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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XI, Issue 221, 8 September 1876, Page 2

The City Surveyor of Christchurch estimates that to water* the whole of the streets in the city during next season would necessitate an outlay of £11,620. The Grey mouth Coal Mining Cora]jpany'Bi3a|iaf^ ia-now down to a depth "of 376 feetj^at which distance they have struck the rough grit usually found in immediate proximity to coal. Tin ore has been discovered at Tapanui, says the Tuapeka Times. A specimen sent to Dunediu for assay is expected, to yield; a large per centage of pure metal to. the ton. As a proof (says the Timaru Herald) of the desire which some of our local unemployed have to obtain work, we may mention the following circumstance:—ln view of the hunt on Satur- • day, k' quantity of wire was taken out of the different fences which had to be crossed, on the understanding, of course, that it should be replaced. Within the last two days several men have, beeitt? engaged to do the re-sotting : up,, but Strange to say it was no further advanced last night than on Monday morning. The first pair who were sent out found that gorse had an unpleasant knack of pricking their dear little fingers, and they gave the job up in disgust. The next lot made a similar discovery, .and concluded also to go home; while the third batch altered their minds before the next morning, and never showed up at all, and yet, would our readers believe it, these very men professed themselves willing to do anything for a job as long as it would keep them from starving. . When great hulking chawbacons. like those can refuse 10s a day for putting up wires, the state of our working men cannot be very bad. A painful accident occurred lately at . Gust, Canterbury. A young boy had three of his fingers chopped off by a chaff-cutter, and haa since died from the injuries. The North Olago Times, which has hitherto been such a strong supporter of Sir Julius Yogel, describes him as a political traitor. Jt says : — " Painful, paltry, and pitiable in the extreme is the exhibition made of himself by the Premier of the colony, aad we question whether ever before in the history of responsible Government, any statesman so completely covered bimself with shame and disgrace as did Sir Julius Vogel on Tuesday evening. On a flimsy paltry pretext, he has thrown duty to the winds, and he has preferred his own ease to his country's good." As a bit of native news, the Alexandra correspondent of the Waikato Times supplies the following : — " Oue of the subjects occupying the attention of the natives largely is the question whether Tawhiao, the King, is the Supreme Being. This is the principal question now discussed at the meetings of the Tareaoa."