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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 66, 7 March 1876, Page 2

Sir Julius Vogel has telegraphed to tbe members of tbe Reception Committee at Wanganui that he hopes to be able to visit that place at the end of this or the beginning of next week. A Wellington firm has just executed a photographic group of the ministers in attendance at the late Wesleyan Conference. Tbe Age, referring lo the connection of Australia and New Zealand by cable, says: — In the whole history of submarine telegraphy there is no other instance of a cable of similar length being so expeditiously and successfully laid. There is little doubt tbat New Zealaud will be visited next summer by a Victorian cricket team. Proposals have been received from Melbourne, which have been taken up with considerable spirit by Auckland, Dunedin, and Christchurch. In each province where a match is played the Australians propose to spend a week. From the beginning of the year to the 23rd February no fewer than 584 cases were disposed of in the Resident Magistrate's Court at Wellington. The Cross says that his Excellency the Marquis of Normanby will shortly make a tour round the North Island, visiting all the principal centres of the Maori population. The following mild reminder appears in the Wanganui Herald: — Notice. — If Young Corrigan, who stayed at my hotel a few days ago, and who left without settling his bill, does not immediately square up, I will find him equally as cheap lodgings in a more airy situation.—- Jas. Anderson, Commercial Hotel. The Wellington Argus says : — Fifty applications at tbe immigration barracks, and not a single girl to be had. No wonder servantgirlism can boast of its " ring " aud dictate terms in Wellington. There are a hundred families, to put it moderately, who are prepared to pay high wages for good servants, but they are not to be had. Could not the Government send out 500 single girls to each province before finally putting a stop to emigration. According to the Wellington Argus the Italians recently imported do not appear to be a very successful class of ! immigrants. Our contemporary says : --■What is to become of the Italians ? That is a question whiph affords anxiety to tbe immigration authorities and amusement to the public in general. These sons of a sunny clime stjjl struggle through existence at the immigration barracks in dignified ease, and there seems little prospect of their present niode of life being interfered

with, for the peculiar line for whioh they are fitted, if they have any special-' ty, remains aa great a secret as ever. Captain Hutton is of opinion that. New Zealand >once formed a very subf.; ordinate' part of a. large continent) 1 ; which probably stretched away far to the northward. One by one the luxuries of life are becoming so plentiful and cheap as to be Avithin the reach of the poorest. ' A large lake has been discovered about 40 miles west of Loramie, in the bottom of which is a thick layer of Epsorn salts. The Colonial Agency's monthly circular for the San Francisco mail gi«res some interesting information in a tabulated form regarding the increase in the imports of wool into Grreat Britain from the year 1872 to 1875. New Zealand, we find, is coming to the front in the supply of this particular staple, Bhe being. second on the list, Victoria, of course, taking a strong lead. This latter colony sent home last year 279,751 bales as against 198,307. New Zealand supplied 149,896 bales in 1875, showing a large increase on 1872 when her share was only 104,583. New South Wales and Queensland, which are coupled together, did not export as much as our own colony by 7000 bales. South Australia is making good progress, her contribution having increased by 30,000 bales in the three years, her exports last year being 100,852 bales. Western Australia and Tasmania remain almost stationary. The total amount imported into England from the Australian colonies during the past year was 699,302 bales. In 1872 it was 522,556.