THE COLONIST. PUBLISHED DAILY-(MORNINGS). NELSON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1889.

Colonist, Volume XXXII, Issue 5591, 5 September 1889, Page 3

THE COLONIST. PUBLISHED DAILY-(MORNINGS). NELSON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1889.

SUMMARY NOTES,

Aetee a fiae bracing winter, fice even for Nelson ; after a long success sion of bright sunny days followed by brilliant nights, with hoar frost in the morning, spring has now made its appearance in real earnest. Tne violets scent the air, the weeping willows present a most delicate tracery of pale green, and the almonds, the peaches, and the early phiras ara in blossom, while the blackbird ia now to be heard as well as the lark. The fine dry wintet has not been an unalloyed blessing to the farmers, for in many oases seed sowing simply meant feeding the birds, bat by many the time has been occupied in farther tillage, and also in the laying of poison for the destruction of imported birds which are a sad nuisance to many. Some of our orchardists are almost disheartened with the winged and otVr pc-sts which piey upon them. The blaokbirds have now such a bold throughout this district that the prospect of seeing ripe cherries is not great, and more than one settler has made complaints that-the .birds are not content to wait till the fruit •• forms but are actually now picking the bad shcots. It is evident, however, that throughout the country districts particularly, settlers are bvcomiog more «md more alive to their own in... ,[ , and it is not in

the nature of the race to let difficulties long remain onmastered. Amm Tuesday's rain feed for stock will soon be plentiful, and on the whole the hopeful season of the year has commenced with favorable signs. It is true that difficulty was felt as to what market to select for last season's crops, and that many were unable to sell to the best advantage, bat good barley is maintaining its price in Melbourne, where it is quoted at 5s 3d with the duty of Is paid, and we keard of a local sale of a few bales of Nelson hops at Is 4d per 1b for shipment to a neighboring port. Potatoes have not realised bo much as was expected, but still the price has been remunerative; and onions have proved a profitable crop to those who did not sell too speedily. Political matters have dragged along most wearily, and the prorogation has been most anxiously looked for. Nothing of any real importance has been accomplished by the Government, whicn has suffered defeat whenever it has attempted to make a stand. Dae of the most satisfactory of the actions performed by Parliament was ihe emphatic decision to have no more borrowing* The act referred to was ;he throwing out of the proposals made i>y the Government for proceeding with i considerable section of the Otago Central railway. It is clear that for •oma time to come at all events, New Zealand should abstain from increasing her indebtedness, end that a majority in the House frustrated the efforts of the Government, is a matter hat every loyal colonist must look lpon with entire approbation. It is mneoessary here to allude to the cirjumstances which led up to the Colorial Secretary being censured and his sonsequent resignation, as this matter las already been referred to ia these iolumns, and one or two articles on he subject are reprinted in the Sup)lement accompanying this issue. The s true the number of Ministers will be lonsiderably lessened by about the ime the House rises, for already the eats of Mr G. Fisher and of Mr 3islop are vacant, while at least one ither Minister is expected to reiire at he end of the session. It can scarcely ie said, however, that the Government rill be weakened in consequence; ndeed, the difficulty doing the session tas been to keep the Government in, nd yet defeat their measures, but, hanks to their love of office, this has 0 far been accomplished. An opinion 1 gaining strength that a dissolution rill be asked for soon after the proroation, and that being so, a reduced umber of members will have to be eturned,-70 instead of 91~and bore i 3 certain to be much dissatiefacion in respect of the enlarged elseDrates. In oiu' hsb Summary we referred to ie serious illness of Lord Cranley, 28 E3rl of Ons'ow's heir, bnt happily 18 danger has passed by, and iroughout tbe Colony there was a seiing of gladnrsn when it became nown that the crisis was overcome, tis Excellency ti now on a piivate isit to Nelson, arid it is understood ie Earl and Coantees with their ousehold will make their abode here >r the next month or so, " the Cliffs," ne of the most oharming places imginable, having been secured for their Bsidence. In August an interruption of the übmahne cable between Nelson and iydney had the effect of cutting New iealand off from the rest ot the world, ad the people of this Colony, baing coustomad to reoeive with their breakist telegraphic news from every uarter of the globe, naturally exierienced much disappointment, and he repair of the cable was anxiously aokedfor; Happily nothing of great Qoment occurred during the time of nterruption, but it is not unlikely that lefoio long a second cable will be laid pith the object of preventing a repetiion of such a contretemps. Amongst the local events of the nonth reference must ba made to a ad boat accident, by which two ettler3 who were leaving Nelson for heir homes at the head of the Bay vere drowned. The Supreme Court assizes which vere opened on the 21et August, were emarkable for an extraordinary case )f criminal libel, commenced under jreat provocation, and in which his BonourMr Justice Bichmond while sufficiency blaming the accused for Iris most unfounded statements, tempered justice with mercy in such a manner as to call forth general expressions of esteem for the kindly Judge whose clear grasp of every point in oases coming before him has won the respect of all true citizens. Daring the assizes Mr B. T. Oonolly was aworu in as a Judge of the Supreme Court, and his Honor at once proceeded to Auckland, where on taking his scat; on the Bench, he was welcomed by the Bar. In repljiog to Mr Button, Mr Justice Conolly paid a tribute toihe memory of the late Mr Justice Gillies, whose district he has taken. Ibo nsw Judge resided at Pioton for many years, and was greatly respected therr?. , The BUCCGB3 of tha second annual show of tbo Nelson Poultry, Biiti, and Dog Association, which opened on August 10, was most decided, but more complete references to these subjects will be found in the Summary eupplemenfi. A vert sad accident happened to the Wellington Pilot boat, on the evening of the 17th August whilst proceeding to a ship that was making the harbour. The boat was being {owed by an outward bound steamer when it capsized, enc^ the Pilot, Captain Simms aod two of his men were drowned. This accident happened within a day or two of the sixth anniversary of a very similar one'which befel Jbe Nelson Pilot boat, when four men were drowned. Throughout the Colony the mining industry shows very promising siges of a revival. Evidence of coming prosperity is to bo found in O.'ago, ia Auckland, on the West Coast, and iv this Provincial District. Tbe Owen reefs, which had bee i all bat abandoned, have attracted attention in conleqaenoQ 6Uih» disooyery of a sub-

Btantial reef, which carries gold, though its value has not yet been ascertained. As there is a battery all ready for immediate crashing, it will be possible, should the etona prove as rich as it is believed to b?, to proceed to profitable work forthwith, so that before another month haß passed away ye hope to report the Owen a euco*36 after all. At the Mahakipawa, in Marlborough, good fiada of gold continue to be made, and the place has a very healthy appearance. At Keefton the returns duriog the month have been very satisfactory, and the prospects continue most en* obnraging. Daring the month no less than 4314 oza of amalgam, eqnal to about 1440 ozs of retorted gold, have been obtained from seven mines, three of which'contributed but little. The following is the return showing the yields of amalgam from the mines referred to:— •tJ . «c» »■ us . •* • • <2© JBC* orH ,2»-l ■»H fIH WM «tn ®"S §In ""5 «a «| 3§ -g| g% i< £% $<

For these yields the Keep it Dark* which obtained 1049 ozs amalgam* crushed 710 tons of stone; the Globe, whiclf obtained 809 oza, crushed 745 tons; the lokerman, which obtained 1193 ozs, crushed 250 tons; the Progress, which obtained 754 ozs, crushed for 17 days; the loglewood, which obtained 193 ozs in two weeks, crashed 130 tons ; the Lone Star crashed 225 tonp, and the Golden Treasure crushed 100 tons for their respective yields. Lectori!.—Hia Lordship the Bishop ha 3 consented to deliver a lecture at the Provincial Hall this evening, in connection with the Young Men's Insti'ute. The Bnbject of the lecture will be the Canadian Pacific Railway Route, and some limelight views, which are said to be alike faithful end artistic, will be exhibited for the first time in Nelson. As the Bishop has recently traversed the country under very favorable circumstances, the lecture should prove most interesting, and no doubt there will be a large attendance. Nelson Cbicket Cltjb.—The annual general meeting of the members of this Club will be held this evening at the Masonic Hotel, at 8 o'clock. All members ami those intending to join the Club ore requested to attend. Exhibition of Curiosities —The ladies of All Saints Parish having determined to hod a sale of work about the end of November, it has been deoided to hold an exhibition of curiosities in connection with the sale. The Rev F. W. Chatterton would be glad if anyone willing to lend objects of interest would communicate with him on the subject as early as possiblp. There is little doubt that an exhibition of a most interesting character could be provided if those who possess curios will lend them for the purpoße. Royal Eink.—There was not a large atientlance at the Royal Rink last evening when Miss Mabel Sylvester, the clever skater, gave a performance on the roller?. She gave a variety of extremely difficult feata, including the fire aot, which were warmly applauded. Mr Baigent announced that ho had given the use of the 3ii k to Miss Sylvester, who would take a betitiio ou Friday evening, when he hoped the:e ,v mid be a large attendance. New Z~.a-,.:xt> Timber Trade.—lt is pleasing to noco the satisfactory growth of our timber trade, Tn 1879 there were exported from this Cobny, 103,189 feet of timber, sawn and fown, while last year the exports mounted up to co less th&n 43.474.454 feet. Last year the exports exceeded those of the previous year by the eubtantial quantity of. thirteen and a half million feet. Now there j is a direct trade with England no doubt there will be an ever increasing demand for our timbers, and it is important for all the New Zealand colonists to combine not only to stop the wanton destruction of timber, but to encourage replanting as much as possible. If wisdom prevails in these matters, our timber trade will become a permanent source of wealth to the Colony. Loyal Howard Lodge.—An ordinary meeting of the members of tbis Lodge took place last evening, when there was a large attendance. After the usual business, a very able and interesting paper was read by the N.O. of the Lodge, Bro W. H. Short, on " Ancient and Modern Theories of the Creation." The paper was illustrated by charts, including one of special interest, showing the continents and oceans of the planet Mars. The paper waß listened to with great attention, and a hearty vote of thanks was accorded Bro Short for bis interesting paper. The remainder of the evening was Bpsnt in harmony, Bro King presiding at the piano, and Bros Tinney, Thompson, Harris, Akersten, Pellew, and King contributing some oapital gongs. Altogether a very pleasant evening was spent, and a wish was very generally expressed that many similar gatherings might be arranged. Nelson Bowling Cltjb. — The annual general meeting of the members of this Club took place at the Masonic Hotel last evening, when there was a fair attendance, the chair being ocoupied by Mr D. Winton, VicePresident of the Club. The report and balanoe sheet showed a satisfactory position, considering the large outlay incurred last season in laying down the green, &o. The office bearers for the ensuing year weie then elected as follows:—President, Mr M. Lightband; Vice-President, Mr D. Winton, hon Treasurer, Mr J. Wilson; hon Secretary, Mr A. M'Kellar Wix; Messrs F. Hamilton, F. Trask, 8. Kirkpatrick, W. Lightfoot, G. H. Cressy, J. Solanders, andW. O Gilbert membera of Committee ; and Messrs H. Edwards and H. Dodson, Auditors, the whole of the officers, with the exception of Messrs. J. Sclanders and W. C. Gilbert being re-elected. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded Mr Lightband for the use of hia lawn during the past season, and also for hi; offer to place it at the disposal of members till the Club green, which has been re-sown, is ready for play. An unanimous vote of thanks was accorded the office bearers for their services in the past, and the meeting ..was brought to a close with a vote of thanka to the Chairman. New Zealand Coal.—Although the New Zealand coal trade is only in its infancy, it is giving signs of a rapid growth. The quality of our coal, particularly that from the West Coast mines, is now acknowledged to be most excellent. The following figures taken ffom Parliamentary returns tell their own story— - Tonß. Coal imported into Colony ia 1879..158,076 Ditto, in 1888..101,341 Coal exported from Colony in 1879,. 7,195 Ditto, • ia 1888.. 69,040 The output from our mines last year was 613,895 tons. , .. Horss Parai>b.—Messrs Shsrp and Soas held the annual horse parade yesterday at Richmond, when there was a very fair attendance. The very heavy rain of the previous night, albeit so Welcome to the farmers, somewhat interfered with the success of the parade, as the heavy fresh in the Wairoa river prevented several owners from getting their horses on to the ground. Mr Henry Redwood's horses, which were to have been included in the parade, were stopped at the river, as were a number of the heavier class of horses from Motueka. The well known horses Redwood and Christmas Rose were present, and attracted a good deal of notice. Mr Gaukrodger's magnificent black horse St Leonard was greatly admired, and is certainly a model of a carriage horse that would rank high at any exhibition. Amongst the other most noticeable horses were Puritan and Fairplay, the latter a great jumper. Dairy Facxobiep.—There are in this Colony thirty-ei^ht Daily Factories, with a paid up capital of £3 >,341, and a capacity of 53,353 gallons of milk daily. Of the factories no less than thirty are situated in this Island. Last year we exported 32,910 cwta of butter, valued at £141,904 With a uniformity of quality and colour, combined, with the best and latest appliances in the factories, there is no doubt our exports of battue and cheese Tfill yearly ingreMfl.

Thb Haynm Belief Fund.—We ire aiked to acknowledge the receipt of ft parcel whioh was sent to tho Bailwgy Whsrf by Mr Melhuish, of Trafalgar street, to be forwarded <o Mrs Haynes. New Zealand Wooti Production.'—Our wool exports keep a long way ahead of all the other articles exported from this Colony, Last year we sent away the considerable quantity of 94,917,776 pounds of wool, valued at £3,628,682, being an increase of 4,699.641! pounds in weight, and of £302,402 in value, i when compared with the previous year's return. Besides the quantify exported our Woollen Factories used up 4,079 563 pounds. As compared with previous years the wool made up in the Colony during 1888-89 shows an increase of one hundred per cent, Hops.- A cable message received last night from London states that the estimated yield of hops in England is equal to 230,000 pounds —old duty quality excellent. The message has evidently become mixed up in t ansit. One of the most interesting of all the reports presented to the present session of Parliament is the one from the Chief Surveyor (Auckland), on his visit to the Waitomo oaves in the King Country. It is very evident the Colony possesses a great attraction for tourists. Thsy are the finest yet discovered in this land of marvels. It ia to be hoped that the Government will see their way clear either to purchase the sits of them or to assume the control with the consent of the Natives. Judiciously worked, these caves cou'd be made a good source of revenue if put properly in order. The introduction of the electric light would reveal the many beauties of the interior. The present practice of using candles or torches is very unsatisfactory and may lead to a permanent disfigurement of the beautiful handiwork of nature. With the electric light, a decent road and proper guides, the oaves would attract people;from all parts of the Colony as well as secure a large proportion of tourists passing through New Zealand. SYNOPSIS o»NEW ADVERTISEMENfS— Thx following new advertisements appear in this morning's issue :— Meeting of the Nelson Cricket Club this evening. ~ Notice re Sale of Work in connection with All Saints'. District Order re Ambulance Class. Tomato plants for sale by L. Sheather. Auction of spring cart by Bisley Bros & Co

{UZ3. OZS. UZ8. I Keep it Dark....... , 244 240 193 Globe 147 161 145 Inkerman 140 140 198 Progress ,.....•— 180 212 Inglewood — 120 73 Lone Star — — 186J Golden Treasure .... — — — UZ9. 372 356 715 362 180