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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 82, 8 April 1902, Page 2

The Mayor, Mr H. Baigenfc notify that in response to the request of tfte bulk ( £ the City Concillors, and a largely signed requisition from citizens, he is a candidate for re-election to the office The election is fixed by law for the last Wednesday in April (30th instant), and the nt w Mayor Is in^lal/ed on the second Wednesday in May.

Mrs. Mackie desires the publican lion of the following names as contributors to the fund for the Queen Vjctor/a Memorial Maori School for Girl*, timl- -in since she made the appeal for £7 to complete the €200. Mrs Mackie also desireg to say she now wants only £3 1 0s and "will keep the account open for a week hoping she may *be sent that/ amount before the w^ek is over .—Mr. H. Kempthome, Eastern Efl tension Telegraph Lahuan £2 ; a Presbyterian, 5s ; a Friend, Richmond, sa; Miss Mars den, £1,

Then: cent floods have done consider able damage to the roads and lower riyer bed lands in the Mackenzie country A correspondent states that many of the foot and stock bridges are left in bad con dition or Bwept aw*y. I n places large g>pa hare been made in tho roads by tor rents breaking out of their channola In the larger river-beds, or flat? whole islands bare, in several cases been either washed clean away or buried beneath huge masses of alone, and so rained for ffraz'ng. The approach to the bridge of the Upper Opihi, in Burkes Pass, is g.-ne, and that part of tho Silver, stream road from Graal's Corner has been, for a mile and a half down render ed very difficult for traffic by tuffiS making a river course of the road there Several poles on tbe Mount Cook line ot telegraph were washed, out. and still hang supported only by the wires Repairs are, however, being pushed rapidly forward now that the flood water has subsided, The proposed visit of the champion cyclists, Martin Sutherland and Palme" to Nelson, will nnto t eventuate, Martin having to return to Australia sooner than he expected, Among the fare weU presentations mada ! to Mrs Smalley w,t o of the Key J, S. bmalloy, of St. Johns Church, ia a handBOnie purse, given as a souvemr and token of eateeni by Mrs Smalley'a Bible yI&SS, . '

A second course <f lessons in Laundry work, witli ivhich ia cum bined cleaning Bud pressing, has commenced by Mr Coxon to-day. The art ot cleaning and pressing clothes, as demonstrated by Mr Cuson's assistant, Mr tor bos, was witnessed witbjnuch interest, and tliis opportunity ot gaining '.instruction will no doubt be largely availed of. A case of considerable interest to livery stable keepers bas occupied tbe attention of &lr Ltobit.son, S.M., at the Magistrate's Court nearly tbe whole of to-day. Tbe plaintiffs are H. Watson aud P, J. Uickson (trustees in R. Thomar.' estato), and the defendant G. M. Mathieson. Tbe facts, briefly told, are that on February 23rd defendant bired a mare and dog cart to dme to tbe Wangawua On reaching th* Waugamoa the mare was turned out in a paddock. Sho escaped from the paddock — by jumping tbo fence defendant allowed -and got away into tbo bush. Tuesoarcli mado at the time proved fruitU-&&, but tbe maro was about a fortnight later found dead. The plaintiffs claimed £25 as the valua of tbe mare, £1 JOs for i the hire of tbe turn-out for three daye, and £1 10s as expenses of the search ' made by plaintiffs. Tbe defendant had paid £\ 5a into Court on account of the hire of the nipre and vehicle. Mr Maginnity appeared for the pi .intiffs, and Mr Ha r ley for <ha defendant, w bo submitted that the loss of the mare was not due. to negligence on his part, as claimed by tbe plaintiffs A large number of witnesses wore summoned, and the case was still proceeding waen we went to press.

The annual meeting of the Eival Football Club will be held at the Foresteis Hall to-morrow evening at eight o'clock. Third-class meeting at 7.30. Members and iutending members are invited lo attend, A parody on Kipling's " Absent-minded Beggar " will be found on the 4th page of this itsue, and it will be read with interest. At the Institute Hal), Richmond, tomorrow evening, the Rev D. McKee Wright will give a recital from the poeis with musical illustrations. Admission will be by silver coin. The ODly ordinary debt suit dealt with at the weekly civil sittings of the Magistrate's Court was that of W. It. May v. W, Ti. Cameron (Dunedin), a ilaimior i. 65 Us, of J which £19 19a 6d had been paid since the issue of the summons. Judgment was given by Mr Kobinson.'S.M. for the balance of Mb Ila 6d, with £3 18s 6d costs. Mr Pill appeared for the plaintiff. On Friday next Messrs "VV . Rout and Sons continue their sale of Indian art wares, bicycles, watches, clocks, etc. The goods are on view every e veiling. A meeting of the Executive Committee of the Nelson Pi ovincis-l section of tho New Zealand Farmers' Union, was held at Richmond on Wednesday last, there being pi sent — Messrs G. E, Field (chairman), G, Dodson, R. H. Turner, S, J. Wratt, G, 8. Haycock, and G, E. Uhisnall, The following resolutions were agreed to — 1. That the railway authorities be requested to place ou he Nelson- Belgrove line sheep and oattle trucks, and that proper loading places be erected at Kichmond, Wakefield, Belgrove, and Motopiko. 2, That the Provincial Secretary approach in artificial manures with a view to get some reduction fot members of the Union. 3. That the branch secretaries be t asked to got the opinion of members as to the Bale of stock tin ugh Union jards, if erected, 4, That corresponding secretaries be appointed in the m*in centres to keep branches posted in fluctuations in prices etc , connected with produce and stock, Resolutions received from the .Taranaki district were also endorsed. A deputation was appointed to wait on the Minister of Railways on his visit to Nelson ; also one to wait on the Waimea County Council, The Janet Waldorf Company arrive from Greymouth by the Wainui to-ni .r---row morning, and commence their farewell season in the evening with Shakespeare's comedy " Tweflth Night," Miss Waldorf taking the part of Viola, and Mr Macgregor lhat of Malvolio. On Thursday evening " The Jewess '' will be produced, Misa Waldorf as " Leah " (tht old name of the play ) The box plan is now filling rapidly at Jackson's, Tickets I for the stalls and gallery are also on sale at th same plrce.

Reference to the financial position of ! the colony was made by the Premier at I the Ham ua bridge last week. On ill? , 31st March, he said, lie had over > £400,000 in tbe Public Works ' Fund. There was .£250.000 oil loan | yet lo be .raised, and a surplus on tbe Consolidated Fund of -£250,00' » or ; say, £200,000. That left .£850,000 avail' ; able for pubic works on 3 1st March. ' Seven or eight months would elapse before they could raise snv more money. ; aodlthe Government would therefore be ' able to expend £100,000 a month on pub- ■ lie wo»ks, In regard to revenue, it had 1 ben said the cotiDtry was going back. Nothing of tbe kind. The actual Customs i revenue to 3Ut March was £2,201,2)9, as . compared with tbe estimate of J22,llo!oO0 while Ihe actual Customs revenue for 1900-01 was £2, 180,799, making an increaee for the past year of .£20.4 15. Seeing that the reductions in Customs charges made the year before last amounted to £150,000, the increase spoke volumes for the trade of the colony, the beer duty showed an increase over last year.of £4252.

To-morrow at noon, at Dovedale, M; Lock will sell Mr Thomas' land, furniture and effect. On Saturday next, at Motu eka, under instructions from the Publn Trustee, Mr Lock will sell the natin leas© and personal effects in the estate oi H, M, Burnard. deceased. On Friday and Saturday he will sell at Motueka drapery, tweeds, etg, in an assigned estate.