbat fifteen officers are employed therein, and nope of them are idle; -r .. y AVpriaelbr the best^tiaije garign is to be awarded at the Greymouth >Horticultral Show to-day. Tbe gardens are to be judged under five beads : — Cleanioese, neatness, fruit, vegetables/ andy flowers, for each ofj -whioh a maximum often points will bo observed. The time of judging will be the day before the Exhibiton. The attempt to start a morning journal to opposition to the New Zealand Times &t Wellington has, as might naturally be expected, met with failure. would appear to ..he the motto of the Wellington public. As a rule newspaper companies never ;P*y»4 a od: the;* bleeding have become painfully aware of this fact. 'A-. obtain the iollo wins information frooi Khe Weit Coast Times :-"V< Our Greymouth neighbors, we understand are by no means dilatory in tbe matter of procuring proper facilities— steam col I iers — for tbe shipment of - coal to! other parts of the colony. Several of the leading local merchants, we; are told, have united- in raising sufficient capital for the purchase of such vessels;; an^ba^re empowered .«'s&r' Masters, of the firm of Foray tb and Masters, whQ^ lately proceeded to Melbourne, to send the necessary orders home. .It has been mentioned, in connection with this subject, that there is a desire to secure the services of Captain Whitwell as superintendent of the building of the steamers to be constructed, and certainly- no hetter selection could have; been made, but whether the negotiations or suggestions have come to qoy definite issue we have not beard. The Wellington Tribune of a late date Bays:—" Captains of vessels com? ing to this port have keep a yery sharp look out after their orews, for we may safely say that the captain who can leave this harbor and still retain his craw whole is a man who very seldom visits Port Nicholson.' Not that wa mean any imputation on the captains' bearing towards tbeir crews, hut that the men 'find ways of bettering themselves, and taking to the land. Of late this has become a notorious fact here, and commanders who were formerly wont to give the men a wide berth to indulge in their land M recreations," now curtail the patronage so considerably that Jack is cognizant of a wonderful difference. On his first misbehavior, however trivial, the poor salt appears before his Worship and is forthwith committed to prison, He is taken from there op the day his^ ship is sailing, of course in bis old avocation. At present abobt twenty sailors are in safe keeping at the gaol; Awaiting the departure of tbeir respective vessels. ■<' „ A Wellington paper thus describes a native meeting recently held on the ,^M.C^BA. > oX;^V^ri!> J^lanoV^A ; largq native meeting was recently held at Hfcic's _Bay, on the East Coast, which, was attended by about 356 oi the Nagatiporau, including, all [the principal chiefs. Sir Donald M'Lean had been invited, but" was not preajnt. . The correspoQdent of the VPowr/y iay fferald furnishes an interesting accdunVof the proceedings, from whioh wq learn that the meetinglwasjcommenced bythe hoisting of a flag* the chiefs Iharaira, Bopata^ and Morgan, and Mr Campbell, '' * JOT, Captain Porter f and Major Pitt, occupying seats ona platform round the flagstaff, tba rest of the people being, groped in hafcujj /around. %\, picked body of thirty, drawn op r beside the platform, fired a yolley, after which they danced a war_ dance. At one end of the column was Mrs Hokamau, gorgeously attired in a blue silk gown, with a blue velvet hat and purple feather, who, its despite' of her age, display ed Vex traordinary agility. At tbe other end was a young lady, a daughter of a: chief bf rank; dreffsed in ballet costume: — or rather in costume which wonld; givea shock to tbe nerves of a ballet girl, being "clothed in smiles,'' in fact, and very little else. She appeared to; be quite ao artiste in the dancing line. After this performance was over, prayer: was offered up by the Rev Mohi Tuhi, with much devotional fervor. It waa similar in tenor to that offered np at the native meeting at Ako Ako, which Sir George Bowen looked upon as such edifying production, that he sent a copy of it home in his despatches. Major Bopata acted as master of the ceremonies, giving ont the subjects to be discussed, two or three at a time, and •'thus saving -rambling discussion. Amongst these subjects were the disposal of diseased sheep, and who should be the negt member of .Parliament for the Eastern Maori district. In regard to the sheep, almost all were agreed to consent tf. the proposals of the Government, "ttfat they 'should ; be destroyed — compensation being given. Jn regard regard to thr question of a member, the ■£'?!M™£^a£-. were in * av <>r of Henare Pbtae. After an adjournment' /or dinner several other matters were dis cnssed,and Bopata informed them of the intention of tbe Government to station some constabulary at Waiapa and also to build a Court-house and lock-up there. Some discussion ensued with reference to these matters, aiid satisfaction was generally expressed. A good deal of amusement was caused by Hemi Tapeki, a notorious horsestealer, . who remarked that he was agreeable to all the other proposals of the but was not at all sure labour the lock-up. Said Bopata, " I dare say not, yon will be the first in it.'?;: .. i . . k v. ;

** '-A -. m--^A N v~\ Wb*Jjl(**ft9&- <M%riet: % aaja :— The P-^?in^l Se^rdtary^ with-^lessrs Rout and Shapter will arrive ml Reefton on or||boQgthe Bth prosing' Mr Shapter w «fcSS& e b 7 w »y oMfi_llport and join; the*pßyat t&Wfi^ % At the re-opening of the Church of St. Benedict, Cambridge, lately, the Bishop of Ely made a speech, in the course of which he stated that 3520 nsw| churches had -been ; "built in Eng-' Md wlthi__f.ithe.^last'^thirty years. 1Nearly all the old parish churches had jbeen restored. He spoke of the revivaT of the ChurcbV" during ' tHaT period as forming a most important, epoch in its history. '"*• r ■ - **"■ ' - ■'- -Among the. pocket-handkerchiefs in the trousseauvof the Duc^es3 ? of Edinburgh thejre is dn,e th^tiwasfexhibited hxj : the Italian department of the ParislEx- ' j position of 1867. It was purchased last year in Italy for 12,000 francs bjr : the Czarina, and is said to have cost the enibroiderer r ßevei? poffthe^best yeari of ; fier life and her eyes fnto'the bargain. What Relation is a loaf o^dito t\ locomotive? Ybu'li never |iieis i«rl Bread is a necessity, a locomotive is an invention. Now as necessity is the mother of invention,- the material relation of a loaf to a locomotive will be seeen at once. The Mortlake Destffitcji states that at Penhurtta wager was made bet ween two men as to the quantity of whisky that each could drink. The trial "took place some time during last Sunday |^fk* i Mullens^ a ; r publican „> and, ope Welsh being the parlies \'to ifce^affafrl Tha former drank off three tumbler! of whisky, "after winch. jl We.sh ' aid 1 J the same. The effect of the whisky npon Mullens was that he shortly afterwards died. Welsh adopted the precaution of taking a quantity of butter before contesting for .tha^wager, and the result^-tirs^ thjjttf thej-danget-ip^ia effects of ihe whisky upon him were to some extent nullified, He is, however, reported to be in a very bad state. An expedition (says the. Argus of October 3) fi;|U >|art ;frofl^rey^o||h on Monday which is jfraught with the highest .possible ipteresfr tb this Spart^f tbe Colony. It will be remembered * that the General Government promised to make an examination of tbe country between the East and West Coasts of this island for the purpose of ascertaining the best available route fpr a line of railway to cpnoecty Canterbury with the West Coast— -a work which we know the Government regard as being one of tbe greatest value and importance provided it can be constructed . *t anything like a reasonable cosCiJlni- 5 formation has already been obtained l ' as to ibex facilities afforded by f .adji of 5 the passes south of the Teremakau, but we are informed that the result of the investigations made by the Public Workei Department- has. been,^tbat, the route via 'Browning's Pass^ ha/ --been abandoned as unsuitable and too costly, and the Government have instructed Mr Foy, CE^a" gentleman Tf^ery large experience io rail&a£Oßb.««pySa£ in all parts of the world, ta makea thorough examination of the-conntry up the Grey Valley] #i^th^|v^v| of finding a practicable route for~a line To connect with the Canterbury syatem, at Leithfield, and also- with^ a proposed line to Blenheim. Possibly also it may be found that should "the' Tarndale route from Nelson prove to be available, J.he line from Nelson to Greymouth will form a connection with' the 9 proposed line to Canterbury. Mr Foypwhoris now in-- Greymouth, proceeds f oVyhiß expedition on Monday, and according to present arrangements, will commence his operations by an exploration of the country up the head waters of the Grey HiverT adct^'^etwial-'tßis^and Ahaura Valley. , He §xpecta T <o meet the Engineerrin-chißf J_4 Jroßlack^ll at Lake Christabel, and he will probably also examine the Hurunui range. The <?ilWoVilnUntildldPo mOfiU^. a low pass may be found from tbe Grey or Ahaura Valleye,. aqd should Mr Foy's reconnaissance be favorable "in tbisrrespeot,^ thorough suEve^^will be„£onmienced delay. „.Accco^g^^tfe^e^Wfe^who : have travelled t over the. dividing range j the most likely pass is supposed to • exist in the neighborhood/oft tbe present cattle track to the Amuri, a niuch lower saddle thaW l thaf n, nbw used, having, it is said, been: discovered^ and is now traversed by cattle drovers. This pass, we are informed, ;;has the advantage also of .being away from the river. - .-M$ ...Fpjr ...w|ll, however, thoroughly examine the country, and : we wish him success. • - r - l ' A Boston schoolboy who was : direct- ' ed to write a composition on " Riches," i handed in this: '^SoenWeveVyl^get j ;yerry ri^Vih.de^.7g-^]iy > w.o , flfi ,^[ , aQt j Jenny Bubs," ' y"'. , YY .YYYYa ' !An Irishman, who bad just landed at New York said^-" Tjbe-flirst ; bitaof mate I aver afe;in'this^^ j roasted potato j. boiled •yesterday^ and if . yon don't believe me, I can sbowy it .-to j yop, for J bave it in • my pocket;***- '■'■'

A^WB^Po^wy says : —Msjor Palmer, w^ft in cttirge ofthe Venus transit expeditfcnat ChrUtchurch/ is not unknown in litereture. snd any sketch from his pen of J W %^^- , * a< * considerable attentlsn. Writing humorously of the Sinai expedWon. h»enuroerates two of his duties :— «* As weR si c6Uecting stories from the Arabs, 1 f^* cbar 8«l with the collection of entomological curiosities. I often combined the two pursuits." TU Dtmtdi* Guardian advocates the aboUtioo of Hansard, and trusts that tbe * General Assembly will consider the question, andigpjftre that the money spent on the publkatooc of Hansard thall be well spent in creating and maturing an intelligent publio o-pfc-kiQn in the Colony, to wbich men of all shades of polities oould appeal To acoompUib:tbMf object they must use, and not Ignore the newspaper press of the colony. Let than make arrangements for publishing *> carefully prepared condensed report daily of ParlisJWOtwr proceedings in the Wellington newspapers, <^nd hy that means inform the Ctolmiyvf^at transpires during the session. The Piess Telegraph Agency attempts thia task, but ft is lar too heavy for them It can •uly be accomplished in the way indicated by us. The result would -be all that could be &s|fa_t yltT would raise the chsraeter of jhe the newspapers, elevate, the tone of public Hte, and effect an annual saving to the taxp»7«ra. M ~ "*■ of the late tre in Chicago fhe tfww^gOfEtades as (olloy^j— " We wish we (xn^w'yfgooi word for our fire department hi sjdslool of yesterday's disastrous, conflagra^jj^fcw^ wujpt do otherwise than lay tbe^|m^up^a their shoulders. That bur etty. waj not barnel up is simply owing tothe providence whoch directed tbe path of tbe te*pe«t toward the lake. Our fire department vas as powerless as a loh of boys with garden h^r w *tt i *^ ebee J l ' We had an opportunity^ personally some wretched mismanagement, not only were engines left to burn by sheer carelessness, bnt streams wert directed in a manner as devoid of reason as if a gorilla bad been guiding the nozzles."