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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 93, 20 April 1881, Page 2

< We are glad to have been' the means of eliciting from the Cemetery Trustees the small modicum of information contained in Mr Burn's letter wbich will be found elsewhere^ and td find tbat tbe' funds are in a satisfactory condition and free from all. liar bilwies, the whole of the cost of erecting tbe * mortuary chapel having been paid off. There ia, however, still more that the public would be glad to know, namely, what is being done in the way of ornamenting the grounds and ; keepiag them in a. proper .state < of- repair ; if indeed it would scarcely be top much to ask that the trustees should take the public into their confidence altogether, tell tbetn to what extent tbey exercise a control' over: the jnanagement of the; cemetery; i whether they ,are desirous^ of haying the full number of permitted by the Act to aidthem in looking after the property, and so on- It ! i_ their long and persistent reticence , of. , which complaint is made. Every atora'of information bas ,to be dragged out of them. Very many 'of the public take an interest in the cemetery, and their number is increasing , year ,by year,' and, a report of whafc has been dorte in the way of improvements, &c : , during the last five years would be very acceptable The trustees, it appears, have hitherto been restrained from giving publicity to tbeir pro- . ceedingsby a feeling of delicacy, being fearful 1 lest in paying the cost of advertising a report and balance sheet they should be .expending the moneys under their j, oontrol; jri. a manner not ' contemplated by the Act. In order tojremqye any difficulty .of this kind we Bball be happy to pub!i liß_t ; as. an item of hews and free of charge any report that they may be pleased tb drkw u tip. ;.With regard to filling the vacancies that have occurred in the Board there sbould be no, difficulty in doing that, as the powers * originally possessed by the"' Superintendent ore vested in the Governor, who can at any time make such appointments as are. necessary. We would suggest that his Worship the Mayor should place himself in Communication witb tbe Colonial Seer etaryj and have no doubt that any. representations he might make would be attended to without delay. The anniversary of the Bridge-street Sunday School was celebrated by a tea in the schoolroom, of which a large number of . youngsters partook with infinite gusto, and a public meeting in the Provincial Hall which was crowded. The chair was taken by the Bey F. Jones, and addresses were delivered bythe Revs J. Leighton and J, Beckenham. and Messrs Hill, Smart, Jessop, Snodgrass, and others. During tbe evening there was come excellent singing and a number of recitations were very correctly given by the .children. ' „ Many of our readers will hear with deep regret of the sudden death of Dr F arrelle, which took place somewhat suddenly at Wilden Lodge tbis morning. Our teh grams to-day announce the death of Earl Beaconsfie'd, whicb was by no means unexpected, although the late bulletins have been of a more reassuring character. We purpose to-morrow giving a short biographical sketch of the deceased statesman, who passed away on Monday in the 76th year of his age. The following tendtrs. have been received by tbe' public Worka Department;— Roads,

Pelorus District, Havelock to Wairau River Bank— Deep Creek Contract—Christian and M'Culloch, Nelson (accepted), £334 9s ; Hippolite Brothers arid O'Keefe, Havelock, £448 3s 8d; Gorrie and Carter. Nelson, £460; John W. Hughes, Havelock, £480; John M'Lean, Nelson, £494; F. W. Oakes, Hutt, Wellington, £594 10s.— Bridge over Cooper's Creek: John W. Hughes, Havelock (accepted), £133; Hippolite Brothers and O'Keefe, Havelock, £148 9a 4ds Gorrie and Carter, Nelson, £169 14s 5d — Top House and Tarndalo Road— Gorge Contract : J. Brought, Nelson (accepted), £512; Gorrie and Carter, Nelson, £523 6s 4d? 2?. W. Oakes, Hutt, Wellington, £552 10s; John M'Lean, Nelson, £695. Painting Cable Bay Telegraph Station. — T. B. Louisson, Nelson (accepted), £185 14s 4d; Greig and Burton, Nelson, £260; James Gorrie, Nelson, £261. A considerable amount of curiosity was excited in town yesterday by a machine tbat wasreing driven about the streets by Mr Wilkins (of Messrs Wilkins and Field) and Mr Holdaway, and which was new to moat of those who saw it. Upon enquiry we learned that i. was one of Hornsby and Sons' bedge cutting aud trimming machines, of which tho following is a description: — The machine is mounted on two zoid wheels of large diameter, to secure light draught. Both wheels aro employed in driving the working parts, the motion beiug communi catod by an arrarg? ment of gearing to one of knives, similar to the knives of mowers and reapers, larger, aud of greater strength. These knives are carried by a sliding bar projected from the side of the mafcbinev This bar with thb cutting apparatus is so arranged as to be capable of ready adjustment to suit different circumstances, the entire machine, when set for work, being nnder complete control of the man in charge, who ride. Upon a seat conveniently placed for making all necessary adjustments. The cutting apparatus can be raised to any required height to suit high or low hedges, or the level of the ground on which the machine may be travelling. It can also be set' at any required , angle to cut more or less olf the hedge, and to reduce its height or alter its shape aa may be desired. Both sides of the hedge may be cut from the Bame side, so thafc 'the machine may be kept on that side which is moat convenient. The side of the hedge nearest to the machine is usually cut first, and tben the "bar lifted over the hedge and the ia'ngle of inclination reversed so as to cut the other .side. The top may afterwards be trimmed |j if required by setting the cutting bar straight out Irom the machine and the height the j. hedge isrequired to be left. The cutting bar will work equally well on either side or. at the top, and at any angle of inclination. The hedge when cut is j^ shaped, of any required width afc bottom, and of any height. i The machine is drawn by two horses, and 1 requires only a boy to drive and a man to control the cutting, an.d 406 chains per day ? can be cut on both sides and at the top. The price in the colony is, we understand, about £70. |" Tub state of the hops market is thus quoted in the Australasian oi the 2nd inst.:— " Hops have been in request, the entire crop of Coranderik has been disposed of on private terms ; the price of Gipps Land is stated to be Is 5d to ls 6d ; Tasmanian have been freely disposed of at ls 9d to 2s; 120 bafes changed hands yesterday; Kents are valned at Is lid to 2s ; Bavarian 2s 6d to 2s 7|d. During the Easter holidays the number of passengers who travelled on the Nelson and Foxhill railway, inclusive of Volunteers, was 2250, The receipts during the same period amounted to J. 236. W_c are glad to learn that steps are about to be taken to place the "Nelson Volunteer Fire Police and Salvage Corps '■' 'on a "thoroughly satisfactory footing, and to ren. der it an efficient and. useful adjunct to the Fire Brigade. .The.dhtieß or thfe corps, aa stated in tneir rules, are :— To save life ;to protect property ; to assist the regular police force at any fire ; to keep space for'the eifi. eient working of the Fife Brigades. Already have they proved their usefulness on more than one occasion, but this jb likely tb be greatly enhanced when they have become a thoroughly drilled and disciplined body. Wb clip the following from lifot night's Evening Post-.— The Easter Encampment at Nelson, in which the Wellington and Nelson Volunteers took part, was all things considered a very successful affair, and will doubtless lead to good results In the future. In all 319 men of all ranks (including Staffsergeants Bell and Hyde) proceeded in the Hinemoa on Thursday evening, and after a splendid passage, during which military rules were "strictly observed, the contingent reached tho Nelson Wharf about 730 a.m. on Friday. Here, however, trouble commenced, for although they had the baggage and guns out with greafc expedition, tho railway arrangements were wretched, and the men wero : kept standing in a broiling sun till after 10 o'clock before they could get into the train. Notwithstanding the fact thafc the men had fasted since six o'clock tho previous night, they were patient ami orderly, and showed thafc they could endure discomfort without a murmur. ;Therc was no one in Nelson to welcome the Wellington contingent, but the Nelson men were in waiting at the Bright-water station tp salute their comrades. Tho Wellington contingent were marched up to the camp and dismissed, when they rushed the canteen in such haste and disorder that Mr. Bennett's men were quite unable to serve them or to prevent; them helping themselves to what came in their, way. ; The Nelson contingent had occu-: pied all the permanent sheds and buildings,' and were .comfortably settled the night before; but your people -had to erect their tents on arrival, and consequently little was done during Friday" except arranging the tents and getting things somewhat in order — a. work in winch they were-in no way aided by their Nelson brethren ****** At the review tbe manual and bayonet < exercise was well performed, and lhe whole | of ths movements reflected credit on both Wellington and Nelson mcc, though in dress and drill there can be no doubt Wellington carried the palm. • , , ' . „1