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Thames Star, Volume VIII, Issue 2920, 25 June 1878, Page 2

Some, letters received late have been crowded out of to-day's issue by telegrams and late advertisements. A gband organ recital is to- be given in S. George's Church to-night, commencing at eight o'clock. The programme appears i our eivertising columns, and comprises some very fine selections of sacr d vocal music as well as organ performances. 'We would call afc.enlion of the public to the notification in the advertisement, that no money will te aken at the „-door. Tickets aiay be obtained at the Parsonage up till the hour of commencing the performance. , ' The business of the Native Lands Court to-day was entirely confined to the hearing of evidence re the Te Aratitiatia blocks, and it is not known how long this case will occupy—probably two or three days yet. Judge jfrsnton has not yet. arrived. In another colu*n is published Mr I !fr-d Bucfcknd's Kst of- grass seed.

Another all comets' natch is advertised by Mr Bcir'ow fcr a box of Havanuah cigar.?, (o ta'ko placti to night. Messrs Harris and Me;;rs tie' |;>st week nith c. score of 25 each, for a nieerochaum I'ipe. On shooting off Mr Mears was the victor.

iiTE 8./ght Smilo G.M.Co., Coroir-an-del, are inviting tende s for the erec./oa of a five aiaraper battery, an adve l\sement con* erniDg which appears elsewhere.

We h;.d tho pleasure of vdtnessing a!; the Thames Scottish and No. 2 H.B.V. drill sh: 1 last »JghtCißee.i.'sof i\ corps practising the ..word exe.cise ruder the direction of Instructor Hyman of the Thames Scottish, 'j.'bat a knowledge of sword exercise, or the use of the weapon, is a ver • necessary one to oflßcers, especially of volumeei.* corps 9 all will admit, but that vety few of the gentlemen bearing commissions are at all posses-, d of such a knowledge, the manner in which tbe office's come to the front when in line upou field days aud general parades, at once proves. Not only is such .'knowledge usel'ul to those who are authorised to carry the sword, but to every volunteer the knowledge of this branch of the " noble art of selfdefen c," should be of the greatest advantage; and while upon the 3?hames such an ins ructor as Mr Hyman can lie obtained, we aro surprised to 'hear that so few of those who,*one would fancy, would be glad to have such an opportunity to receive instruction were inking advantage of the circumstances. There were present last night, th:ee officers of the i hames Scottish and one of No. 2 H.R.V., and lor the time they have b; on under instruction, seemed to have a capital command of tho weapon. The officer commanding tlie SootL'sh cade.s, Captain Minnie, we believe, has made arrangements with Mr Hyams lo give a course of singles!ick instruction to the corp under his command, and for that purpose a large number of singlesticks have been orden d ironi Auckland.

Having put our iontemporary right on one little matter in connection with tbe Fish Projection Aot, namely, convincing him that the Act is not .;nopei'?live in t-iis district, vie re torry to obseive '.-. at he is S'l'l obiuLe on the question of whr.i mesh is reciu'T.-d in the tisl-ermen's nets. He also w. i to know what the hauls have to do Tvilh the prohi.bii.c d fish f Not much, perhaps, but tbe hauls very mi'eh depend upon the size of the mesh, and our eon(;em>H,.'\»iy seems to have ?a itnpre'siou thai the law should define the exact size of tbe mesh, so " (hat fish below a cerlaii dze escape." This is a matter which ti?e Gove. ncuent le~ve to the discretion of tbe fishermen. If they were to make lie rrrshes of their nets so large that fl:i;fisa of t c pj'o'aibiCcd size could "c?capo" 'hroagh. iiem, it would not reqahe a very b'il'ianl; percept'on io discover how the hauls and the export would be aff.ct.d. l' lor tie frather information of our contemporary we may slaLe' that t.'je law only stipulates that the mesh in vaious neCs fchall not be below a ce.t ia minimum sise: fishermen may make them as much large? Ps they choose, according lo lasie; and perhaps if some more honest fisherman tlian his fellows made a net with a mesh big enough for a shark to through, our contemporary might awake to the fact thai the hack woulu be affected, and possibly tiie exj ort, as we imagine the latter depends somewhat upon home consumption.-- If the^Tfcames fishermen want to enlarge tbe mesh of their nets, there is no need-t*> petition the Government on the matter. Sub-seclions 3 and 4of the first clause of the .Regulations are as follow :— " • Seine nets ' and ' set nets' mean nets in wliich the size of the ruesh is not less than one inch aud Uireefour'ths of en inch. * Garfish nets ' mean neiisin which the size of the mesh is not less than one inch." We trust we have succeeded in convincing our contemporary (1) that fishermen can make the mesh of their nets as large as they like, and (2) that if they made tlie mesh big enough to allow flouoders nino inches long fo escape, the hauls and the export both would be materially affected.

! The following are the entries for.the Melbourne Cup :—Stormbird, Swiveller, Odi Trick, Columbus, Wellington, Savanaka, Bosworth, Pr.rriwell, Le Loup, Trump Card, Aldhga, Tim Whifller, Helmet, Melit.,, Eiverton, Prattle, Warlock, Hyllus, Maid of Honor, Jaspar, Chester, Eodee, Soothsayer, Vulcan, His Loi'dship, Calamia, First Lord, Visco^.nt, Democrat, MaKingale, Lbrdßurleigh, Lillian Glenormiston, Newminister, Tempeso, Vagabond, Ethel, Boyalty, Waterford, TivnJhy, Emerald, Jap:x.n, Philistine, Waxy, Devilshoof,' Franciscan, Terrick, Eola";d, Woodhnds, Sunset, Nemo, Caluma, Clarendon, l'aD-a-pie, Auckland, Napper Tandy, ilimosa, Eose berry, Laertes, Woodlawn, Black Eagle, Dean, Sir Andrew, Emily, Jakes, Burwood, Jack o'Lanterd, Macrorie, First King, Lorton, Elsie, Signal, Samson, Bead: man, Congoola, Hopeful, Studley, X.C.8., The King, Strathearn, Sir Knight,' Amendment, Kirk, Marribini, Nina, Kingston, Pompilius, Filibuster, Nerissa^ Hawksbury, Salisbury, E.ch«iond, Perth, The Hook, Eapidity, Lookleys, Bordeaux, Pride of the Vale, Lady Ellen, Don Carlos, Pasha, Eorei, Glengarry, Device, B Sharp, Clitero, Fireball, Electricity.