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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 161, 29 June 1876, Page 2

Two collisions have occurred on the Port Road during the present week. The first happened on Tuesday evening shortly after five o'clock, when an Albert car ran into a brewer's cart, but with the exception of a few powerful ejaculations nothing very serious occurred. The second collision took place last evening about dusk opposite the Gasworks, when a heavy dray came into contact with a cab, the horse of the latter being rather frisky at the time. Tbe cab came off second best. The Masonic Ball, which is likely to be a brilliant affair, takes place at the Provincial Hall this evening. Dancing is to commence at eight o'clock punctually. An Evangelistic service will be held at the Temperance Hall to-night. A meeting of the officers and members of the Friendly Societies in Nelson will be held at the Odd-Fellows' Hall this evening at eight o'clock to receive the report of the Committee on the new Bill. Mr. Baker, the travelling agent for the Government Insurance Department, :.s now on a visit to Nelson, where he purposes remaining some time, and already he has been instrumental in persuading a number of persons who had hitherto neglected what with some is a; positive duty, to insure thoir lives. Instances bf the misery and destitution that have been" produced by such neglect have been only too numerous in this colony and province, and all who can possibly do so should take warning and avail themselves of the facilities afforded in the present day for effecting life insurances. The superiority claimed by the Government over private companies consists chiefly in the guarantee of the colony for the payment ot policies, the division of profits among the insured every five years, and the low rates of premium as compared with those of private Societies. We would commend the subject to the consideration particularly of those whose wives and families would be left penniless by the death of the breadwinner. A Revising. Court was held by Mr Lee, the Eevising Officer, yesterday. No objections had been made by the Registration Officer, but with regard to the lists sent in by the Town Clerk and Road Board Secretaries in accordance with the Act of last year, the Revising Officer said he was constrained to disallow the lists submitted to him from the several rating bodies, as he did not consider that bare lists of names were in compliance with the requirements of the Registration of Electors Act, 1866, which must be taken in cennection with the Act of 1875, under which they purported to be compiled. He read the Act of 1875 as merely extending the facilities for claiming the Franchise, and said that all the particulars required from the individual claimant by the Act of 1866 should be given by the Road Boards and Municipal Boards in their lists of ratepayers for the purposes of Registra-

tion. Tt appears to us that Mr Lee has gone put of his "way to place a far fetched and exceedingly harsh interpretation on the Act of last year. A serious accident occurred at the Port this morning to John Turner and Fred Atkinson, who were at work at the excavation now being made for the reclamation works. It appears that they had put in a small charge of powder, about two pounds, and lighted the fuse, at the dinner hour, but on returning they found the charge had not exploded, and they set to work to drill it out, after first saturating it with water. While thus engaged, it exploded, knocking both men down, and severely injuring Turner's arms, the right one especially. Atkinson's injuries are not so serious, but he, too, is a good deal hart. Both men were driven up to town at once, Turner to Dr Squires and Atkinson to Dr Farrelle, from whom they received every attention.