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Grey River Argus, Volume 57, Issue 10520, 23 August 1901, Page 4

Mi* Massey, speaking of Justices of the Peace, mentioned the case of a man who, though his name was by some mistake struck off the roll, continued to act as a Justice of the Peace for two or three years, not knowing that his name had been removed. At the end of that period the Justice Department discovered the mistake, and put his name back on the roll. The Westport News says : — "It is understood that the Goal Commission were first instructed .to visit and report on the Coal Creek mine at Greymouth, but afterwards had the order countermanded and were instructed to proceed to Mokihinui." The Gazette states that a meeting of the shareholders in the Westporfc Cardiff Coal Company, Limited, (in liquidation) is to be held at Christchurch on October 14th, when the following business will be transacted : Receive the Liquidator's report and statements of account, showing how the Company's affairs have been wound up and to pass such resolutions as may be necessary therewith. At Cascade Creek (says the West port News) there is said to be a very suitable coalfield for a State mine. To reach the coal tunnels would probably be driven from the back of Fairdown. As the Commissioners are all thoroughly acquainted with the district they should be able to form a very accurate idea as to the value of the coalfield and the facilities for working it. The coal is reported to be similar to that at Coalbrookdale. Captain Fish, of the Pania, reports that 011 his way across Cook Strait to Wellington the vessel steamed through a mass of dead fish extending for fully ten miles. The fish were all of deep sea varieties, which points to a probable submarine disturbance... The value of haddock landed on English coasts is usually LBOO,OOO greater than that of herrings, and constitutes one-third of the value of all the fish annually taken. Mr Someberg, representative of the German syndicate for colonisation in Brazil, is in Brazil preparing for the project. He says that many families will come from Germany. The syndicate has a capital of 26,000,000 marks..