A meeting of miners and settlers at Bainliam is called for Monday evening next for the purpose of pushing forward the movement to have the Aorere River proclaimed a sludge channel. Wo trust that the urgent necessity there is for pressing on the notice of the Government the importance of this matter will ernluco everyone to attend the meeting. We understand that a petition is also in Course of preparation and will he offered for signature at the meeting.
Mr Joseph Higham, an old Colling wood digger, who has been an inmate ot the Nelson Hospital for some months, died at that institution on Monday even ing last, and was interred at Nelson yesterday. “ Old Joe” has been well and iavoumbly known in this community for a great number ot years, where bis many liionds will regret to hear of his death. A few years ago, Joe, in company with his mate Nathan Hamlet, made a trip to Coolgardic, and, although the hardy Collingwood miners were not al together unsuccessful in their search for gold, the climate was too severe for poor Joe, who leturned home broken down in health, and though he lingered on for months his early demise win universally anticipated. The deceased was a native of Wigan, Lancashire, and was about 6b years of' age.
