The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1880.

Kumara Times, Issue 1078, 15 March 1880, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1880.

The Hon. the Minister of Public Works, accompanied by Mr O'Connor, District Engineer, arrived at Kumara per tram from Greymouth yesterday at 4.30

p.m.) &nd shditly afterwards proceeded to Dillman's Town and Larrikins to take a glance at the extensive workings on this gold-field. Thither he was met by the Mayor (J. S. Pearn, Esq.), Mr R. J. Seddon, M.H.R., and Mr Gow, Overseer of Works. He returned to Kumara about 7 o'clock. This morning, between nine and ten o'clock, Mr Oliver was interviewed by several deputations, and afterwards took hia departure for Waimea. We shall give full particulars of the official visit of the Minister of Public Works in to-morrow's issue ; all we can at present say is that he was very greatly impressed with the wonderful extension of the mining operations here in so short a time since their first discovery, and the necessity of some aid being given to still further develop 'tni& resources of this district.

The mails via San Francises may be expected to arrive in Kumara on Thursday next.

The returns for the election of a member to fill the extraordinary vacancy in the County Council of Westland, Arahura Riding, are now in, and the result is as follows : Seddon ... 138 Linnell ~k ... ~, 97

Majority for Seddon ... 41

In reference to the horrible murders in Dunedin reported in the telegram we publish to-day the Grey River Argus remarks :—" The deceased James Dewar, or Grant, was well known in Greymouth, having been for a long time in Mr Hildebrand's employ, and was always a very steady, quiet young man. Grant, the stepfather, also resided here for some time, and as a carpenter assisted in the erection of several buildings."

The following horses have accepted for the Greymouth Jockey Club Handicap:— Elfin King, Banker, Bide-a-wee, Whalebone, Blazing Star, Native, Warrigal, and Satellite. For the Trial Stakes, five horses were nominated—Native, Falcon, Queen Bee, Robin Hood, Rory. There are nine nominations for the Goldfields Handicap, and the same number for the Railway Stakes. "The New Zealand Government Life Insurance and Annuities, on the mutual or participating principle " is the heading of an advertisement which appears in another column. The special attention of parties thinking of insuring is directed to some extracts from an elaborate and instructive table compiled by Mr M. A. Black, the accomplished Actuary of the leading Australian Insurance Company. We understand Mr A. D. Bayfield, the travelling agent of the Government, will shortly visit Kumara for the purpose of issuing policies to intending insurers. The adjourned inquest on the body of John Broadfoot was held at Brunnerton, on Saturday, before G. C. Bowman, Esq., J.P., Acting-Coroner, assisted by James Mackay, Esq., R.M. After a long investigation the jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased died from wounds received by an explosion of foul air in the Brunnerton mine.

The Auckland Star's London correspondent writes that a friend of his coming to New Zealand, advertised for a gentlemanly lad to share his cabin with him on the voyage to New Zealand, with a promise to lend him a helping hand on his arrival. He received 300 applications from gentlemen's sons, some offering to pay their own passages. One gentleman, holding a clerk's situation of £3OO a year, wanted to know whether the advertiser would counsel him to throw it up, as he had heard anyone with brains could make £SOO a year easily out there. Most of the youths wanted farm work. The correspondent states that any New Zealand settler advertising in the Field or Land and Water with proper references in England, could increase their revenue by getting youths to teach agriculture.