Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1881.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue 185, 5 August 1881, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1881.

Our Wellington correspondent telegraphs that it will he proposed that in iature the Property Tax shall be collected through the Poet Office, which will enable a large savin" oi expense to be effected.

The "New Zealand Accident Insurance company have published a list of the claims paid by them during the first six months of 1881, These are 117 in number, the total amount paid beipg £1344 The following are a few ix'.racis from the list :— J K Liril. . brewer, cut on thumb while cutting a tiibrr. £1 li:s — R. C-sbbaid, laborer, bruised his hand, £1.- C Palm, farmer, bitten by a centij;edf, £2 10s.— J M. Gallagher, blacksmith, arm sprained while bending an iron rod, £1 —W. Monld, builder, knee cut with rhissl, £3 10s— P. Reedy, laborer, sprained ankle, £1 UK— T. Neitd, builder, struck on finger by cricket ball, £14 — H. Cooper, carpenter, irrj ry to Ifg by rusty nail, £4.— J Campbell, farmer, stepped on by cow while rnilkiDg. £3— S. Barber, butehrr, poisoned fir.ger by cuttiLg with dirty knife, £14 J> Giblin, sheep farmer, sprained kcee while vaulting a gate. £9 - J Chicken, machinist, steel shaving flew into eye, £I.— F. D. Rich gentleman farmer, cuts and bruises caused' by fall from buggy, £38 lOs.-H. Wallace r i Der^ ar ?l broken th ™Ugh fall from buggy' £35 -H, W Siiver, gentUfeab, kicked m •eg by friend's horse while riding. £28.— D. Strotiach, Manager N. Z. L. and M. Co., dia location of thumb while playing cricket, £10 10s — El. Hiichecs, chemist, stepped on by buggy horse, £14.— T. Hope, farmer, kicked by horse, £12— C. E. Blanck, merchant, thrown from horse and kilhd, £5(10 Love's Juvenile Minstrels arrived from Blenheim ibis afternoon, and will give the nfst of their amusing entertainn ents at the Aiasonic Halt this evening. The youngsters are said to possess good voices and to be very clever actors, and the performance should prove an attractive one.

Our Mtutku correspondent writes that at !ne inquest held on the fire which destroyed the " Travellers' Rest " Inn at Riwaka the verdict was that the fire was accidentally caused by a defective chimney which had been on fire the previous evening. The premises were insured for £300, the furniture for £75, and the stock for £25 making a total of £400. Our coi respondent Bdds :— « I may say that I think the Insurance agents are to blame for taking proposals ■ for insurance without a proper examination as to the condition and value of the property to be insured. I was much struck to-night by the apropos paragraph ia your issue of the Ist inst. re ever insurance, and thick that more care should be exercised."

At a Committee meeting of the Marlborough Shooting Club, the Secretary, Mr Dickens, was instructed to write to some of the leading sporting men of Nelson, asking their co-operation in arranging for an Interprovincial pigeon match with. Nelson, such match to be held at Blenheim in about six weeks' time. We understand that the conditions of the match will be eight men a side with seven birds each, the rise and the amount to be shot for, to be left with the Nelson team.

A man named Jonathan Smith was charged this morning before Mr Sclanders, J.P., with drunkenness. The accused pleaded guilty, and was fined 5a and ccßts. The name of the offender Is far more common than the offence itßelf has been of late.

The Mammoth Gift Show with all its attractions of juggltry, ventriloquism, and valuable presents, arrived by the Taiaroa this afternoon and will appear for a season of two nights commencing with this evening at the Theatre Koyal. There will be a ipecial entertainment for children to-morrow afternoon when every child preisent will receive a gift.

As Mr Flowers' cab wi;fa three passengers in it was beug driven down to the port this af fereoon the horse sbied at a hand truck some boys were wheeling along the road near the Saltwater Bridge, bolted to one side* and in sn instant cab acd all had toppled over the sea wall into the mud below. The unhappy passengers were probably never in such a distressingly dirty plight before in their lives. The horse and cab, like the driver'3 and passengers' nerves, were found to be considerably " shaken." There will be a scratch Football Match in the Botanical Keserve to-morrow afternoon at 2,30, when it is hoped that there will be a fair muster of players, so that there may be a really good game. We desire to correct an error that crept into cur Wellington correspondent's letter yesterday, in which -it was stated that in the Post Office Savings Bank interest at 5 per cent is allowed between sums of £200 and £100. It should have read four per cent. The debate, under the auspices of the Young Men's Literary Class, on the Transvaal question, which was adjourned from last Thursday, took place last evening. There was a good attendance and a very spirited debate, which was creditable to all who took part in it. This Class is doing a good work in training the members for public speaking.