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Colonist, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11686, 23 July 1906, Page 2 (Supplement)

City Improvements. —We learn that the owners, Messrs Everett and Harris, propose to celebrate Arbor Day by commencing the planting of Victoria Avenue with lime trees. The effect of planting ornamental trees of the kind must be to add materially to the beauty of that part of the city, and we hope that as private citizens are taking a lead in beautifying a street the Corporation will do something in the way of improving Milton's Acre, which, is situate at the entrance to the City, and is much in need of attention.

The New Commissioner of Crown Lands. — The members of the Nelson Land Board, and Mr C. Y. Fell, on behalf of the legal profession of Nelson, at Thursday's meeting of the Board tendered Mr F. W. Flanagan a hearty welcome on his taking his seat on the Board for the first time as Commissioner of Crown Lands for the Nelson Land District.

Discovery of Coal. — At Thursday's meeting of the Nelson Land Board some 27,379 acres of land in the Brighton Survey District, which had beßn thrown open for selection on lease in perpetuity, were withdrawn from selection, it having been ascertained that the lands in question contaianed anthracite coal.

Royal Humane Society. — Among the awards made by the above named Society on July 17th, were a framed certificate to Leslie Cotton, of Nelson, for attempting to save life; a certificate to Fancis Stallard, for rescuing Misses Violet and Margaret Glasgow from, drowning at Collingwood on December 27th last.

A Oood Sign.— A report presented by the Crown' Lands Hanger at Thursday's meeting of the' Land Board on leases and licenses in the Takaka, Tadmor, Gordon, and Wangapeka Survey Districts, showed that 58 holdings bad been inspected, and that improvements to the value of £848fi had been effected where only ,-£3138 were required by the Act.

Golden Wedding. — un Wednesday last Mr and Mrs William Haddow, of Collingwood street, celebrated their golden wedding. Mr and Mrs Haddow were thej recipients of congratulations from many friends, who are glad in the knowledge that Mrs Haddow is at present enjoying better health than she has done for some years past.