The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1874.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume IX, Issue 286, 3 December 1874, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1874.

Besides! Magistkate's Court.— James >Vuy, charged witti keeping a disorderly house, was tnis morning fiuea £5 and cosis. The b-nkruptuy is announced of Thomas Cragg Jackson, ot Blenheim, miller. Cut Rifles.— The City Riata Dramatic Co__pu*y will give an entertainment tomorrow evening tUat p_onii_e_ to be a complete &U.C.BS. Gooo T_._ip_.Aßs.--T.ie following are the officers of ilie rarest i_u_ue, VVakeficd, .ur the pieseut term : — W.C.T., J. Thuuiaa; W.V. i., a. fairnadj W S, W. Urgent (reekatio; VV.F.3, G. Verrj; W.T., J. Verry (re-s-.ec.ed;; W.U., Sioter 0. Verry; VV.M., Sis.er o. currin; VV _..&., J. Snail; W.0.G., J. She_i; t-.w.0.T., ti. u_.it; p u.a.w.0.r., J. AlOiirs, juu. Amuval of tub GovisaNoa.— lt will be aecu by our telemaui. that tue Matquis oi Normality aua »uit_ rrivea ao Auckland by ihe H.ro this morning. When lie hears of tbe raniauieuury bungle he will _eare.ly be fuvoraoiy iu_pre_»ed wuh tue business habit. of tuose whose duty it is to see co these matter.. Wis are iniormeJ that Mr Mabin has been engage!! proceed io L) titUon io nia_e up the average ttatemeuc ana other do_umeut_ c.uueuieil with ihe barque __u__e.or, wniuti vtß.elieic__cwc_sile for auu wai Unvea back to Bii.b_ne, wnere the cargo was s lie, auu uutrwurus went, to _.twca.tie and b.ouguc an ;thtr earg. u» Ly tieiiou. KioumuNd UtUE i.A.B.— The quarterly lair w_B nela at Kt-huiona j tst^rday ou the g.ou_d beluiigiujt t_ the Aos.cti.tiou. aud wus Weil t_it_iia<=u boiU iy buyers ana s.li_r., iuc.ii.u-g .cVcral buyers from the rtestUoust. ii-.re waa a gooa uemiiua tor ail kiuii. of _io_k e.p.cianj for luu.c, siorts .tl.ing at puces m.giug trumX3 is tid, hnd lm beasts Xo les to X'J _s_; cuws lauly calved or to calve *4 los to £9. A l.t of good BlOie wethers were __M for e.evwi Biii/ii_i 6 a a ii.ad, una a uuuiu.r uf l_iucjln rami realised goou pr.ets. There wt_a mtle busines_ doae iv i'urste, Kiflb Match.— A rifle match took place on Wedn.suay and Thursoay mornings at the jUaitai JJuus, between the City Hides and City Artillery, teu m.n a Blue. The City ltiliea Here victorious by 43 points. Colorbergea_t Burn of ihe City Kifles made a spieuuid score ot o3 point.. The range. v»ere 200 yards, target 6 oy 4 ieet, stauding; 4,0 aud 50J „ard_, target 6 by 6 ieet, position au, ; five sh.ta ao tacn lauge. Tho following are the scores: —

387 Ab.tillx.rx. Guunr Nicholson 32432 42432 44343 47 .fc___3_.au Jiird 3444 a 33044 42_24 46 (Jap aiu Pitt ... 23422 43332 30334 41 Busman Douglas 133 2 34433 22330 41 iiu-SergtHorliug 33422 _;3433 24230 40 Captain btro.g -12442 23333 00n_2 36 btrgt. WiuißfctC 220_3 2u443 41032 31 Lieut. Sadd ... 44420 22300 Jt_oOD 23 Corpi. Clousten 43303 __.r3O 002RJ 20 OUuner Edwards 00302 03303 00023 19 344

The Akaxoki.— As yet but little is known of ihis district, wiiieh promises at no very distant date to become one of the most importance in the province, if not in the * olony, trom the extern, and rich*-, es ot its reefs. At present, what with the natural roughness of the country, and ihe absence uf track, whereon ston s could be taken to the reels, there is very little doing there Five claims have been taken up but only two are at work, ihe Gulden Rid 6 e and the A.orni. g Star. At Hit* latter ihe proprietors are putting in a drive, but at the lormer crushing operations were commenced a lew weekß ago, a small five stamper battery having, afier a great expenditure of time and labor, been got on to ihe ground aad erected. The quantity of gold tbtaine.l is mid to be most encouraging, but v l3 the intention of the proprietors not to wash up until Clm.twas, by which time they hope to have at least 1000 ounces. The district has been v.sited by those who are well acquaintel with reeftug, including one gentleman who has had considerable experience b_th in the Thames and in Victori ;, und one and all agree that the bulk of of stone, which appears to be more or less auriferous, is such as they nevtr saw before. The reefs are approachable by iwo routes, one by AY est Wa_ganui, and the other by tt»e Anatori river. The latter is the nearer, but the iiarbor is not to be tru. te >, for it is difficult of entrance, and, when once in, there it i.o knowing when a boat will get out again. Ou some occasions, indeid, viry /at.ly they have been detained th re for several weeks. From the An .tori the road is along a bea. h f r three miles, when a lake is reached, on which the stores aie boated for two mile., and then h^ve to be ' humped" over two iuil. s of ruugh country to the -eels. Uut, as has been said, the gre»t drawback to this route is the badness of the harbor. From the end of the mudflat in the Wanganui harbor, to the -eels, is a distance .f nine mites ov.r a most trying ■ oad in its present state, but it is said that a very fair pack track may be male for a -mall sum of uio-ey. Of those ni cm le-, five are through bu.h and four through swamps, which are really dangerous tor one not accu turned to them The harbor, however, can be entered at all times, and offers safe an. ho* age. This, then, appears to be ihe route that should be •elected, and tbe expenditure of a moderate

amount upon making an available pack track would seem to be perfectly justified ly the reporcs that are constantly reaching ua of the richness of the country. Th . Rev G. H. Johnstone having arrived per the Charles Edward to take charge of St John's Church, held special Advent Sunday B.rvie.B on Sunday at 11 a to. and 7 p.m. There was a goo. attendance at each service. lhe reverend gentleman will probub'y remain in Westport until Easter. — IF«/por* limes. Mr J. C. Brown, M.H.R., hai been sent by the miner, of the district he represents — Tusp-ka. in Otago— to examine and report v.p n the Palmer goldfields, in Queensland. It is reported in Charleston that a lead of biack sand, four feet thick, and carrying a good prospect, has been struck at the back of the range running from the Four-Mile river to Fox, but the Charleston Herald says the news yet needs confirmation. The G. R. Argus of Saturday lust says :— Mr Foy with some of the members of his railway pa.a exploring party, returned to Ahaura on Thursday evening from the Upper Grey. The country about the upper tributarie** of the Brown Grey River ia described ai of the roughest description, and as far as examined it is not likely a suitable pass will be found in that direction for the railway route, but Mr Foy has not yet finished his reconnaissance of the locality The old road from the West Cotst to Nelson by way of Lake Christabel is reported to be in a completely di apiiated condition, and the difficulty of getting along it wa» a seriou. obstacle to the progress of the party. The party starts again on Monday.

CITl r IvIFLES. 200 yds 400 yds 500 yds Tl. Col.-Ssrgt Buru 4-1333 44434 33443 53 H vi. C Moore 43444 34342 K22J24 45 tft. H. JUtwre 24044 34344 04322 43 Cur^l. Cr ssuian 432^3 33433 3MU4 42 IM. Hood ... 42432 34423 2233 ii 41 I'vt. JJ.ivis ... 32304 04434 00223 40 .Lieui. I>. JJum 43224 02034 34222 34 i J Vi. Aluciettu 4-433 30430 83003 '62. t'«ri*l. D. Burns 22u33 03204 UJ3M 3t l J vt Sualey ... 43230 23423 OOUOO 26