The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 271, 16 November 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1874.

, Thb- Otugo is expected t>> arrive from Wellington about midnight, and will sail for Melbourne via West Coast, at 1 pm. to-morrow.

Nelson Habbor Loan. — Elsewhere will be found ao advertisement calling for tenders for a loan of £27,000 for tbe construction of a wharf and dock, and tbe reclamation ot land in the Nelson barbor. It is to bs hoped that tbe money wiil be obtained by tbe time specified, namely, tbe 31st December, co tbat the works may be commenced without delay.

Thb sale of cattle and sheep, advertised by Messrs Sharp and Pickering, will (ake place at Mr Stafford's farm at 2 o'clock to-morrow, instead of eleven, as adver tise J previously, Taa City ot Melbourne, with the Sau Francisco mail, was doe at Aackland on tbe 6tb inst , but as sbe bas not yet put in an appearance it is possible that she bas proceeded from Honolulu to Sydney direct. Its supreme indifference to time tables bas hitherto proved one of the chief merits of this service. This is greatly to be regretted, as, if properly carried out, it -would be most beneficiul to the Australian colonies, and especially so to New Zealand.

The first prize of £500 in the Dunedin Sweep oo tbe Melbourne Cup wss won by a boy at the Taieii, who offered a few days previously to sell bis ticket for £5 lo a D-iuedin betting man who refused to buy. A Dunedin butcher, wbo knew srm.tbinpr of Haricot and hia pedigree, is reported to have won heavily.

Rirr.E Mate*.. — A friendly rifle match took pace on Saturdiy afternoon at lha Maitai Butts, betwien the commissioned officers of the Town and Stoke Co**ps. The ranges were .Odyds, position standing, target 6x4 feet ; .00 and 500 yds, position any, target 6x6 feet ; five shots at each range. Tbe following are the scores ; —

Name 200 yds 4oOyds 500yda TL *Capt Barnett ... 43242 43324 23034 43 ♦Lieut Paynter... 42324 24242 44320 42 fLieutßurn ... 32323 32024 33>42 38 Capt Marshall 22332 08432 202 iO 28 tLieutSidd ... 33223 034^2 00022 26 j Lieut Batch elor 22202 24"30 $0302 14 JCapt Strong ... 00330 30302 20300 19 fOaptMaceau;;. 3420J 23000 20002 18 *Sub - Lieuten rot Thomp3on ... 22000 30003 00003 13 JSnb-Lieut Moatalk 00220 00000 03000 7 * Stoke Rifles, f City Rifles. J Artillery.