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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VI, Issue 14, 17 January 1871, Page 2

Panorama. — VVi> woul I nmind oui readers that, the panor.-mwi of (he Sai> Francisco Mail Route will he on view f<>i ti\e last f ; me to night, and remind those who have not yet seen it lo avail themselves of the opportunity thus offered of ijuikin^ themselves acquainted with the m;i;u points of interest on this new line. Sutherland Gold-mining Company. — Mr. Sutherland, we are informed, h;is returned from Auckland, where hsucceeded in purchasing a ten-stamper batiery with shafting for additional stampers, and iron wheel 36 feet in diameter, the whole to be landed at Blenheim v/harf, immediately, for the sum of £980. Nelson Auxilliary Fire Brigade — — At a meeting held at the Custom House Hotel, last, evening, for the cdectiou of officers, the following members were elected :— Mr. Joseph Garrard, Captain; Mr Thomas Freeman, Lieutenant; Mr. J. B. Calder, Ist Hydrant-man; Mr. J. Lukin&, 2nd do; Mr. Duckett, Ist Brauchman; Mr. J. Calder, jun., 2nd. do; Mr. J. Akersten, Secretary; Mr. J. Jacks, Treasurer, and 19 working members. A West Coast Contemporary thus notices the changes recently made in the Nelson papers : — The Examiner has been reduced to half its former size, and is now published daily at sevenpence per week — rather a strange figure. The Colonist lias been reduced to threepence, and the Evening Mail has put the climax on the whole by coming out in nearly double its farmer size, and at the modest sum of one penny. What's up iv Sleepy Hollow ? Perseverance Company. — The halfyearly meeting of the shareholders of this Company was held last night when the chair was taken by Mr. Wells. The report was read, in which it was stated that an agreement had been concluded with the Golden Gully Company regardiug the supply of water. It further stated that the considerable sums expended during the six months in opening up the mine had proved the existence of abundance of quartz, and would enable the mining to be carried ou for the future at a comparatively small cost ; that thu quantify crushed during the same period was 1517 tons tho result of which was 828ozs. of srnld which at the nett value of £3. 15s. 21. per oz. »unoni).ted to £3,115, the average produce per ton of quartz being lOdwts. 22nrs. of the value of £2 Is.; that in the opinion of tho Directors, the cost of mining and crushing, including all th^ expenses of the company, would Jiof, when the nee^ssury wafer power hurl he< j n provided, exceeil 20s. per ton. The Directors stated that their great oiject now was to reduce the workins expanses which had hitherto been too high, but could now, they thought, be considerably lessened. Tho report and balance ?heet were theu adopted, Messrs H. Edwards, Goulstone, and H C. Wilson appointed auditors, and Mr. W. Milner unanimously elected a Director in the place of Mr. Adams who had resigned. A vote of thanks was passed to the Directors and the meeting broke up. The members of the Cbristchureh City Council have presented Mrs. Duncan, the wife of the ex-Mayor, with an epergne and cradle. Three men have obtained £427 worth of gold in three months, at Orepuki, Otago. Some rich quartz reefs, of considerable depth, have been discovered south of the Molyneux, Otago. Letters have been received stating that Te ICooti's emissaries are now visiting the Bay of Plenty, and also advising the authorities to be cautious. It is stated by the West Coast Times that Mr. E. Barff has been presented with a requisition, bearing one thousand signatures, asking him to allow himself to be again nominated to represent the Hokitika district iv the General Assembly ; and further, that Mr. John White will also contest the seat.