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Kumara Times, Issue 226, 26 June 1877, Page 2

The Hospital Committee meet to-night at 7 o’clock at the Brian Born Hotel. Mr S. 8. Pollock of Main-street, offers the public of Kmnara great “ bargains,” during the next six weeks. The practice of settling disputes by appeal to arms appears to boon the increase. Last night two irate individuals were thus agreeing to differ, when they were spoken with by & constable. They persisted however in “ having it out” and consequently were arrested and will probably have the satisfaction of contributing to her Majesty's revenue on Thursday next,, The Lydia Howarde Burlesque Troupe appear to-night at the Theatre Royal. They have engaged the house for three nights only and on each evening will have a different programme. As the weather is now fine they should have good houses.

The H. A. 0. B. Society hold their half-yearly meeting on Thursday a* halfpast seven. The business is to inaiai officers and elect trustees and the place of meeting Bt. Patrick’s schoolroom. The County Council of Westland calls for tenders from engineers and surveyors, for laying out the following tracks :—Ku-. mara to Christchurch Road, Kumar a to Sfea Beach, Kokatahi road at White’s Bridge, Big Bam to Austrian Terrace, np left hand branch, Stafford to Ballarat Hill, via Pretty Woman’s Bridge and the Christchurch Road, on the North side of the Arahura river, eight feet in width. Among the postal tenders for Inland mail service which hare been gazetted as accepted appears that of Donald Cameron for £2OO. The service is between Hokitika and Greymoulh, via Arahura, Stafford, Waimea, Kumara, and Marsden (delivering mails three times a week at Greenstone). The death-rate for the month of May, in Hokitika was 275 per 1000 of the population : in Christchurch it Was only *B6. pec 1000. The rainfall at Hokitika during the month was 22*1 inches, the average for previous years was less than half that quantity. Acbtopatht.—The best awl safest cure for Rheumatism, Lumbago, Chest and Throat Diseases, Scarlet Fever, (fee. Duncan M'L«an, Main-road.—[Advt.]