THE Inangahua Times: PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1877.

Inangahua Times, Volume IV, Issue 29, 15 June 1877, Page 2

THE Inangahua Times: PUBLISHED TRI-WEEKLY. FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1877.

We have been requested to announce that tfießeefton Quadrille Assembly will be held this evening at the usual hoar. At the half-yearly meeting of the Independent Company, held at Mr Brennan's office, on Wednesday evening last, the directors elected for the current term, were Messrs Meldrum, Butler, Cato, Cadey nnd Harris. It will thus be seen that the old directory has been re-elected. Mr Alexander Simpaon who for two years passed bai been stationed at the Reeftoa Agency of the National Bank is about to be tyanfcrred to the Dttncdin Branch. While esperiencug regret at Mr Slmrson's departure from the district, his muny friends trill be glad to be&i of Us adtuacement.

11l view of the anxiety of the County | Council to launch the work of constructing the Grey road, it v likely that the Clerk will be despatched toHokitifca in order that no delay should take place in obtaining Mr C. Y. O'Connor's approval of the plans and specifications of the proposed work. A capacious man-trap exists in Central Broadway, in the vicinity of the Club Hotel. The street drainage has scooped out a very dangerous hole near the sidewalk. This is a matter which should be attended to at occe, as a person slipping off the footpath at the spot would be in danger of breaking a limb. An immense slice of the southern bank of the Inangab.ua River in the vicinity of the Chinamen's garden was swept away during the late flood, and there is every probability that successive floods will work further destruction. The main body of the river now sets along the south side of the river, and unless some energetic action is taken to pro* tect the bank, the occupiers on that side will find themselves in " queer street " before very j