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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 15, 17 January 1877, Page 4

'- U 1 ,r'""-A IV.-11 ..,!,_ t; <. 0 1 A:F^tuckympe^ I tej|st^^j.lp J^i R g snak.a s^ory:— Whi^e. out hnptingrOne day lately *Mr Richard 1 Ivbb 'discovered cl lapge^ave in. thb hiifl f an'_ejriaurbb_*; j^hibf qpposite,, he,ap(| ih^equealing pigs iusidb. T.» r He. stepoed close to,, the mou'th'^r._eAcave i ti 'iuvesiipe^ the' matteP,\and-tb n fiiat fao r rrbr j ¥_^ protruijf-JUK-xtb^ijbeadjof :. an i'njraenabAra.ttlgahalfe with a pig io ita mouth. A The p|g was about four months old and wlighed about twenty-five pounds. He summobed fa iambb? of " hia neighboY^/with ! guns and pi^jhfpr&jS, \yhpj)uilt a large | fire at the top of the cave in order to I drive th# bWbkes bbtj '__ about an hoar ! they commenced pouriog ont over the.: burning coals. As they approached in I sight the parties fired upon them from ' the top of the cliff. They continued to pour out until the surrounding woods for twenty yards square were literally covered with dead and live snakes. ' They killed three hundred aud ten, but: many made their escape, The largest one killed — a male— was ten feet long, and measured around the body about one and a half feet; the nest largest — a female — was seven feet long, and i measured "one "foot r fbaod~~tße : -body. The largest snakes have been preserved in ] alpohol,,and r w.ilLbe r .on exhibition at} our Fair, free of charge. v The snakes referred to had one hundred aud ten! rattles. The cayejw_s titer's Hy^filled withjthe headsaad bpaag^ sheep, pigs, etc., which had :. beea captured fropaAlhe Burroundiog country. . M ,f i'J'w / i *• Pakeha''- addresses^ the AfbHb'wing ' letter regarding* County Cbhneils to the Aac_labd Wmiy A Herald : 5 — You hkve dbbe agreatdealtobhlighten your r re_aders ,by7unravelliag some of the'Mys.eHes'of -the Go_dtws*__otj^ptjy I t-feßpass on your space to ask A n^%FA quepUon? In :H6klabga r/ t^ro 'SaWw^'Wd'''-alf^^Ji^^|e Maoriachav^been, electbdito seats 1 in the Gouabily^The Maori electors being: In Atettl^Sl.?!fßX4jpl.^coure^ the Euro-J peabs cbulci poly sqbe^ze in~by 'asbavb. fhal.will ba^the resuh? Are the' Europeans- bf : the / aisTrict' laoiblyAtoj submit to be taxed bf a Maori CouWilrj Is it- 'not; an anomaly ihat ratepayers; should be taxed by ; Dbn-ratepsyererl Wby; j ma^ :.*-.fofl? t ihundj-ed jper , ann^uui^^ucl , then! •clerk a- good salary .?/,' Ho^o-eaa ;husij r neßßr pi'obeed^ without arf interpreter rj l^oeS" a pouncil'TßO coustifyfced e^cist in ■BoytAo.thsr f / : Pp / u?ity ) i iaJj'lSa^j'.Zi^na^ Have v?e?apy.,appe«!,Ao;r must! 'wieoiub*} mit* for two years* td bei dictated to by L^i8 i mo&iirpaßly. l ia , bßard deformity' of Goyernmentf Z.iA7'A I '' "A i '" : f - l . }