The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 220, 25 October 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1878.

Our telegrams announce that the House of Representatives has so far approved of the principle of handing over to Mr Macandrew the control of eight millions of money aa to reject by a majority of 45 to 11 Mr Curtis' amendment that the Railways Construction Bill be read the second time that day six months, and to agree on the voices fo'thp second reading of the Bill. This " unparalleled " t>*ieagu*re ? aa Mi* Po* called it, has, however, to run the gauntlet of the Committee, and there can be little 'doubt that when it comes out jt will be go altered thut ita sponsor will be unable to recognise it. If the House is to prorogue, ag it is stated, on .Monday, our members will have

no difficulty whatever in preventing the passing of the Bill. The sitting of the District Court, which was to have been held to-day, was adjourned until Monday. A. meeting of the members of the Harmonic Society was held last night, the Bishop of Nelson, the President, in the chair, to consider the advisability of discontinuing the weekly practices during the summer months. A resolution to that effect, however, was negatived by a very large majority. A cricket match will be played to-morrow between the Normanby and College Clubs at Victory Square, where'ja capital pitch has been obtained. Play will commence as near 12*30 as possible, and the following will comprise the respective teams .-—College : Messrs Barnicoat, E. Boddington, H. Boddington, Firth, Fleming, F. Greenfield, Harvey, Rout, Seymour, Sharp, and Vickerman. Normanby: Messrs Barnett, Coles, Curtis, Foy, Gilpin, A. Greenfield, C. Halliday, H. Halliday, Hodgson, M'Cabe, and Topliss. The half-yearly meeting of the V.M.C.A. will be held this evening at half-past seven, when a full attendance is requested. Telegiiaphic communication with Europe is interrupted by a break in the land line to Port Darwin.