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Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13049, 8 March 1911, Page 6 (Supplement)

At a meeting of the Nelson Hospital and Charitable Alf 1 Board, held yesterday afternoon, l)r .11. F. A. Washbourn, M.D., formerly of Oollingwood a;:d Nelson, and at present practising at Sunnier, was appointed resident surgeon at Nelson Hospital in place of l)r Mackay, resigned. There were eight applicants for tho position.

The annual meeting of the. Nelson Gleaners' Union was held o.:i Monday evening in the ShcJbourne street schoolroom. The Yon Archdeacon Baker presided, and there was a fair attendance. The chairman read the annual rep'irt. from which it .appeared that thei membership had increased by seven during the year, but there was nevertheless a filling ofF in the receipts. The report and balance sh"et \ver« adopted. Miss L. F. l'asley was re-elected secretaiy, and the following were chosen ins captains for the ensuing year: Mrs .Mules, Mrs All-in, Miss Mules, Mi's Richmond, Miss Giblin. Miss Rona Iv-usten, Miss Doris Moore, and Miss L. F. I'asley. A. vcii'v encouraging address was delivered by the Rev F. W. Chatterton.

Nelson is indebted for her first ta.\icab to the enterprise of Mr Paul Mitchell, who has imported a very comm.cdious and easy-running White, steam car. Mr Mitchell having hen licensed has now placed his car at the disposal of the public at joasonalib fai4>s as advertised. A noteworthy point in tho taxi's favour is ihe silent running of the engine, which tends greatly to the comfort of the passengers. The traffic returns of the Nelson section of railways for the period c/ided January 7th show a general increase in the quantity of ftm\x carried, while the revenue received was also grr\it"V than for the corresponding i>»riud last year. The figures were:— Parcels, etc., 527. as against '149; slievp and cattle, 314, as agai.ust 385; merchandise, etc., 2(">-">G tons, as against 2420 tons. The revenue r'> c'.'ived was C 2278 Us id, as agninst £2188 12s. The pasenger try flic showed -\. slight falling off, the number earcietl for t!i" particular i)ei-iod l-ist year being 1-1,644, as against 14,547 \his year.

The Golden Blocks Mine on the. Taitapu ISstate had a very successful and unexpected washup during last week, a total of 107 ounorfl being obtained, writes our Collingwood correspondent.

Printed and published for the Proprietors by Wimjam Thornton Bond, of Collingwood street, at their Genera) Printing Works, Waimea street. Nelaon, Wednesday, March 8,1911.