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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 12, 15 January 1867, Page 3

The "nervous man" who complained of the furious ridiug and driving on the Waimea-road, the other day, will see from our police report to-day, that two sailors were heavily fined, both for furious riding and one for treating his horse cruelly. The remedy for this evil rests with the public. If the persons who witness it, will act as did the persons this morning, and come forward and expose the authors of it, the magistrate will enforce the law and punishment will overtake the wrong doers. We are glad to find that in the present instance the cause of complaint is "Jack ashore," and not any person living in the town or country. A special meeting of the Provincial Council has been summoned by the Superintendent, for Tuesday the 22nd inst. This unexpected meeting has been caused by the necessity which has arisen of the Council sanctioning with its vote the expenditure of all public monies, as required by the Audit Act, passed last session. The Act was said to be rendered necessary by the lavish expenditure indulged in by the Superintendents of some provinces, and the facilities they found on getting the Provincial Council to pass bills of indemnity for the outlay. The measure is supposed to be a step in the direction of the centralisation on which the General Government have set their hearts. It may be so, but no one can complain that the expenditure of all money must be strictly in accordance with the vote of the peoples representatives, and although the finances of Nelson Province have been well managed by the Superintendent, it does not follow that all future Superintendents will be so successful, and it cannot be denied that the lavish expenditure of some provinces calls for some kind of check, such as is provided by the new Audit Act. On Monday the 28th inst., the election of three members of the Local Committee of Education, will take place at the School House, Ranzau, for the district of Hope, in place. of Messrs. Kearns, Kinsett, and Bartlett, whose seats in the Committee have become vacant. We understand it has been considered desirable by the festival committee, to make inquiries about the figure head of the ship Fifeshire, which brought the first colonists to these shores. It has been considered that a relic so interesting would be a valuable addition to the paraphernalia, which, it is intended, shall enliven the proceedings, on the day of the festival. It appears that the figure head of the Fifefihire was sold some years since, to the

late Mr. Pearce, and has not been heard of for a long time. No doubt the present possessor of it, would gladly lend it, for the festive occasion, and this notice is written for the purpose of calling the attention of such individual to the wish of the committee respecting this interesting relic. Any information respecting it will be gladly received by Mr. G. M. Lightband, afc the office of this paper.