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Kumara Times, Issue 1090, 29 March 1880, Page 4

It will be remembered that one of the victims of the Octagon fire was a man named bwsD, who had a wife and family in Scotland. His worship the Mayor yesterday received the the following letter from the rrovost of Leith, dated January 7:—" I du'v received your letter of November 6 last with its enclosure, and arranged that the British Linen Company should pay over to Mrs Swan, 19, Feiriera street, in small sump as she might require them, the amount transmitted (L 65 10s). She is deeply grateftl for th's unlooked for assistance, and deBires me to convey to you and to the subscribers her heartfelt thanks for the kind consideration shown to her in her forlorn condition ."-I am, &c, John Henderson." An inebriate retreat established in Adelaide a year or two ago has not been an unsuccess. The receipts last year were LBOO Jess than the expenditure, and although a certain number of drunkards had been kept sober for a limited period, the return under the head of decided cures is verv meagre. J ™- Tl i e S l B Waipara sailed yesterday for Westport with the whole of the timber required for .he erection of new Post and Xelegraph Offices. The whole of the work is ready for putting together, been prepared in his Greymouth workshops by the contractor, Mr Arnotr. By this means muoh trouble and expense have been avoided,