A remarkable discovery was made by. Rome of tho Govoriimoub railway hands at Wellington yesterday. Whilo engaged in digging coal, preparatory to its boing placed in theengine-tencer, chey discovered a package which provod to bo ono of Nobel's nitroglycerine cartridges. Had this not been found no doubt ono of tho locomotives would havo been blown to pieces, and a number of lives lost. Tho Department communicated with the coal company having the contract for the supply of coal to the railways, and a letter which has been received in reply, states that they do not use nitro-glycerine in the mines, bub only blasting powder. The police have the matter in hand.
Tho Ohinemuri County Council has ro solved to'uii>e a £6,000 loan undor "The Government Loans to Local Bodies Act, IRS6,'' and " Tho Local Bodies Loans Act, LSB6," and if possible to exclude all that part of the County west of the Waihou River. A schedule of expenditure, pre pared by the Chairman, has been sub mitted, and will bo considered at the special mooting of the County Council on the 17th in.sb. Tho schedule is as follows :— Paeroa- Waihi road, £4,000 ; Paeroa - flikutaia, £200; Paeroa-Waitoa, £31)0 ; Waitekauri, £300: Karangahape (including subsidised bridge), £500; Wuilii township, £120; Paeroa township, £150 ; Notherton, £100; cost of raising loan, £30; first year's in terest and sinking fund, £300 ; total, £0,000.
