We (Colonist) are exceedingly glad to learn, as we do on the authority of the Minister of Education, that the Premier's health has shown marked improvement within She past few days. Before that he had been affected by the very trying weather experienced in Wellington, but there is now every hope that, with reasonable rest to his brain, Mr Ballance will shortly be completely restored to health. We heartily trust that these hopes may be realised, and that speedily. A matter requiring reform in postal matters is in connection with foreign money orders. The advices belonging to these go first to chief post-offices, and often times money-orders are received here and elsewhere and the recipients have to wait two days or more for the advices to come to hand. There have been some very lively scenes, in the New South Wales Par liament. The motion of want of con fidence in the present Ministry was rejected by one vote. The Govern ment are now considering their posi tion. It has ever been so. Nero fiddled while Rome was burning, and now the representatives of the people of New South Wales are quarreling while the country drifts still farther on the road to financial destruction. The Land Department has just in formed Mr Mills, in reply to his appli cation, that the necessary authority has been issued to the Commissioner of Crown Lands, Blenheim, to spend the votes on Havelock-Nydia Bay track, and also on the one from Hen derson and Sons up the Kenepuru and round Torea. So that the work will be commenced at once, and we hope completed before the winter comes on. Two men were nearly suffocated in Nelson last week through the escape of gas where they .were sleeping. They pulled down the gasalier and put out the lights, but through not know ing anything about gas-lights did not turn off the jets. The Hon. W. P. Reeves and Mrs Reeves arrived by coach yesterday, and during their stay in Havelock will be the guests of Mr C. H. Mills, M.H.R. By a letter elsewhere the settlers in the Rai Valley are anxious to have a Post-office .established in their locality. 