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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume X, Issue 129, 31 May 1875, Page 2

We {Post) learn that an important addition to the steam fleet hailing from this port is likely to be made shortly. A number of gentlemen' have associated themselves to provide a sum sufficient to build a steamer of about the same tonnage as the Rangatira, and speciallydesigned for the coastal trade. Mr Charles Seager, on behalf of the promoters, to-day proceeded by the Alliambra to Dunedin, to try and arrange for having the vessel built there. The Dunedin correspondent of the Times writes: — The announcement of Mr YogePs long stay in Europe has been received in different ways by different people. A gentleman connected with one of the newspaper offices here, who had just received the news from the telegraphic office for an " extra," met Dr Pollen close to the telegraphic office. The worthy Doctor had not heard the news, and on the newspaper gentleman— who also happens to be an M.H.E. — showing him the telegraphic slip containing the intimation that Yogel would not be back until September, the Doctor's face became as elongated as Mahomet's coffin A very different effect, however, was produced upon the Superintendent, who happened to join the party at this moment. " "Why, what's the matter, Pollen?" asked our bluff and jovial head of affairs; " do yon find vice-regality too much for you !" Dr Pollen smole a sickly smile. The man of letters and M.H.R., as aforesaid, then showed the " slip " to Macandrew, whose face expanded to the broadest decent width, as a perspective of political battle in the council halls of "Wellington ffashed across his brain, and he saw the abolition party, without a leader, lying bleeding and defeated. A private letter from "Westland gives an amusing account of the pomposities of the gentleman who fills the office of District Judge there. He always sits on the bench in the full judicial costume of the Supreme Court. At Beefton, the duties of clerk of the Court are performed by a policeman, who of course appears in uniform, but his Honor will persist in addressing the unfortunate man as "Mr Registrar," and on a question of costs being raised the other day, his Honor, with great dignity, said, "Mr Registrar, you will tax Mr S 's costs; I never interfere." He also recently wanted to have six special constables sworn in to attend the criminal sittings at Reefton, and when travelling by coach, surrounds himself by pillows to avoid being jolted. A large number of funny stories are told about him, for of course this sort of thing does not go down with the ! diggers. — 2 W. v