The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JULY l3, 1877.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 164, 13 July 1877, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JULY 13, 1877.

It is a somewhat remarkable coincidence that almost simultaneously with the arrival of the news that arrangements had been made by the Agent-General for the shipment of another batch of immigrants there should come to us from Dunedin a telegram stating that a number of unemployed men had waited on the Mayor of that city begging him to find them work on the railway at five shillings per day. The Mayor on making enquiry found that they really were penniless and unable to procure employment elsewhere, and therefore forwarded their request to the Minister for Public Works with, the recommendation that it should be granted, and the recommendation was acted upon. , But it is not only in Otago that th-3 supply otlabor is . in excess of the demand. From many other parts of the colony there comes the aame tale. From our Greymouth exchanges to hand to-day we find that the arrival of the West Coast share of the^OS immigrants now on their way out in the first ship of the season is looked forward to with anything but satisfaction or gratification. « Ttie public works," says the blar.< of the 9,th instant, "are drawing to a .close, and hiimbere now in the colony will be thrown ont of work, so that what hope there is foir-till further-shipment3 *of immigrants is. a mystery. No doubt landed proprietors view ..this glut with selfish satisfaction, for they see in it a, plentiful supply of labor at a great reduction on present prices^ but the general public, especially the laboring classep, view it ia a;different light altogether ; they foresee hardship and distress to hundreds .who, being without money, and unable to get employment, will be reduced to great straits." How- the General Government could Rave . sanctioiied the further importation of large 'numbers of immigrants in \iew of the present state of the iabormsrKet we" are" "at a loss to conceive. Either they cannot have a made th,emselyea.>,cqHainf*ed with * the' 'state; of the colony in this respect, or, knowing it, they have issued-theirorders with an entire disregard to the results-that snust inevitably foHow 'their completion. . ;i y y . : ' a Attention is called to the "anction sales to be held by Mr Augarde to-morrow, the ! JPartM«j!_Mß of which will.be found, in the advertisements.

We have been shown the plans of a theatre which it is proposed to build on the south side of the Odrellows' Hall, and forthecredit of; Nelson we trust thafc the effort now being inside will be attended with success, for surely everyone whoattends an entertainment m the existing building must feel ashamed that it is the best.of the kind Nelson possess. The dimensions of the new Hall will be 9*-* feet by 37ft with 23 feet studs, and the stage will be 28 feet wide by 50 feet deep. The Provincial HaU, we may state is 66ft. x 32ft. The estimated cost is £1000, of which it is proposed to raise £600 on scriD, to repay which it is calculated that at least £100 a year will be available, as the whole of the receipts will be| devoted to that puroose. Tha Committee cannot guarantee interest, but should the recerptsexceedthesum mentioned the surplus will be distributed as a dividend. The public are invited to render assistance by taking up the scrip which will be payable in five shilling calls afc intervals of not less than a month. There surely can be found a sufficient number of people in Nelaon who for such a purpose will consent to lend small sums for a few years without interest, the security for their capital "being unquestionable. Why poison the sick with the liquors of commerce when a pure stimulant containing vegetable agents, which endow ifc with extraordinary alterative and strengthening properties, which never excites and invariably affords relief* is just as easily Jprodured It the patient is weak or nervous, his kidneys, stomach, or bowels oufc of order, let him have recourse to that safest, surest, pleasantest of regulating tonics, Udolpho Wolfe's SeHIBDAM -SOMATIC SCH**UPFS.— Advt.