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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 121, 21 May 1880, Page 2

The directors' report and balance-sheet of .the Permanent Building Society of Nelson will be found on the fourth page. A correspondent, BigniDg himself "An old soldier," writes on the subject of the wages offered by the Government to laborers on the Pelorus Road, but, as his letter is almost word for word the same as "Pakeha Maori'B," which appeared in a summarised form yesterday, there ia no occasion for its publicsJ tion.

Monday being Her Majesty's Birthday, the regular fortnightly civil sittings of the District Court will take place on Tuesday. The petition for adjudication against W. Carter Webb, in which Mr Pitt appears for the petitioning creditors is set down for bearing, and the case of Adams v. Wheeler will be tried with the assistance of a jury. Mr Acton Adams is the plaintiff, and the defendant, who resides in Dunedin, has retained Mr Eell. Owing to the uncertain slate of the weather there was but a limited attendance at the Port Hall last night, and the lecture which was to have been delivered by the Bey J. Beckenham was consequently for a fortnight. Mr John E. Mabin repoito the sale of sections 55, 56, and 57, containing about 115 acres, situate near Mount Heslington, Brightwater, for ,£SOO. A letter from Mr R. Gray is unavoidably held over until to-morrow. The adjourned meeting of the Licensed Victuallers will be held to-morrow afternoon at half-past two o'clock, at the Masonic Hall. Should we be favored with "Queen's weather " on Monday next, there will probably be a large muster of civilians as well as Volunteers at the Maitai range, where the day is to be devoted to firing for the Champion Belts presented by the Licensed Victuallers, and for the numerous prizes which have been so liberally given by the citizens. The programme is that the Town corps are to parade at the " Symons' Memorial " at 9.30 a.m., and to march thence to the railway station, where they will meet the Country Volunteers at 10 o'clock, and thence proceed to the ranges, where the entries are to be made at once, and the firing will commence at 1 1 o'clock and coutinue without intermission until the end of the competition. The following is a list of the prizes that have been given up to the present time, most of which are on view in Mr J. Hounsell'a window. Others have been promised, and will be added to the list as received : — Mr Hill, hat; Wyraond & Co., a ha'; Mr J. Hounsell, a package; Mr Fletcher, cigars; iMr Eoberts, pencil case; Mr Dee, trousers; Mr H. Hounsell, parcel; Mr West, parcel; Mr Bird, saddle mutton; Mr Ancell, parcel; Mr H. D. Jackson, a clock; Loveday and Heyhoe, parcel; Mr Milner, cigar case; Mr Muucaster, a cup; Mr Stanton, two art union pictures; Mr Black a box; Hallenstein Bros, overcoat; Mr Newberry, a parcel; Mr Erank, tin confectionery; Mr Trautvetter, a jewel; Everett Bros, a hat; Healy & Son, ladies dress boots, Mr Budden, pair vases; Mr Davis, box cigars, Mr Knight, cheese; Mr Pratt, side mutton; Mr Lucas, a doll; Mr Hunter, a ring, Mr Darby, an album; Mr Wilkins, a table lamp; Mr Chisholm, a cake; Mr Chisholm, junr, a parcel j Mr Oakey, a parcel; Mr Cann, a garmeut; Mr Smith, half-a-dozen wine; Sharp & Co, beer aud stout; Mr Phillips, a teapot and pickles; Mr Dixou, a cup, Hooper & Dodson, 5 gallons beer; Sclanders & Co, box tea; Mr Block, photograph; Mr Buckeridge, a concertina; Mr Johns, 14lbs biscuits; Mr Crossman, a satchel ; Mr Patterson, a goose ; Mr J. Harley, 3 gallons been J. H. Cock & Co, box tea; Mr Mabin, bag sugar; Mr Crewdson, fowls; Mr Gray, bar of soap; Mr Canning, £2 2s ; Waimea Eifles, £2 2a; Neale and Haddcw, bag of flour; Mr Eeeney, photograph; Mr Earl, a parcel; Mr Moller, parcel ; Mr J. Cross, £ ton coate ; Mr Stallard, a cup; Ligbtband and Co, boots; Mr C. Sixtus, parcel — a smoker's necessaries; Bond, Eiuney & Co, twelve months subscription to Colonist and wedding cards ; and Miss A. Wimsett also preseuts a parcel.