The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1880.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 137, 9 June 1880, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1880.

We are indebted to the Government for a full telegraphic report of the Financial Statement, which we published in an extra early this morning. The message is one of the longest that has ever come through the : wires, consisting as it does of about 12,000 words, acid the manner in whichit was transmitted and taken off reflects no little credit upon the operators, one of those engaged at ; the. work in the Nelson office being a young ' lady, whose share of the rather wearisome \ task consisted of transcribing some 5,000 i words. The first sheet of the message waß received at about 9 o'clock last night, and ' the last at a quarter to five this morning, the ! wires having been working badly for a porI tioh of the time, ! We are glad to learn that the further ; sinking of the shaft, at the Aniseed Valley niiue, which was lately 'undertaken and is now completed, has afforded strong additional proof that the property is a most valuable one. The ore in which all the rich oxide and sulphurate of copper occur, as^well as i virgin copper, will yield a very large percentage of the metal, and as the lode has widened out to four feet there is not much to fear as to the quantity of it. We understand that the shareholders will meet oh Monday to consider what steps shall now be taken to place the mine in the market. At the Magistrates" Court to-day, the following cases were heard, : — Scott v. James Reilly. On this case being called it appeared that the plaintiff had summoned the defen- ; dant for a certain amount when the latter j pleaded the Statute of Limitations The plaintiff consulted his solicitor, who advised : him that the plea was valid, whereupon he : decided not to proceed with the case, but he ; omitted to give notice of the withdrawal of the summons, and consequently the defendant came over from Takaka to defend. Mr Percy Adams, on hie behalf, j applied for his expenses, £4, which were allowed.— Neale and ..Haddow v. W. J. Kearns. Action to recover .£l7 4s 5d for good supplied. Judgment for amount claimed and costs 18s. — W. Taylor for having an unregistered dog in his possession was fined 10b and costs 7a. ' The half-yearly meeting of the Nelson City Rifles was held at the Nelson Hotel last night, when the balance-sheet was read and adopted. From this it appeared that the corps is financially in a flourishing condition, having a credit balance of £32 18s. It was resolved to send home for new uniforms at once. j .. At the Licensing Court at Brightwater to day, all the applications were granted ex 1 cept those of H. Ruffell for the Plough Inn, Richmond, and Matthew Green for the Motueka Valley Accommodation House. These were adjourned, the former on account of the police report to the effect that the furniture was scanty and : the accommodation faulty, and the latter on a technical ground.,. Tuerk will be a missionary meeting in connection with the Hichmond We6leyan Church this evening,- when addresses will- be delivered by the, Rev ( s Bavin, Rowse, and others; ' ■ -'- '> •". . • J _: '..;. . . /.•," .; A lecture on ''The Blacks of Australia " will ba delivered' ln the Temperance Hall ; to-morrow, evening by the lte.v J. Beekenham. The proceeds are to be devoted towards liquidating the debt on the Port Hall. The Port Singing Class will be present, and give several selections of music during the evening. . . ; . The announcement was made from the : pulpit of the Hardy-street Wesleyan Church

on Sunday last that the Rev Mr Kirk, now of Wellington, will preach the anniversary sermons; of that Church on the 20th inst. The rev. gentleman the post of pastor of. the Wesleyan Church in Nelsou for four years, and by many both in town and country this announcement will be r - ceived with great pleasure. A ball, which promises to he a great success from the energetic manner in which the preparations are being made, will be given under the auspices of the Teadeamen's Atheletic Club on tho evening of Friday next, which is to be observed as a public holiday. No invitations are to be issued, but tickets may be obtained from the members of the Club at «-i very low., rate, tbe object of tbe promoters being to^secure. the attendance of a large number of people. The Volunteers are requested to attend in uniform, and by doing so they will add greatly to the biilliaut appearance the room ia expected to present. A recent Melbourne telegram says*:— ln a case tried iutfie Supreme Court, Rgsenthal v Un ; on S.S. Company, plaintiff claimed damages owing to a parcel of jewellery intended forHobart Town beiug taken to New Zealand. The defendants held that the packages were not properly marked. A verdict wa3 given for the plaintiff for £159.