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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXV, Issue 212, 7 September 1891, Page 2

Tup annual meeting of the Albert Quoit Club was hold at the Prince Albert Hotel last Thursday evening. Mr Bennett was in the chair and there was a large attendance of members. The balance sheet showed the Club to be in a flourishing condition. It was proposed to hold a Tournament as soon as possible, this being the best method of making the members turn up to practice. The election of officers resulted as follows : — President, Mr E. HounseU ; Secretary, Mr G. Infield ; Treasurer, Mr G. Morrow ; Matoh Committee, Messrs Sowman, Jaokson, and Gledhill ; Management Committee, Messrs Morrow, Neale, Bennett, Jaokson, and Gledhill.

The usual monthly meeting of the Stoke Road Board was held at Richmond on Saturday, September 5, when all the members were preaont, The minutes of the previous meeting were read and ooDfirmed, The Overseer'a report was read and adopted. The balanoe sheet for the year ending 31st March, 1891, duly audited and signed, was placed before tha Board. Resolved that this Board do not levy a rate for the ensuing year, That J. Kfuger's resignation es dayman for Hope sub-district be aooepted. That the Overseer visit Aniseed Valley and inspeob the roads, and report at next mauling. That the members of the Board and the Ovoiseor visit the Stoke sub-district on Wednesday, August 16. Vouchers were passed for £15 3s 3d. The Bishops Schoolroom was well filled on Saturday evening, when the Camera Club gave its last exhibition of photopraphu, etc. A number of pictures were shown by limelight t.nd were much appreciated by those present. The Camera Club was fortunate in securing the services of Mr F. W. Holland and his limelight apparatus. His lantern, one of Hughes' best bi-unals, was imported at great expense by Messrs Lock and Sigley a year or two ago, and in the hands of Mr Holland was manipulated to great advantage. In addition to a large number of exceedingly beautiful transparencies by various members of the Club, there were shown a small set of the wonderful Forth Bridge belonging to Mr Kingsley, These were very fine and good examples of the work of one of the best lantern slide makers in Great Britain, Mr Holland also showed a fow views of the Yosemite Valley, which were muoh admired . Tub football matoh between the Kelson and Prinoe Albert Clubs which was played in the Park on Saturday afternoon, resulted in a win for the latter Club by two tries oo nil. The usual meeting of the Nelson Church Union will take place this evening at the Bishop's School, when the subject for discussioa will be, ''The desirableness of giving a fixed proportion of income for religious and charitable purposes." A paper will also be read on Father Lowder. At the R.M. Court this morning, before Mr Eyre Kenny R.M,, Thomas Bray was charged with stealing a double-barrelled gun. 1 he, accused, who admitted the charge, was eenlenood to one month's imprisonment in Nelson Polioo gaol with hard labour. The Wellington Evening Post says that the Government Bureau of Industries found emplopment for 84 men— buabfellers and roadmen— between Tuesday last and Friday evening. These men, with two or three exceptions, oame from the South Island, and have been forwarded to the Pahiatua and Oiaki dietriots. The offiaer in oharge of the Bureau states that he can place 80 or 40 good buahmen at current rates of wages. A movement is on foot in Motueka to enlargo the looal literary Institute, as for some time past tho present building has proved quite insufficient for the growing wants of the diatriot. A considerable sum of money has already been colleo'.ed to accomplish the objeofc, and promises of further sums are already forthcoming. Suoh institutions ob the one referred to are a great boon to country Bettlere, bo that the Committee should have no diflioulty in securing the necessary funds. The dairy farm of 25 acres at Waimea South, belonging to Mr H. J. Blythe. of Auckland, was sold this morning by Messrs Bisley Bros, k Co to Mr John Ha gen, of Spring Grove. The Southland Eduoation Board as decided to appoint a truant officer, to act; also as drill instructor, at a salary of £150 a year This action was taken because truanoy is rife in the town of luveroargill,

A I'etitios has beon signed Jby a largo number of tradespeople and others asking the Brightwater Jockey Club ;to alter the date of their annual race meeting, so as not to olash with the pionio of the': Oddfellows. It suggests ;that Wednesday, October 28th would be a more suitable day than the ninth of November for the races. The Stewards have, after due consideration decided to accede to the text of the petition and the meeting will be held on Oct iber 28th next, instead of on the Prince of Wales Birthday. Owners of horses are requested to notice the alteration in tbe programme referring to date of nomination and acceptances, &o.

Two very large eels have lately been caughb in the Maitai. The heaviest, caught by Mr R. E. Olouston, when weighed, turned the scale at 2 libs, and that it had dined on trout was very evident, as one seven inches long was found inside it. Mr W. C. Roper alsa landed one the other day weighing 17£lbs, and many more large ones have been seeu in the river. The largest one was caught in the swamp by the Almond Tree Flat, and tbe other near the old butts. No doubt the presence of eels in the rivers has something to do with the scarcity of trout complained of by our local fishermen.

The following notice appeared in the obituary column o£ the Haivke's Bay Herald :— Sharp.— On 3rd September, 1891, in his second year, while bathing off the break-water. " His life was gentle and the elements so mixed in him that Nature might stand up to all the world and say — This waa a dog." . Fjadk a return laid on the table of the House of Representatives, the distribution and approximate number of sheep in the colony is placed as follows : — Auckland. 1891. 1890. Increase. 602,600 484,023 118,477 Napier, 3,635,240 3,559,119 78,121 Wellington. West Ooast. 2,917,680 2,545,204 372,476 Marlboeough-Nelson, 770,804 727,094 43,708 Castbkbukx-Kaikoura. 1891. 1890. Decrease. 4,853,628 4.888,263 34,735 Otago, 1891. 1890. Increase. 3,969,841 3,912,409 57,432 The total number in 1891 iB 16,479 692, against 16,116,113 in 1890, shosviug an increase of 668,314, whioh, with the dearease in Canterbury of 34,735, gives the approximate increaso for 1891 as 633,579. The increase in the North laland is 567,174, and in the South Island 66,405. Colonial clothing.— We have jusb replen. I ished our stock with some excellent goods of colonial manufacture, which we can | highly recommend. — Everett Bkos. — Advt