The Kumara Times. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1877

Kumara Times, Issue 302, 12 September 1877, Page 2

The Kumara Times. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1877

The Licensing Officer will sit tomorrow to deal with applications for new houses, &c.

The Burgesses will be called upon to elect three Borough Councillors tomono w. There are five candidates, viz., Messrs Quinn and M'llroy, who have been so recently elected, and Messrs J. H. King, D. Hannan and A. C. Campbell. Mr H. Burger announces that from this date his premises in Seddoc-street will be known -as the Kumara tobacco Depot. He will be prepared to supplyall the requisites for smokers.

"We have been favoured with permis.sion to publish the following telegram received by a gentleman in town. " The Education Bill will probably "be thrown out. Edmund Babff." The Westland County Council have adopted the report of their committee recommending " that all money paid for licensing fees in Kumara, nfter July Ist last, be refunded to the Kumara Borough Council." The Press Agency omitted to send.us yesterday the usual summary of the preceding night's debate in the Assembly. We publish it fco-day.

The Mayor of Hokitika has - received official intimation that the Government will place upon the Estimates the sum of £IOOO for +he new hospital fittings, and £llOO to clear off the presenb liabilities of the hospital.

From the north side of the river we hear of another iush. This is across the Greenstone river at the back of Nicholson s. The prospects are said to give 3d\vt off the bottom, in an old shaft on the flat.

The members of the Kumara Cricket Club meet this evening at Rugg's Hotel. All who are willing to join the club are requested to attend.

The Lock-up at Kumara has been proclaimed a Public Prison, under the provisions of " The Prisons Act, 1873," and Constable .Daniel L-iftus has baei appointed Gaoler from the 28th nit.

The Kumara Cemetery has been dulygazetted.

J. S. Hicksou, Esq., has been appointed Registrar of Marriages ami of Births and Deaths, and also Vaccination Inspector for the Dist:ict of theWaimea. Mr Hickson has resigned his appointment as J. P.