EXTRACTS.

New Zealand Colonist and Port Nicholson Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 17, 27 September 1842, Page 2

EXTRACTS.

NELSON. (From the Nelson Examiner.)

Captain "Wakefield and the gentlemen who accompanied him on. the excursion to Massacre Bay arrived at Nelson on Tuesday evening, having left the schooner Elizabeth becalmed fifteen miles outside the harbour. They express themselves highly gratified with the results of the expedition and the resources of the bay. The beauty of the scenery is remarkable even in New Zealand. The extent of flat land is considerable, chiefly wooded, and these districts are opened up for a short distance by their respective rivers ; limestone is to be obtained in any quantity; coal at the Taipo, the Tata, at the Motupipi, and the.Takaka., The surveying party were left at Takaka, and intend at once commencing their labours; the natives are anxious for settlers, and the respective chiefs entirely satisfied with the presents made them by “Wideawake,” and making preparations for pig catching to supply the wants of /the white men. We hope to be qjpabled to give our rea- ' ders a detailed account of this trip in our next.. On Monday last a quarrel, arising out of old" differences, between two natives, at . the Pah Wauka pa Wauka, had nearly ended fatally. Ta Amo had been struck during altercation by Paramatta, and the encounter ended in Ta Amo firing at and wounding Paramatta seriously,' and also Epero slightly, but this last unintentionally. Mr. Reay, who received the account

he affray from some natives on Tuesday ling, Inid the matter before the Police Maratc on Wednesday morning, having dcV the application at the request of the f cs. Mr. Thompson, Mr. Reay, Mr. keek, and Dr. Wilson, as speedily as possiproceeded to Wauka pa Wauka by boat, found that the natives had burnt down Ta o’s house since the affray, and that he had, j a few others, retired into the bush around. :hing being to be done at the time (10, p.m.), it being questionable how far it was advisato widen a breach occasioned by the woundnian’s own violence, it was determined to off for the present pursuit of Amo. Parata was brought back to Nelson,' that his nds might be attended to; and the boat ved in Nelson at six o’clock on the followmorning. o the Nelson Examiner of the 10th inst. is a eiv of the progress made by that colony ■cits first formation, and if the amount be ctly correct, the inhabitants, of that settleit have good cause for congratulating themes on their future prospects. We make following extracts from the leading article : jeven months have passed since our arrival, ten since the arrival of the surveyors, durwhich time there has not been a day that a sel of 500 tons might not have entered or Bolton Roads, which is inside the bar, and imunicate with the shore in boats, being tin half a mile of the Company’s Stores. : only occasions of difficulty have been from it of wind, which the assistance of a couple boats would easily overcome. The anchorin this roadstead is better than that in iy harbours; in confirmation of which

inion we draw attention to the fact that, dur- ; some of the heaviest weather we have yet perienced, the Bolton, 541; the Eagle, 438; : Clifford, 460; the Eleanor, 250; and the izabeth, 75 tons, rode there in perfect safety, e harbour is always accessible by taking the jpcr time of the tide; even in light winds 1 calms, with the aid of boats; and so comply is it sheltered, that a ship in dock is not ire safe. The facilities for landing cattle are ch as but few places possess. The Brilliant, her last trip from Twofold Bay, ran up to ’ mouth of the Waimea, and there, in three 1 a half fathoms at low water, within a few rds of the shore, landed her entire cargo, thout accident, in a few-hours. The Town of Nelson, containing 1,100 acres sides large reserves for' public buildings and icious streets, i 3 nearly level, with a few derate elevations, valuable, for building, for e extensive views which they command. It at all times well supplied with water from rcc streams which fun through it in different recti ons. The valuable timber land, forming out one-sixth of the site, and the fine fern id, of nearly the whole of the remainder, ford the happy mixture of material and space r building. The excellence of the clay, everyiere to be found, for brick-making, has been oved by the unceasing activity, in the various ickyards during the whole winter. Limeone of excellent quality has been found arccly without the boundary of the town; :d superior coal (if not existing close at hand, which many persons are sanguine) can be ocured in any quantity on the shores of Mascre Bay, within eight hours’ sail. The suburban districts are highly praised, ily fifteen or eighteen, out of the 570 sections rveyed, having been, rejected at the late section ; and it is stated, that large portions of e land are equal to that in the valley of the lutt. Seventy-seven' vessels, whose burthens nounting to 12,272 tons,, had. entered the irbour during the last seven months ; contriving to the customs upwards of £7OO, excluve of the many large sums paid at this port for oods destined for Nelson. An excellent road id been made from the haven to the town, ith jetties for landing, goods, and a bridge toss the mouth of the small river.. The popution exceeds 2,000 souls. Since the distriition of the town acres 250 houses have been lilt, 50'were being' erected, besides 230 wares and huts'. The article concludes with the following Nervations:— 1 To sum np the whole, with a harbour so easy f access, a town on so excellent a site, land ith every promise of great production, a chute of the most enjoyable description, and, frly, with a population having sufficient enterise, but eschewing all unnecessary expendiire, these we consider as our elements of iccess. Failure, we believe, to be scarcely fesible.