Concerning Mr Samuel's mission to Lon don and Washington, recently noted in our telegrams, the Sydney Morning Pleralel has the following: — "The Government some time ago received authority from the Legis lative Assembly to invite tenders for a mail service across the Pacific. To complete the route between Sydney and London it obtained from the Homn Government permission to make treaties with the United States, subject to Imperial approval. And with a view to subsidies for the proposed service, provision was made last session to send a special agent to visit London and Washington. We un derstand that the ITon. Saul Samuel, M L O. (Vice-President of the Executive Council), is to be appointed .Special Commissioner to ne gotiate respecting this proposed mail service via California, and that he will shortly pro ceed on his important mission."

On Saturday several Ensili'sh. perch were exhibited in the shop of Mr Jewitt, fish monger. The fish wore caught last week 111 the Water Works Reservoir by Mr Denns, manager of the Acclimatisation Society, who was endeavouring to obtain a few fur the purpose of forw.irrling th'»in to Southland. The perch were introduced by "he Acclima tisation Society frurn Hob.irt Town in ISGS, and it is known that they hoc exiM; in The reservoir in Lir^e numbers. We understand th.it the S'ljie'y will endeavour to i-IL-ct an anungoment with the \V;ttcr Works I'oni pany by wli- h a small f we will be chained for a tickit entitling the holder to fish for perch in the reservoir during the season. We believe that perch fi*hin« will be re garded by many as an acceptable addition to our sports, although inferior us a sport to trout or salmon fishing.
