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Patea Mail, 25 August 1882, Page 3

In the Napier district, the damage done by the late floods is estimated at £5,000 It is stated that 1332 bales of hops were grown last season at Nelson, Mr Stead, the well-known sporting celebrity, is to submit the whole of his blood stock to auction nest month. It is proposed to lay down a tramway between Anderson’s Bay and Dunedin, at an estimated cost of £6,500. The total cost of renovating the Parliament Buildings, Wellington, for last year was £4,609 15s lid. A wine-merchant in Germany had the whole of his stock—4,ooo casks—confiscated, as it was adulterated. It was poured into the street, and for 20 hours the wine was running, to the delight ®f the thirsty. The inquest on William Nelson, who died at the Nelson gaol was conducted the other day. The verdict returned was, that death was caused by congestion of the lungs, the result of exposure. Some wonderful patents are applied for in the United States. Among the latest and most novel is a hair-crimping pin, which may also be used for a paper cutter, boquet-holder, shawl - fastener or a book-marker.