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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 38, 15 February 1867, Page 3

We are informed that the Pakewau coal recently introduced by Mr. C. Wiesenhavern, may be seen in fires at Mr. Richardson's Hotel, Waimea-road, this evening, from 8 to 11 o'clock. We learn from the Grey River Argus that Mr. Commissioner Kynnersley gives a satisfactory account of the condition of affairs at Fox's and the Pakihi, at both of which places steady remunerative work appears to be the rule, and brilliant "piles" the exception. He estimates that about 1200 men are actually on gold at these two places, and about 700 on various other places between the Grey and the Buller. The total population of the coast north of the Grey may be estimated at about 5000, a large number of whom are prospecting.

At the Buller, mining matters are very quiet, and the progress of the place, which took a sudden start a month or two ago, has received a check. The uncertainty of the traus-Buller diggings, and the absence ofany inducements for a rush in that direction, tend to throw a damp ou the commerce of Westport, and there does not appear to be auy immediate chance of amendment. Fish is now a regular addition to the food supply of Greymouth. Large quantities of herring are caught by means of nets in the Lagoou and iu some of the bights near the North point. Occasionally there arc some fine hauls of Ivawai, as many as 90 dozen fine sized fish having been hauled in at oue cast a few nights ago. The Brighton Times of Satnrday says : — An accident which nearly terminated fatally to the crew of the Star of Brighton occurred on Tuesday last,|at Constant Bay, It appears that the Star had been out to the steamer Dispatch, and was returning over the bar when she struck oue of the rocks which skirts the narrow entrance to the Bay. All hands excepting the coxswain jumped out, leaving him to his fate. He, however, stuck manfully to the steer oar, aud kept the boat off the rocks until she was towed in The boat sustained no material damage after she first struck when her stern was knocked out. We canuot say much for the behaviour of the crew ; as on a former occasion they were completely panic struck, throwiug away all chance of saving the boot, which was only effected by the resoiute conduct of the coxswain. The Grey River Argus of the 12th, says the Claud Hamilton yesterday took a handsome quantity of gold from this port, viz., 11,1620z5. ildwt. ogrs. for Sydney. The manner in which the gold export from this port keeps np, is sufficient proof of the general prosperity of the district, and there is little reason to doubt that if it were not for the unsetting influence of the various rushes up and down the coast the yield of gold would be much larger. We learn from the West Coast Times that at the opening of the Insolvency proceedings on Friday, a long discussion took plnce between his Honor and the different members of the bar as to the meaning and interpretation of the 6th clause of the Debtors and Creditors Act, 1866, which provides that unless the estate of the debtor shall pay 6s. Sd. in the pound to those creditors who shall prove their debts, clear of expenses, no relief shall be granted to the debtor until a period of not less thau six months and not more than three years shall elapse from the final hearing of the petition. The different sections of the Acts of 1862, 1865, and 1866 were fully discussed, and the learned Judge said that it seemed evident that the ad interim protection granted with or conjoiued to the vesting order should still be in force until the order giving full relief to the debtor was 1 finally made.