The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1881.

Kumara Times, Issue 1537, 31 August 1881, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1881.

The coach from Springfield, carrying the Christchurch and East Coast mails, left the Bealey this morning as usualj and arrived at the post-office at 3.27 p.m.

The nomination of candidates to fill the three ordinary vacancies occasioned by the retirement from office in rotation of Messrs Pearn, Home, and Pollock, took place at the Town Hall to-day, at noon, when Messrs Otto William Anderson, James Home, James Henry King, and George Robert Rudkin were nominated. Three members only being required at present, a poll for election is necessitated, and will take place on Thursday, Bth September. The contractors for the second section of the Government sludge-channel, must have pushed on their work with remarkable rapidity, as we understand that it will be completed within a fortnight of the present date. It is to be presumed that it is generally known that the original plan of the channel having been found to be most imperfect and every way unsuitable, the second section is being made in accordance with specifications widely differing from the first.

Mails for the United Kingdom (via Brindisi) and the Australian Colonies, per Arawata, close at the Bluff on Friday next, at noon.

In the Warden's Court yesterday morning the application of Sellars and party for an extended claim of five acres was granted, subject to conditions. Mr Hannan appeared to object on the part of Seddon and party, and Mr Barff for other objectors.—The application of Mr Hannan for a residence area, objected to by Mr Dnggan, for whom Mr Barff appeared, was further adjourned for a week.—The application of Scott Irvine and party, by their agent Mr Hannan, and objected to by Turnbull and party, and O'Neill and party by their agent Mr Barff, was adjourned, to afford the Warden an opportunity of visiting the ground. Mr R. Love's Juvenile Minstrels make their appearance at the Theatre Royal, Kumara, to-morrow evening. The company has been well received in other towns on the Coast, and no doubt the novelty of these juvenile performers will be eagerly watched.

Sir Stafford Northcote, in addressing the annual meeting of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, the other evening, remarked that for the first time in 42 years the name of New Zealand, so dear to the missionary heart, did not appear in the records of the Society as deriving any assistance from its funds. New Zealand had become self-supporting. This statement was received with great satisfaction by the crowded audience.