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New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 594, 12 April 1851, Page 2

We have received Nelson papers to the sth mstant, brought by the Cornelia. The Nelson races appear to have been a failure, owing to the small field of horses entered for the run, and of these three out of five entered for the Turf Club Plate were thrown out, leaving the race between Cruiskeen and on the following day for the Ladies Purse only one out of the four horses entered came to the nryst tu from Sydney 19th March, with seventy ms ‘ & B San Francisc °> Put Into Apnl mistaking it for Cook’s btrait. She was to call in at Wellington on her way, but from the time which has elapsed it may be nro Ql ,rv> O ri i needed on her Inmp q“! nts , ln the Examiner we observe 1 onnn y ? n f ?nn Wers have adv ertisedfor from 10,000 to 15,000 bushels of barley of the atTeaft a V dstate they shall require at least tbie quantity annually from Nel mrtTt tO ° Ur next number the port of the dinner to Sir G. Grey, and also a few observations we intend making on the ffiTcoT 5 ° f itS subs erviency to the Company and their Principal Agent. By private letters we learn that the Go vernment offered, with a view to the conve’ £2OOO t° f b the NelS ? n settlers ’ to remit the £2OOO to be expended on roads in that settlemcnt m notes of the Union Bank of Aus-

tralia, but that the Union Bank h ''l quired that the notes should be se Pl risk of the parties entitled to receiv '1 a memorial has been forwarded to tV i vernor-in-Chief by the merchants ntN H requesting that the money be remitt a H fourth in specie and three-fourth# • e '| notes of the Government Bank of I 8 111 M