The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1880.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 157, 2 July 1880, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, JULY 2, 1880.

The no-confidence debate, which commenced thirteen days ago, has closed at last, the division having taken place early last evening, when the Government obtained the large majority of fifteen in a House of 85 members, including those who had paired. The four Maoris voted with the Opposition. The real business, the most important and difficult of which will be found to be the retrenchment upon which the country is insisting, will now be entered upon, and it ii sincerely to be hoped that, the strength of the Government having been ascertained, all parties will unite in doing their best to extract the colony from its very unpleasant position, irrespective of any consideration as who are io ! power and who in opposition. A report of the meeting at Waimea West last night. is crowded out to-day. On' the fourth page will be found several interesting items of news by the San Francisco mail, including an extract from an article in the Pall Mall Gaxette, on the finaucial position of New Zealand, in which some home truth? are told in very plain language, and advice is given which the colony cannot aflbrt to disregard. We regret to have to announce the death of Mr William Jennings, an old and respected settler, which took place this morning at his residence in the Wood. The deceased ' rived in Nelson in the ship Mary Ann in 1842, and has resided here ever since. He always took a deep interest in the Oddfellows' Society, of which he was one of the . oldest Nelson members, and the Brethren are invited to follow his remains to the grave on Sunday afternoo.n. The Albion arrived this afternoon from Melbourne via Hokitika and Greymouth. This, we regret to learn, is her last visit to Nglsod, as the trade with the West Coast is not sufficient to justify keeping "so large a steamer on the line, and arrangements have consequently been made by the Union Company with the proprietors of the Anchor Line of steamers to convey all Australian passengers and cargo to their destinations on the Coast either from Nelson or Wellington. Thb Artillery and Naval Volunteers will fire for ordnance prizes to morrow afternoon. The range will be seawards from the north of Collingwood-street, and pleasure parties are warned not to cross the line of fire. J The N. Z. T<mes says that by the closing of the Telegraph offices from five until seven p m. the services of nearly thirty officers can be dispensed with, and that the saving effected will be between £3000 and £4000 a year. The weight for the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's spring meeting have been telegraphed to us, and can be seen by anyone who is sufficiently desirous of ascertaining to them take the trouble to call at our office. The Customs duties collected at the Port of Nelson for the month of June amounted to £5159 Os lOd, apportioned aa follows:— Spirits, £1356 Us 4d; cigars, £44 13s 3d; tobacco, £420 7s; wine, £44 7s 2d; beer, £18 14s 8d; tea, £262 Is 6d; coffee, £10 16s 6d; eugars, £725 6s 3d; goods by weight, £131 Is 6d; ad valorem, £350 4s 3d; other duties, £74 Os 6d; other receipts (including publicans' licenses), £1474 2s sd; beer duty, £177 7s 6d; gold, £69 7s.