EIGHTY-EIGHT VALLEY.
DWELLING HOUSE BTTBNED DOWN,
On the 17th ultimo the wife of William Cate, residing in Eighty-eight Valley, had left her house to carry her husband's dinner to the place where he was working, some distance away, and after doing so she went to the store to make some purchases. On her return she found the dwelling-house reduced to ashes, It had caiight fire from some cause unknown, possibly a spark from the wood fire on the hearth, and everything, the house and its contents, were destroyed, scarcely anything remaining but a heap of smoking ashes. In addition to the house and furniture the poor man has lost a considerable sum of money. Between £40 and £50 in gold and notes was in the house. The gold was found melted, but the notes were of course consumed. The accident has left an industrious and hard-working couple all but destitute, and we are glad to learn that a subscription has been opened in the district on their behalf. We shall be happy to take charge of any subscriptions that the charitably inclined here may be desirous of offering. There are two things which the accident should teach people —the first is the spending of a pound or two a year on insuring against loss by fire ; and the other the lodging of money in some bank in town. Both are wise and provident precautions, and cannot be too well observed.
Registbation of Deeds. —By a Provincial Council return we learn that the number of Deeds registered in the provinces of Nelson and Marlborpugh for the year 1862 was 983, and the amount of fees received, £697 6s. 3d.
Bibths, Deaths, and Marriages in Nelson.— A return to the Council shows that the numbers of registered births and deaths occurring within the city! and district of Nelson in 1862 were, births, 372, and deaths, 84. The number of marriage certificates issued by the Registrar for the same period is 77. The Registrar notes that several entries of births and deaths occurring in other districts have been made under clause 5 of the Act; and respecting marriage certificates he says, " the number of marriages actually solemnised is not known to the Registrar, his certificate authorising, but not obliging, ministers to solemnize marriages."
Gold Exports of New Zealand. —A return of the value of gold exported from this colony shows that for the six years ending 31st March last the total exports amounted to £3,209,252. Of this sum the exports from Otago and Southland reached £2,987,678 —from Nelson, £213,869—and from Auckland, £8,305.
EIGHTY-EIGHT VALLEY.
Colonist, Volume VI, Issue 597, 14 July 1863, Page 2
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