TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 83, 10 April 1877, Page 2

TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1877.

Undeb the heading ■«' Perils of Immigration" there 'appeared- in the Colonist this 1 morning a.: highly sensational paragraph wherein is graphically described " the most sha'meful treatment to which a passenger bv the emigrant ship Northampton «as° subjected during the voyage." Thinking it strange thai the facts as related had escaped the notice of our reporter who visited the vessel and went over the greater parfc'of it, we made enquiries, the result of which is that we are in a position to state on the authority of the Health Officer in 'Kelson, that the whole story is a pure fabrication from beginning to end. The passenger referred to had been on two occasions before leaving.Eng'and placed under restraint on account of insanity, and Oft the voyage out symptoms of lria'iiia-showed themselves again to such an extent that it became necessary to place him" in confinement, and so violent was he that he had to be removed from the men's hospital into a ■separate ward, which was of ample size;"well ventilated, and having a comfortable bunk He was, we are assured, well fed and attended to, and the remedies used were no more severe:thau,the circumstances required. We quite agree with our contemporary that after the statements he has "made there ought to be an enquiry into the affair in Wellington. We would- again remind our readers of the " Cl-istinas Tree " at the Provincial Hall tonight. The prizes, which are the gifts of a number of ladies, are many of them of considerable value, and very few, if any, will befound to be worth less than the one shilling charged for the tickets. During the evening there will be music, and singing, and refreshments of all kinds will be obtainable in the Grand Jury room at moderate rates. It will be necessary for those who mean to take tickets to be early in attendance as the drawing will commence at half past seven. The Motueka Relief Committee met last night. Present: The Mayor in the chair the Bishop of Nelson, Messrs Broad, Sharp, Richmond, Gray, Haddow, and Oliver The following tenders for the supply of grass seed were received: -Cocksfoot; C. Hading, ?? P o?i ; i Mabin ' samplc B ' 9d ' sara Ple 'a t) L 7, and - Picke nng, 6Ju; Neale. and Haddow, 6*d; Wells, 7d . Rye Grags . C. Canning, 6s per bushel; J. R, Mabin, w»S ? N cl S ' Sanlple Kss H sample WWB, ss; Sharp and Pickering. 6s 6d: Neale and Haddow, 8s ; Wells, 9s. Tlie con- ? sideration of the above was held over until this morning. The following additional recommendations were adopted :— That Mr Graves be voted £50, to be applied by the Bishop of Nelson; that Mr Gibb* be voted the sum of £15 < that Mr Wilkinson be voted the sum of £t5 provisionally on Mr Oliver approving of his claim. Tlie tenders -for 'grass seed were considered' this morning, -when the following were accepted • Rye grass: Sharpand Pickering, lio bushelsG. Canning, 6G bushels, Neale and Haddow! ■50 bushels. Cocksfoot-: Sharp and Pickering, 4GQlbs; Nenle and Haddow, 4601bs A ! n additional lot wasalsjo purchased to be held uv reserve until the Committee ascertained whether more would be required in the up-country districts. This was as fol-lows:-JR. Mabin, 85 bushels rye gra 9s , sample BN ; Neale and Haddow, 1841bs cocksfoot ; Sharp and Pickering IB4lbs cocksfoot. ■ . . ' iw'vT 11 ? 1117 in ?P ection of the Town and loi* Volunteers will take place at the Drill Shed this evening at bait-past seven IT will be seen by om; advertising columns that tenders are jnvited for supplying a ten-stamper battery for the Unlte^Albion Quaitz Mining Company at Reefton In kelson tenders are to be sent to the office of Messrs Adams and Kintfdon