NELSON.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1745, 16 August 1905, Page 50

NELSON.

(From Our Own Correspondent.)

Last night the members of All Saints’ Institute gave a gymnastic display in the Theatre Royal. Fifty members of both sexes took part. The sum derived goes towards the extension of the gymnasium. The Nelson Hospital and Charitable Aid Board have received information from a legal source that it is not within its power to purchase property for the purpose of an infectious diseases hospital. It has not even the right to purchase a site for general hospital purposes. There will be close on sixteen bands competing at Nelson’s coming carnival. A meeting of the delegates of the Nelson No-license League was held in the Baptist Schoolroom last Thursday evening. Very little of note was brought forward, but the Rev W. J. Williams declared that owing to the State-control agitation the No-license Party had had a splendid opportunity of bringing its ideas before the Nelson people. He ventured to say that a no-license victory in Nelson was nearer reality than it had ever been before. The rev. gentleman surely, did not take into consideration the fact, that at the last general election Nelson had a larger vote for license than at the previous election. Mr Marchand, Consulting Engineer to the Nelson Harbour Board, reported to that body at its last meeting on the new cutting through the Boulder Bank. He recommended that the work on the south mole be suspended till the mole on the north is completed. If his suggestion is followed, in all probability our new channel will not be open for navigation for a year or two yet. It is better, however, that the undertaking should be carried out to perfection than have it pushed through with speed which might produce bad results. For the erection of the new Boys’ College, Messrs Robertson Brothers’ tender has been accepted by the College Governors. The building is to be of brick, and will cost <£25,009. The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone will perhaps be performed by the Governor on Trafalgar Day, two months hence. It is reported that the manager of the Stoke brick kilns has received an order for 800,090 bricks from the contractors. To cope with this large demand a new brick kiln is to be erected at the Stok© Orphanage, capable of turning out 80,000 bricks at a time. The water from one of the pipes on the Albion Wharf was not running well last week. On the matter being investigated it was found that the pipe was blocked by a bundle of small worms. When separated in the water they immediately clung together again. They are now on exhibition. It is believed that Messrs S. Kirkpatrick and Co.’s jam factory is to be extended. There is likelihood of a local firm getting a fairly large order for bricks in connection with this extension. Mr W. Hockey’s Brown Leghorn fowls, at the Blenheim egg-laying competition, have laid up to last week 256 eggs. This gives them sixth position. One fowl in this pen of Brown Leghorns died, and another of a good laying strain was forwarded a few days ago to take its place.