COAL-MINES.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume II, Issue 170, 23 July 1867, Page 2

COAL-MINES.

To the Editor op the Nelson Evening Mail. Mundus regitur parva sapientia. Sir —l know you will be angry with me for not writing before this. The fact is I was busy looking over Uncle's letters and other odds and ends which he left me. Uncle, as you know, was a great" politician, ahd his ideas will do you good. There is no better place lor information than our Council, and the knowledge one gathers there, so far as miniug, geology, •a^nd geography are concerned, is really refreshing. That unfortunate coal question was brought on again on Friday, and three horses were pulling at the cart in different directions. The West Coast miners want all the meat for themselves, and give the bones to Golden Bay, and the Golden Bay coal-miners (that is to say, the Collingwood) all agree to. this, provided they alone get an extra slice. Both parties however agree that Pakawau is nogood; there is too much shale about the thing. Onehonorable member has even discovered a fearful dip somewhere in Mr Watts's old workings, which makes it quite dangerous to go near it! Uncle says right is right, and we all crossed the big sea to better, our fortune.

/•No mtiu 'can do any thing for nothing, and •> the honorable member for Collingwood ought to >be supported; in fact the whole ' affair ought to Tbe left with the Super. Mr Curtis has land close to the Collingwood mine, so "has "'---Mr Gibbsj so has Mr Hackett, representing partly pur geological; department; and it would be wrong to suppose for a moment, that nothing would be done if the money was only voted to do it with." Why theh, make so much fuss if you see your way clear? . Collingwood has the coal, and Wants money to bring it down". We want coal in our 6w'n-;waters to -prevent £25,000 every year going out of the place, :aud several gentlemen want to sell land which is. nearly useless without the coal-mine. Why not join hands and do it properly? In a case dike this it would be very wrong to take any notice of a place like Pakawau, ' where there is nothing but shale and fearful dips ! ' ■. ' A Yours, etc., Uncle's Nephew. July 21, 1867.