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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 141, 19 June 1867, Page 3

quarter 9, to-day. We would remind our readers that Little Marion takes her benefit to-morrow night at the Odd Fellows' Hall, when, doubtless, her very numerous admirers will muster in great force. The bill is a particularly strong one, including two farces and the new and successful burlesque, in each of which Litt.le Marion will appear. It is stated that the afternoon performance on Saturday will be the last appearauce of the Troupe. The Provincial Secretary last night laid on the table Mr Dutton's report on the Loadstone track to the Karainea. This document, which is of considerable length, is also of the most interesting and satisfactory character. It appears that Mr Dutton went over the Loadstone track, and struck a river running from the northward, which has been named "Thp Roaring Lion," and which enters the Kerainea about twelve miles below the bend. He passed over a large track of very promising land, and near the junction of the Soaring Lion and the Karamea, at a distance of about twelve miles from the coast and nine below the bend, prospected the ground, and found twenty-five specks to the dish. He then returned from the bend to Motueka, in twenty-two hours' walking; so that it is clear that by steamer from Nelson miners may reach the bend of the Karamea easily in three days' time, and in this region he is persuaded that an immense tract of highly auriferous country exists. A walking track is now being made, which, should the weather not interfere with the work, will be completed in the course of next month. A Council return shows the pilotage fees collected at Nelson Harbor for the year ended March 31, 1867, to be £2195 17s. Bd. The monthly receipts for that period were as follows (we omit shillings and pence) :—April, £170; May, £192 ; June, £195 ; July, £151 ; August, £166; September, £157 ; October, £212 ; November, £176 ; December, £230 ; January, £232; February, £161 ; March, £149. In addition to,this sum of £2195 of harbor fees, the Government Wharf is let for £850, making a total income from the harbor of £3045. The cost of the

harbor of department is about £1858 ; but this latter sum allows about £1200 to represent the returns for capital expended on harbor works. In 1865-66 the pilotage fees were £2034. The total expenditure on the wharf up to March last was £4310, and the total receipts to the same date were £4690.