Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1880.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XV, Issue 264, 30 December 1880, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1880.

The traffic returns of the New Zealand railways for the four weeks ending 30th November are very every line •with the exception of the YVanganni section, on which there hao been a falling off. of £212, showing an appreciable increase as compared with the corresponding period of last year. Wellington makes the best show, the increase there amounting to over £700. Even Westport is looking up. the receipts being £380 against £228. This is owing to tho coal traffic, which has sprung up from 91 tons in November, 1879, to 1181 tons in the corresponding period of this year. Nelson shows an increase of £80, the figures being £591 and £610 respectively. Curious to say there is still a large falling off in the numbers of passengers on most of tho sections, the difference on the great southern line being no leas than 21,000, and even on the little Westport line there were actually 2,000 fewer passengers in November, 1880, than in 1879 The Wellington section shows an increase in numbers of 7,000, and the Auckland of 4,000. The total receipts for the four weeks amount to £60,596, and for the current fiuan- ! cial year (a period of 8 months) to £403,159. The four weekly expenditure wa3 £:}7 ( '27:} ; that for the eight months, £330,212, leaving a balance of £162,947, or af. the rate of J6244.420 per annum towards paying the interest. The proportion of expenditure to the receipts on the Nelson line for tho current year is 8056; that of the whole of the lines 6696. The Westport line is now the only one that does not pay expenses, the outgoings there being £116 10a for every £100 received. The highest average receipts per mile of railway for a twelve-monthly period are on iho Greymouth section, where they amount to £1245, tho great South line coming next with £805. The lowest are on the New Plymouth line, where they are only £259. On the Nelson section they amount to £393, tho average expenditure per mile being £317. At the Magistrates' Court this afternoon Thomas Stocker Wymond, Martha Waygood

Wymond, and Alcnzo Pollyblank Wymond were charged wiih fraudulently and feloniously taking certain {roeds belonging to tho bank nipt tstnte of Thomas Stccker Wymond. The list of goods alleged to have been taken occupied Uiiee Kidew ef foolscap, and the value \ra? stated to be £210 Gs 9d. Mr Fell appeared fir tho j rosecution, and M-r Pitt iiiid Mr Bunny for tbe defence. The cas;i .-.ppr-arofS to excite a good dei'.l of into res!, the Court hiring crowded. A report of the proceedings will appear in tomorrow's ist-ue. The Fnu.ziiii Company appeared again last night, when the audience was somewhat more uumcrcus than on ihu previous evening, the piogianune of which was repcato;!. the cftfef uffiaction ncfn>/ Sfutfome Fran zip rs bicycle ridir.g. To-night there will bo an entire < i .bßi)j;r! of programme}. Tun itii'iov:\l of tho Tost cflico to the Tele-graph r.fllco was effected last night, workmen being engaged ui.li! a liUe hour in making i!>o ncci.^i-.iy niUnuioti.s, which are 'till tar fiom l:eh>£: completed, and everything is in such a muddle thufc it ia impossible io form any idea yc-L how the new arrangement will work. lladamj; Cecilia Summerhaye?, tho pianeste; and tcucher of the piano, who, it was stated come f<:\v weeks a»o, intended to take up her residence in Kelson, writes by tho Wakaiipu from Sydney to say that her (ieparluro hi'.s been delayed by her child's illnfis, bin that the will stttrt as scon as possible, as she has quito msdg up her uiiiui to come to Nelson. r l ino 'lVa and CiiTee set, the priio to be oilor«-d by tho Tradesmen's Athleclic Club for tho l'aby Show, an. l the lockets for the Tug of War are to be seen in Mr J. Ilouusell's window. Among the attractions at the Athletic Club sports on New Year'B Day will ba the performances of Burletti, the man with iron jaws, and who is also noted as an acrobat, wire walker, &c. Mr Hunter will give a silver medal to the winner of moat events dining the day. Kldkk G. Batt advertises that he will give any information required about the Mormons. Wk remind our readers of the conference to be hehl at Bishopiiale on New Year's Day under the auspices of tho Y.M.C.A. The Bishop of Nelson has again this year placed the Bishopdale grounds ut the disposal ol the Association, aud as they are eminently adapted for such a gathering it is expected that r grent number will be present. The Bishop of Nelson, the Hevs Leightou, Bavin, Rodger, Bctkeuham, Howse, Whyte, Hamilton,"and Moon, and other friends arc expected to take part in the meeting. Eor the convenience of frionda from town the railway manngsr has consented to run a Epecial train leaving Nelson at 10 30 a.m.