The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 130, 1 June 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. SATURDAY, JUNE 1, 1878.

We received thia afternoon just before going to press the following telegram from Mr Acton Adams;— The Nelson Eaii-

way deputation spent yesterday in interviewing members of the Government separately, and impressing on them the necessity for at once accepting the Port Railway contract, and they had a long official interview with the Colonial Secretary respecting the difficulty the Government found in obtaining funds to continue public works. The Cabinet this morning gave the deputation a formal interview, and the reply the Government gave was that the Nelsan contract was • not the first one for which tenders had been refused, as contracts to about §£100,000 had been refused before Nelson, and about £160,000 had been refused altogether, including the Port Chalmers wharf and railway, tho Dunedin railway station, the Oreti bridge, and the Waitara railway. The Government had already obtained advances against the loan, and as far a 9 was possible or justifiable they had carried on public works during the whole year on such advances, and had only stopped accepting fenders when it became dangerous to the public credit to proceed further. They had favorable news re the loan yesterday, and asked the deputation to wait a week for their final answer, and hoped within that time to have the loan negotiations now pending carried out, when they will accept the tender, arid communicate with the Nelson people within a week. The Government absolutely promise to treat Nelson the same as Dunedin and places affording the Government strong political support, and will accept the Nelson tender in the first batch, and immediately certain news arrives re the floating of the loan, and without waiting until the loan is actually paid in. The lowest tender has been kept open and can be accepted by telegram instantly, us the Government pledge themselves to insert the lowest rate in the new Appropriation Act, so that unless the Government are ousted the Nelson contract is certaiu'to be executed. Ultimately the Government felt the deputation's argument re the poverty of the. workmen congregated in Nelson, but the deficiency in the Education rate hadabsorbedhalf the unauthorized expenditure, which, with other calls, left no available margin to allow any payment under that head. They regret the necessity of a week's delay, but confidently expect to accept the tender within that time. The share list of the Colonial Insurance Company closed yesterday afternoon, and we understand that a good many shares were applied for in Nelson, but we are not able to speak authoritatively, as on our reporter asking for information on the subject he was told that the. Bank had received strict instructions to keep tho number of applications secret. The hour of noon was very disagreeably announced to residents in Washington Valley to-day, when the gun was fir«d as usual from the Signal station, and the report being immediately followed by a sharp crack on the end of Mr Bettany's stable, close to which some people, were standing at the time. Upon examination it was found that it had been struck by a stone weighing between IJand 2lbs, and which when .picked up was quite warm and smelt of powder. This is the story told to us by Mr Bettany, and it is certainly of sufficient importance to demand an enquiry. Mb. Burrell has sent us a sample of smoked kawai, which are of excellent flavor, and make a capital dish for the breakfast table. There are thousands of these fish to be caught in the Bay, and we are glad to hear from Mr Burrell that the produce of his curing house is already in large demand. We make the following extracts from the published report of the speech recently delivered by Mr Button, M.H.R., who has since resigned his seat because his opinions were not in accord with those of the majority of his constituents:—They could see that he could not be a supporter of Sir George Grey. On some material points they agreed, but he could not follow Grey as a leader. He had no faith in his sincerity. If he went to Wellington he would oppose Sir George Grey in all ministerial matters. He did^not wish to go to Parliament to represent a minority of his constituents. He wished to be really a representative of the people. If their views were opposed to bis, they had relieve him of his trust. If he went to Wellington, it would be useless to expect him to change his views, and vote with the Government, because he would not do it. They now had a fair opportunity. If they desired to see Sir George Grey and his Ministry stand they had better say so. For his part, he preferred to see men in high places of trust who could be trusted, and he did not think Sir George Grey could be trusted. If he were satisfied that his voting with the Government on a ministerial question would bridge every river in Westland and make railways to Greymouth and Canterbury, he would vote | against them. When he came before them to solicit their suffrages he did not like Sir George Grey, and he had never liked him since. Nothing was so successful as success. No doubt the views of the constituency had changed. The members of the Coursing Club are sorley exercised on account of the poaching that is said to' be going on upon those farms which have hitherto been, preserved by their owners for coursing purposes. The chances of a good day's sport are thus greatly reduced. - It is said that Martin,Farquhar Tupper, D.C.L., author of " Proverbial Philosophy," is about to visit Australia and New Zealand. Under the heading "Suggestive," the Press says:—A hearty laugh was caused last night in the Sydenham Council Chamber by the unwitting transposition of the mQtto of the borough, made "by a member who proposed that a temporary seal should be adopted with the legend " Words not deeds." The preservation of health is a duty. God gave us our bodies to be austained and fostered, uot to be neglected and abused. Disregard of the means of preserving health, a neglect of the warnings of approaching disease, is a species of suicide. Maintain the vigor of the body by an observance of the laws of hygiene : but if this is not sufficient to keep up the proper standard of health and strength you will find a most powerful auxiliary in Udolpho Wolfe's Aromatic Schiedam Schnapps. —Advt.