The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 49, 26 February 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. MONDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1877.

In these doll times we are glad to learn of a new local industry being started in tbe shape of the manufacture of moas. A telegram from a correspondent at Foxhill informs us that footprints of the orthodox appearance have been discovered on the ranges between here and the Wa.irau, that the beast or bird to which the feet belonged has been heard at nights, that the dogs were dismayed at the dismal sound, and that the animal which emitted them was sufficiently discreet to disturb the silence of the forest only when it was too dark for anything to be seen. All of which circumstances point conclusively to the fact that Ave have just as much right in Nelson to lay claim to the real presence "o? the moa as they have in other places. A sitting of the Assessment Court was held at the Court House this morning before L. Broad, Esq. Mr Gully, the Town Clerk, appeared to state that the valuation roll had not been completed at the time provided by the Rating Act, bnt was now ready, whereupon the Judge, in accordance with the 28th section formally appointed Mr Rout to be valuer, and ordered that the list be completed on Tuesday, the 27th instant, and that the objections be lodged on o. before the 14th of March. The Court" will sit to hear objections on Tuesday, the 20th of March. It will be seen by advertisement that the list will be open for inspection, at the Town Clerk's Office on and from Wednesday next, between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., and that all objections must be addressed to the Judge of the Assessment Court, and lodged with the Clerk of the Court on or before tlie 14th of March. A sitting of the Assessment Court was held at Suburban North on Saturday, when it being stated that no valuation list as required by law had been provided, the Judge, L. Broad, Esq., R.M., appointed Mr Mabin valuer, aud ordered the list to be ready by the 10th of March, and objections to be lodged by the 24th. The Court will sit to hear the objections on the 27th of March. 'The return cricket match between the Central Wakefield and Spring Grove Colts Clubs came off at Spring Grove on Saturday last. The weather being very showery, play was not. commenced till nearly noon, when the Spring Grove, winning the toss, sent their opponents to. the wickets to the bowling of the Arnold Brothers, who appeared to be pretty well on the wicket, as the Wakefield men only succeeded in putting together 39 runs. The Spring Grove colts then went to the wickets, and at the finish of their first innings 50 was put up as the total. In the Wakefield second innings they made 52, D. Price playing a very' good innings for 13. Spring Grove, now had to get 41 to tie, and it- looked at one time as if the Wakefield men were going to win, as four wickets went down for 14 runs, but on S. Fowler' going to the wicket that idea was speedily dispelled, as he showed the younger colts some really good cricket, playing a not out iuuings of fourteen. . Spring Grove won with four wickets to go down;. A gkeat treat is, in store for the people of Nelsou in the appearance of the Lydia Howard Opera Bouffe Company, which, after winning golden opinions elsewhere, is about to pay us a visit during next month. Mr W. T. Sniythe, the agent, arrived on Saturday for tha purpose of making the necessary arrangements. An interesting address on the work of the Melanesian Mission will be delivered by the newly consecrated Bishop at Bishopdale tomorrow afternoon, commencing at 4-45. Those who desire to be present can leave town by the 4*30 train, and return by that which arrives in town at 7 - 15. A meeting of the Motireka Relief Committee was held on Saturdiy night, but owing to no report having been received from the local committee nothing could be done in the direction of disbursing the funds in haud. It was resolved that subscription lists be sent to Mr Barnicoat, Richmond; Rev. C. O. Mules and Mr White, Spring Grove; Mr Grove, Foxhill; Mr J. Oldham, Suburban North; and Mr Guinness, Collingwood; with the request that they will assist in collecting subscriptions. The following names were added to the Committee:— Messrs Bird, Burn, Gray, Hooper, Mabin, Webb, West, and Wymond. The Committee then adjourned until this evening. T«g Post pf the 22nd inst. says, regarding the action taken by the Government in offering land to those of the Motuefea settlers who lost their properties in the flood: — " The Government has done a just and generous act in the case of the Nelson settlers ._ whose lands were literally washed away by •the recpnt flood. Such a disaster meant ruin to these people. Jfot only were their houses and crops destroyed, but the soil itself was gone beyond hope of redemption. Bare boulders and the gravel of a dry water-course werp aU that were left to mark what had once been luxuriant flelds in crop, smiling orchards, and comfortable homesteads. That these pebple should now, without paypiept,

be allowed to select an equal quanlifcy of crown land ih other parts of fche Nelson Provincial district is a concession which will commend itself as being only right and just to the mind of every right-thinking man." The strong common sense of the public is always in the end,- moire than a match for fraud, imposture and pretention. Probably within the last twenty years, five hundred attempts have been made to imitate, or pirate Udolpho Wolfe's Schiedam Aromatic Schnapps, all'of which have been disastrous to the parties concerned. Neither secret fraud, nor open competition has effected the popularity of the famous . invigorant. It stands afc fche headof the tonics and correctives of the age, as tbe supreme remedy for dyspepsia, general debility, nervous weakness! urinary diseases and rheumatic affections. — Advfc.