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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume V, Issue 9, 11 January 1870, Page 2

The quarterly report of the Westport school has been forwarded to tho Inspector and shows the number of scholars during the quarter to have been 99 — boys 59, girls 40. The average daily attendance was 66. The Bank of New South Wales shipped 10,000 ounces gold from Westport last week. The Baak of New Zealand and the Union Bank also shipped 6000 ounces iu the Kennedy on her last trip to Aokitika. Fraser Martin a "professional jockey" lately sued Daniel Moloney of Charleston, owner of the horse Why Not, for £25, damages by breach of agreement, the plaintiff's case being that defendant had written up to him at Nelson asking him to go down to Westport, which he did, but on arriving there found that another jockey had been engaged in his place. The Magistrate said there was nothing in the correspondence which precluded defendant from engaging another jockey. Plaintiff had fixed a certain day but failed to perform his promise. Judgment was given for the defendant. Mr Timothy Gallagher. — This gentleman has written to the Westport Times stating thafc his remarks upon the Press, which we lately quoted, were "in no way intended to interfere with the Press of the Colony," but were confined to "the conduct and management of the Westport Times." The Times has proved well able to take care of itself, and the rough treatment Mr Gallagher has received at its hands will possibly induce that fiery gentleman to be a little more cautious in his utterances for the future. • The last row of six good houses, says the Westport Times, which stood at the seaward end of Molesworth-street has now been removed. Mr Anslow's house has been purchased by Captain Leech, and taken away piecemeal. The jea still continues to encroach, but it must now do so some distance before any more habitations ofthe living are interfered i with. The houses of the dead are nofc so secure. '■"■ The -Late Floods, have "done an immense deal of damage on the \3STorsibern Terraces ahd in the neighborhood of the Orawaiti. Including wash dirt, labor, &c, it is estimated afc £3000, the washdirt lost being probably equal to half lhat amount.... ' ' .A a' 1 Arrangements have been' made for the conveyance of a bi-weekly m^il between Hokitika and Christchurch. "