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

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 292, 17 December 1879, Page 2

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

A special meeting of the Waitnea County, j Council was held this morning, for the purpose of discussing the desirability of bringing ! into force the whole of the Counties Act. All the members were, present, namely, Messrs Barnicoat (chairman), <■„B hephard, Macmahon, rDencker, Phillips,' Bird, and Wells. Our report of the proceedings will appear to-morrow. In the meantime we may state that Mr Dencker proposed and Mr Bird seconded, a resolution for bringing the Act into force, which waa supported by Messrs Barnico&t, Shepfaard, ahd Phillip, Messrs Macqaahon aqd Wells only bei^g opposed to it. Mr Wells proposed the adjournment of the meeting for four weeks to allow of the further consideration ! of, ,{;&! subject On being put to the vote the result waa; — Ayes: Messrs Barnicoat, Wells, and Maemahcn. Noes: Messrs Shephard, /.Dencker, andj Phillips. Mr Bird declined '.tp^ote. Mr Barnicoat gave his casting 'vote 'with the Ayes, and the meeting adjourned until Tuesday, the 14th January. Ax the Police Court to-morrow Antonio Bogden, Francisco Pascoie,, Mrs Townseud, and Mrs J: Clark will be charged with selling beer and porter without a license. : '' ' A tea and public meeting in connection with the opening of the nsw Baptist Church Sunday School will be held this evening. ' The sale of work at the Masoiic Hall for the-Christ Cnurcti Sunday SchojoUFu&i was well attended yesterday both in the afternoon and eveniqg, and the, j promoters had good reason to be satisfied with tbp "success that attended their efforts/ the sum bf £38 being taken during the day. It will be open again , tljis evening, when, in additjiou>lp spending a pleasant hour or two, visitors Will have an opportunity of securing many useful and ornamental articles at very reasonable rates. Mr. A. J. Richmond, M.H.R., will address his constituents at Richmond this evening, at Stoke to-morrow, and at Wakapuaka on , Thursday. , . . :[ \ i „ ' Friday next at three o'clock has been appointed as the day. and hour for distributing the prizes to the pupils attending the Government schools in towu. We should take it as a great favor if the teachers would kindly send us in the prize lisfcW their morning of that day. . .' \ • .*'••■. \ A MEExraG'of the members of the Caledonian Society is called for |this evening for the purpose of considering the expediency of winding up the Society. The Harmonic Society will give their quarterly concert, consisting of the favorite cantata " The Ancient Mariner," on Thursday evening. The rehearsal takes place at I the Society's Room this evening. j