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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 77, 18 March 1876, Page 2

Quite a little flutter of excitement, I am told, was occasioned in the Wnimtn district the other day by the appearance of an outrider io the full uniform of tl c Nelson Police Force at a respectful distance in advance of a buggy, in wbich was seated tbe Provincial Sect etary, whose careworn oountenance told how heavily the burdens of the State lay upon his shoulders. Varioua, and, in some instances, wild, were the speculations given rise to by the appearance of this pair. What were they doing ? Where were they going ? One suggested that something similar to what was taking place in Wellington was being done here, and thafc the Provincial Secretary was going round to inspect the public works and see what wos required in the various districts, before handing the province over to the; General Government, and that "Peter," ior thus irrevently did he speak of the advance guard, was acting on behalf of the Colonial Government on the principle, A Minister for Wellington, a police man for Nelson. Another hinted that a hole ih a bridge in an out-district had caused an insurrection, and that the Provincial Secretary was on the way to quell it with his eagle glance, and the assistance of "Peter's" baton. Just then there rode up from town one of those cute fellows who know everything that is going on, and on hearing what they were talking about, he burst out laughing, and said "All wrong ; it's only the Piovinoial Premier on a pig purchasing

I ":Th^totial pn k;p gl W ia sf '*The.P r °-vin cial Prem-ier. ion a|vj)?g ■^urchaVihg^eipedition.* Is »j^fn enough! fur|; you ?" "Yes," **$^eai> what' -you '*say-, but what dp yoti mean?" " Wel],No put it N shortly : some pigs are wanted for the Karamea, and the Premier, who is a rare hand at driving a bargain, is going to buy them himself. " Peter's " to drive them, and the Premier* will follow in the trap and pick up any that are tired.'' I expect the fellow was joking, but "the "Premier," as be calls him, and the. policeman were seen travelling as described, and pigs are wanted at Karamea. £>till, two and two do not always make four. . F.