The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1878.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 292, 17 December 1878, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1878.

• .. A special meeting of tbe.W.aimea County! . Council was held this morning fbr.jthepijr-' pose of discussing the desirability of bringing " into force the .whojeof^the. Counties 'Act. All the -.members , werp - present, , Messrs.: BaroicQatL^chainnan^n^jShephard, Macmahou,, Dencker, Philips, jjJHrd, and ; W<?Us. Qut, report ;o£; the ,p ? oc^diDga •will appear to-morrow, In the raeaniirue we may state that Mr Denckerproposed arid Mr Bird , seconded, a resolution for bringing the Act iuto force, which was supported by Messrs " \ Barnicoat^ Shepfiard, atid .Phillips;, Messrs Macnoahon and Wells only being opposed to it. Mr Wells proposed the adjournment of . the meeting f. or "four wee^s jto allow of the further consideration of tKe subject On t .teing.put tQ.the, vote the tjSsult^as^Ayes: Meaars Barnicoat, arid ,'iTacmahon. Noes ,:' " Meaars ";,Shephard;; jD'euck'er, : and Phillips, /%.;^[rd!declineOo iS yqte; j Mr Barnicoat gave 'his' casting "yofe.!wita the. Ayes, and the meeting, adjourned' until TuesV day', the ; 14th January. ' ""* '' ; c> ,^. At the Police' Court to-morrow Antonio' , Bogden, EVancisco\Pa'scbe/ .Mrs Tpwnsend, 5 andMrsJ. Clark will be'eharged with selling beer and porter without a license. ' : * A tea and public meeting in connection with theiopeningjof-the §ew Baptist Church Sunday School will be held this evening, -i '■ f Th? sflejojf work at this MfsJng Hall for f the Christ Church! Sunday Schtooj "Build i waa- , well attended yesterday, both |n the afjernoon t • an<i fcyejiipgV, and .tbjq yron)o(erß had good * reason to.l)e'satisoed.'with'the success that attencted'their/effiortai/ih&suK'of £38 being taken daring the day. It will be onen again/ , 'I&js.eyeniijg^wb.en, in addition, )Lo /pending a" 'f^iSleasahC h'ainvor two, • visitors' toll : hive an opportunity of securing many useful and ornamental articles at very; reasonable.- rates. ! " Mr. A. J. Richmond, M.H.R J .,"wiil address his constituents at" Richmond this evening at Stoke to-morrow; and at Wakapuaka on Thursday,| r* .■ t tj "O" \ ""'. -. '■ Fbidat next at three o'clook^as been; appointed as i the/day and hour ;f or distributing the prizes to the pnpils attending the Government schools in town. We should take it as p. . great c? favqr if :<the feachejra-wwild kiudlv > send 1 us in the^riw» < liat8 > 6n4iheir''raornirig soi5 oi that day. i if iC\ J Y >'j i \]f\ A MBBTixdof Me i members of the Caledonian Society- is called-for^tbi^eyenipe for* theporpoaeof corisiderijag'tSe-expediency of winding up the Society.. ;,, , ; „; ; : The. Hjartnonic Society wiil, give thetf quarterly concert, consisting of the favorite cautata "The Ancient Mariner/, ( o© Thursday evening. The rehearsal ia.ke's place at . : the Society's Room this evening., \ r , "'