HERRIOT HILL WORKS GLASGOW.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VII, Issue 360, 30 May 1874, Page 4

HERRIOT HILL WORKS GLASGOW.

At the annual soiree of the employe's of Messrs. William Collins Sons and Co., the celebrated printers and publishers of Glasgow, Bailie Collins who was in the chair srid —From returns which I hold in my hand, I find that during the last year we have published 80 new works, and printed and bound in all 2,200,000 books, from the Small Primer to the largest Family Bible — a number equal to 7000 daily. (Applause.) Of maps we have printed 3,770,000," or equal to 12.000 per day. Of engraved head line copy books, upwards of 3,000,000, or 10,000 daily, which, I presume, would be more than could be filled by 100,000 scholars all the year rounds (applause) — and of drawing books 360,000, or fully 1000 daily — the whole requiring the consumption of between 600 and 700 tons of paper, (Applause.) So much for the publishing department. Mr. Goodall informs me that in the stationery department we have received during the last year, upwards of 2000 tons of writing and printing papers — (applause) — out of which ha\e been manufactured'l cannot tell how many millions of memorandum and smaller account books — nearly 100,000 half and full bound larger account books, the whole requiring the ruling of about 40,000 reams of paper ; while in the useful item of envelopes we manufactured on the premises rather over 50 millions last year ; — while Mr. Donald tells me the wages paid amounted to upwards of £25,000, being an increase of between £3000 And £4000 over the preceding year.

Saxttting a Flag. — Most people are too" ready (says a contemporary) to take offence ; a few, however, err in the opposite direction. Not long since, writes a correspondent at Ri<> Janeiro, an ice-ship from Boston entered the bay, commanded by an American. Fort Santa Cruz, not recognising his* house flag, hailed him,, and ordered him to " heaveto." But the worthy skipper merely announced the name of his vessel ; so a blank shot was fired to induce him to stop. Bat he called for his revolver, and pointing it ■ skyward, fired six successive shots Then a solid shot from the fort i skipped •cross his bow, and another letter aimed passed through his foresail. The fort and two shore batteries opened fire- upon him," and several of his light spars were cut away. Bui he held on his course re joicing/loading and firing his revolver. Finally he reached quarantine, and came to '.anchor just, as "his .jibboom "went by the board. He was then 'so near the other shipping that the forts dare not fire on^ him longer, but the police boat and Custom-house boat and the -health boat all, boarded him together with -the captain of the port, who with more vigour than politneas wanted to know why he did not heave to? " Heave to !" ejaculated the astonished skipper ;•" wa* that what, yon wanted. T thought you was salutin' the American flag !" . The" Argus" understands that a rather amusing correspondence has for some time been going on between 'the representatives of the Governor of New Zealand and the Governments of the other- Australian colonies. Sir James Fcrguswra has started the idea that all eorresponce between the Governments of the several colonies .should come direct from and to the Governors of the colonies, and not through their responsible advisers. Mrj Fronci* does not agree with this view, and believing it to be contrary both to the theory Mid prarttW of responsible Government, has declined to accede to the proposition, The Colonial Secretary of .New South Wales has taken similar action. - „ Three boys— one aged IS, and twq aged 12^ w«e sentenced to three days' imprisonment on April £7, for being found in the streets of Melbourne in- a filthy state of intoxication. j