The Kumara Times. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1877.

Kumara Times, Issue 286, 4 September 1877, Page 2

The Kumara Times. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1877.

; The ©lection of auditors for the Bordtqjfc took place yesterday, but excite 4 rntwest, ns will be seen from the 'small ndtabfir- of votes recorded. The vjs.,: M;.|pllows:—Mr Nicholson, 63; Mr j Mr Barrett, 28; Hr Gallandj 19; Mr Munyard, 18; Mr Magoffin, 9; Mr Goodrick, 6 ; Mr William*; I. Messrs Kichdson and- Tfaotns are therefore the auditors. Alexander. Wylie, who was bonneted at DunediAof having an ilUct stiH, was sentenced to pay a fine of £SOO, and to be iraprisonedfor twelve months with, hard labour. Mtvß. O’Donovan calls for tenders for the construction of certain tunnels on Branch BL of the Waimea Water Race. To-morrow, at noon, nominations for three Borough Councillors must be made at the Resident Magistrate’s Court. Reefton, it is said, will by the end of the current year, possess one of the finest race courses on the West Coast. Mr O’Hara’s name was inadvertently printed in yesterday’s Times for Mr Hanna’s In the report of the proceedings in the Borough Conncil. Mr Julian Thomas, •“ The Yagabend,” has been presented with a parse

containing . i'StpS; sovereigns. Of the “Vagabond Papers” . lS,(X)0 have been sold in tike colonic. _ ; v Professor Fell, of Sydney, from' statistics deduces r the; theory-that the expectation of life in. persons bornin Australiais greater than amongatiinmigrants. The data on .which he founds this are somewhat too limited to make the theory thoroughly reliable. Government intend during the recess to examine into the feasibility of introduring a parcel post system throughout the colony. Our local sportsmen will do well to bear in mind the fact that the open season for pigeons is now ended. Indeed a full month has been allowed to pass without any notice, being taken ofinfringments of the law. It is not likely that longer grace will be given, and a fine would add considerably to the price of the game. The following is proposed by Mr Curtis as a clause ,to be introduced into the Education Bill. It has met. with the approval of the Homan Catholics in Christchurch Whenever anytwentyfive or more householders in any education district shall signify in writing to the Education Board of such district their desire to be constituted into a sepa* rate body for educational purposes, it shall be the duty ofthe Board to Convene a meeting of such householders for the election of a school committee in the manner provided in Part 111. of this Act, and it shall be lawful for the Board to grant to such committee such aid in books, school apparatus, and money as the Board shall deem expedient, or at the option of the committee such aid may be granted in money only inclusive of the value of such books and school apparatus as Would otherwise be supplied by the Board. Provided always that every such committee shall provide a schoolfaouse or schoolhouses to the satisfaction of the Board, and shall appoint and pay the teacher or teachers of such school or schools; every such teacher having obtained a certificate of competency as provided in section 44 of this Act; provided also that all books ' used in any such school shall be approved by the Board, and that in every respect wherein no special exception is ■ made in this section every such school, shall be a public school under this Act, ! and subject to the provisions which this ■; Act makes for the conduct, management, j and inspection of public schools; and I that‘every such school shall be open to i all children between tbe ages of five and fifteen years-without fee or payment.of Tenders for the improvement of Drummond's cojmer are called, for by the Borough Surveyor; We understand that on Thursday evening the members of the Fire Brigade, the Odd Fellows, -■ and the Foresters, intend to make a demonatraof Mr, Walter Bishop/. They will meet about. .6 o’clock and iqareh with, a band playing, to DUlmahla, Town,. -There .they will light- torches 1 and march back thence to the Theatre Boyal, Knmara, to be present W apiateur performance, • The secretary of the Board o? Education will be in attendance at his office every evening this week till Friday, At the meeting of the Fire, Brigade held last 1 evening at Bulstrpde’s Hotel, Capt. King in the chair, Foreman Powell was elected lieut., vice Mr Bishop, .resigned, It was resolved that al testimonial be presented to Lieut. Bishop on his leaving Knmara for Christchurch ; and that the Brigade attend, in uniform, the amateur dramatic performance/ to be given on Thnra- | day next. ' At the meeting of the Church of Eng- j land building committee, held last night, it was resolved to call for, tenders for building the church. The resignations of Mr Walter Bishop, as church warden, and Mr Lanauze,. as'secretary, were accepted. .Mr Dale was appointed to take the place of Mr Bishop, pro tem. The Forester attended last night, a| the Club Hotel, for their ordinary fortnightly The written consent for the ' name of " the ' district changed from CourtGreengtoneto Court Pride of Knmara was read. A past Chief Banger’s certificate and neck ribbon were presented, by Mr Bishop : on behalf of the Court, to P.C.R. Galland for his services to the Court. One new member was initiated and two others were proposed; The Court is making very satisfactory progress.