Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 3, 1881.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XVI, Issue XVI, 3 November 1881, Page 2

Nelson Evening Mail. THURSDAY, NOVEMBER, 3, 1881.

From our report of thia morning's meeting of the Education Board, it will be aeeu that the members of the Board are fully exonerated from auy blame in the matter of Lieut. Ellis' non-departure for tbe front, it having been represented to tbe two to whom he applied that a substitute cnnl.l V. 0 fcutid for that officer, and th*.t their decisioa was in acpordanee with bis own wUhos. W e are requested to correct an error wbich occurred in our repoit ot Tuesday evening's concert wherein the song "Hark tue drum" was accredited to Mr Garrard instead of to Mr E. J. Hill. The nett proceeds of the concert were £11 6s 6,1. We can recommctid to cur readers o perusal of a letter on the Maori difficulty which we publish to-day from the p&n of Mr J. C. Richmond, tban whom there are few, if any, in Nt-rr £ea!at:d who possess a greater knowledge of thi3 particular subject. Our Wellington correspondent refers to a rumor— which he mentions only to contradict—to the clfect that Parihaka bad been undermined, and that another Fifth-of-November gunpowder plot was beimj pre- ' pared for Saturday next. . A report oV the same kind was current :n Nelson a few days ago, but We cud not think it advisable to take any notice of it There can 'ne no doubt whatever that, with the ample facilities that exist for obtaining the fullest information j upon all that is taking place, nothing of the I kind, involving as it would so much Work, J could have been done without the povern- | ment being made aware of it. There is ! therefore, no ground whatever for alarm on' this head. TiiE Nelson Volunteers are corning well to the front among their brothers irt &rms, j h;contingent which went from here supplying all the principal oncers of the si alt' Major Pitt being appointed lo take command of the whole Volunteer force, Captain Webb Adjutant of the same, and Dr Boor principal medical officer. Col. Roberts commands the combined force of Constabulary and Volunteers. Our Nelson men have also distinguished themselves as marksmen having gained a victory over the Constabulary iv a match fired yesterday. We bave again to express our regret that through the insufficiency of telegraph wires cur messages from the front yesterday did not reach us in time for publicati.n. Put m the at Rahotu office about 2 p.m. they did Dot arrive in Nelson until between JO aDd 11 o'clock at night, and, we presume, tha same thing is occurring again to-day. We are glad to learn from our Wellington correspon dent's telegram that additional wires and more experienced operators Were dispatched to Opunake yesterday. Tho latter will get to work at once, wo presume, and the former, we trust, will bo placed in position before Saturday, when the rush for the wires will be as unprecedented in the history of New Zealand as will bo tha news chat will be flaehed along them throughout the leng;h and breadth of the colony. Owing to the absence of so many members of the various Temperance Societies the demonstration which wa9 to have been held next Wednesday has been postponed, but it is hoped that it may take place on Boxing Day. At the recett session of the Nelson Diccessn Synod the following resolution was unanimously agreed tc on tbe motion of the Yen. Archdeacon Mules :— " Th«t tbis Synod desires uereby to expresß the great regard it entertains for bis Lordship the President, and the high estimate it has formed of t.be results of his labours in the Diocese of Nelson ; it hears with mingled feelings of his wiah to be absent irom his diocese for a time ; with regret because of the cause which renders it advisable that be should do so , with satisfaction because it trusts that his visit to England may be the mf ans of so strengthening him that full health and vigor may remain with him for many years to come; it cordially approves of his intention ; it hopes tbat the good providence of God may prosper himself and Mrß Suter on their voyage, and it will .with deep satisfaction welcome them on their return."