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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XII, Issue 249, 20 October 1877, Page 2

With reference to the recent division in the no-confidence motion tha correspondent of the Zyttetton Timet telegraphed a3 follows showing what importance was attached to, and how uncertain waa Mr Baigsnt's vote:— Then Mr Woolcock made a long rigmarole speech, and while this was going on some of the Opposition were interviewing Mr Baigent, who waa doubtful. On getting a hint round none of the Opposition would rise to follow Mr Woolcock, as it was deemed desirable to take the division while Mr Baigent was in the mood. The Wellington Jockey Club are about to erect permanent and substantial booths at the Hutt racecourse, and so do away with the absurd old practice of every year fitting up trumpery canvas erections just for the day. The fact that the Wellington Cup for next meeting is to be £500, instead of £800 as heretofore, has been most favorably commented upon by the New Zealand Pres3 generally, as showing the liberal spirit of our club, and we may expect that the 2nd of November, which is the day for receiving the Cup nominations, will demonstrate by a numerous entry how fully this step has been appreciated by owners and trainers. Th» expenses of the recent municipal election (says the Post) caused a lengthy discussion at the City Council last night. The returning officer charged £12 Is for his services, be three guineas for each ward. This was thought to be too heavy. A reference to the resolution of the Council showed that three guineas was evidently intended a3 the tojal remuneration, but there was a general feeling that this was insufficient, and ultimately £6 6s was granted. The Wellington Evening Argus says:—" It is stated that a number of holders in Christchurch of Union Insurance shares merely put them up for auction to ascertain their public value, and then bought them in again. We should imagine that after auctioneer's commission and advertising had been paid, this would be found rather an expensive method of testing the market." The means resorted to by certain Dunediu cabmen to obtain liceuses were brought prominently before the City Council last week by the Inspector of Nusiances, who wrote:—"The Inspector of Licensed Vehicles desires to bring under your notice the fact of a scheme called • The Lending System,' commencing amongst some ;of the needy cabowners in the city in the way of borrowing prior to inspection vehicle gear, such as harness in Bat, cushions, lamps, &c, and then coming with the vehicle to the Council Chambers for inspection. The vehicle of course being clean and in good repair and fitted with borrowed articles is then inspected and passed as fit, a lieense is given, the cab is theu taken away, the borrowed articles returned to the lender, whose cab may have been passed before or may have to come up after the articles are returned." The letter was referred to the Legislative Committee. Describing the debate en the Waha Maori motion, the contributor of '< Notes from the Gallery" to the Hawkes Bay Herald writes : —Mr Hursthou3e, the member for Motueka, made the only speech after that of Mr. Ballance in which there was anything lively or anything that had not been said before. He related a dream that h» had the previous night, and which shadowed forth the discordant elements that would exist if the Opposition got into power. The dream was that the present Ministry were out of office, add the new Ministejs were in Cabinet; the Treasurer was Sir Georgo Grey. The claims of Otago were first put forward by the Dunedin members, *hen those o£ Canterbury, and then those of Auckland, xintil at last the Treasurer was in despair at being utterly unable to satisfy all feha demands made upon him by his supporters, and he informed them that the utmost they would be able to borrow was two millions. Then there was a general split up amongst the new Ministry and their followers The graphic way in which Mr Hursthousc related hi3 dream, without a smile on his features, created hearty laughter, Sir George Grey himself being as much amused as anybody. He went on to speak of the impossibility of the Opposition, in its present state, being able to Form a Ministry which would esist for any length of time, and said he would not detain She House any longer by his remarks, on srhich Mr. Barff said maliciously, « Give ua mother dream." I

A practical, scientific largo landed proprietor, who livea not a hundred miles from Tapanui, recently made a most valuable discovery for the extermination of rabbit3. The remedy m very simple, and can be adopted by anybody. It is this— Make a small ring of tar round the land or run infested by bunny, and he will never cross it. The scientific landed proprietor has tried the experiment round his large garden, and the effects have been quite magical. Report does not say but we (Tuapeka Times) presume the worthy pioneer discoverer intends the tar to be kept smoking hot.