The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1875.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 70, 22 March 1875, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, MARCH 22, 1875.

We understand that Mr John Scott has obtained the contract for the platelaying on the Nelson ami Foxhill railway, the price being £15,000. There were two other local tenderers, Messrs Gilbertson and Bray Brothers. A notice of the Rev. P. Calder's lecture on prayer is unavoidably held over until to-morrow. Reform League. — The Council of the League are requested to attend a meeting to be held this evening. Nelson Fire Brigade. — The audited statement of accounts for the past half-year is published to-dny by the Treusurer of the Fire Brigade. Owing to the presence of the Governor at the annual dinner the expenses connected with it as well as the torchlight procession were heavier than usual, und the balance left to credit is but a small one. After the experiences the people of Nelson have recently had of the usefulness of this body of men, they should see that they are in no way whatever cramped for funds. Bank Notice.— lt will be seen by advertisement thut the Banks will be closed from Thursday evening to Tuesday morning next, Fire at Auckland, — Just as we were going to press we received a telegram stating that Olson's Sauce Manufactory was destroyed by fire last night. Damages £5000. Insurances: New Zealand Company, £1850; South British, £1850; Victoria, £290. Coroner's Inquest. — An enquiry into the circumstances attending the late fire in Mr Harley'a stables was held this afternoon, and a verdict was returned to the effect that there was no evidence to show how it originated. City Rifles. — The third competition for the company's silver champion medal took ploce this morning, when it was won by Corpl. Crossman, who now holds both the company's medals. There was a strong Wairoea wind, and very bad light. There were nine competitors, and the scores above 30 were as follows •

The Auckland Herald says:— There is still a great demand for labor, notwithstanding the large number of immigrants that have arrived in the province during the past few months. The last shipload succeeded in obtaining employment at saliefactoiy rates of wages, and there are applications on the Immigration Officer's books for a Jorge number of farm laborers for the Waikato and other agricultural districts. If of the right sort, the immigrants by the Baron Aberdare, now daily expected, will all find employment on arrival. The steady progress of settlement in the interior, and especially upon the East Coast, has been the means of absorbing the labor which has, during the past twelve months, so freely been imported into this province ; and as the railway lines and main roaeJß continue to open up new country to the farmer, so in proportion will continue the demand for agricultural laborers.

It was recently reported that Heller, the conjuror, was dead, but he seema Jo have been disposed of somewhat prematurely, as (he London correspondent of a colonial journal writes:— "The hundreds who crowded into White's Rooms to see Heller and his * uncanny ' sister Miss Haidee, will hear with interest that they have commenced their English campaign with great success at Liverpool. In a local journal they are both welcomed as new and original phenomena in the conjuring world." In an Auckland paper there appears the following advertisement by a drapery firm: — "Five £1 notes will be given away at our clothing establishment in the pockets of coats, trousers, and vests, between now and next Saturday night. To convince the public that this will be a genuine gift, the Dames of those who are the fortunate winners will be published."

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