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Kumara Times, Issue 1682, 18 February 1882, Page 2

The sitting of the Assessment Court, under the provisions of "The Rating Act, 1876," for hearing appeals against the Valuation Roll for the Borough of Kumara, will be held at the Court House, Kumara, on Wednesday, the Ist day of March, at noon. The entertainment and ball at Westbrook last evening was a great success. An extended notice will appear in our next issue. The mail coach from Christchurch arrived at the Post-office this afternoon at 3.15 o'clock. Mr Rugg's coach arrived at 2.30 p.m. A general meeting of the Minister of Mines Reception Committee is called for Monday evening next, at eight o'clock. AH members of committee who have tickets in hand are specially requested to attend. " Penny Readings"—so called, we suppose, on account of the success which has generally attended entertainments in the Home country, the admission to which had been fixed at that low pi'ice. And such is the heading of an advertisement which appears elsewhere announcing the introduction of a series of cheap readings by gentlemen who have kindly consented to devote a portion of their time to occasionally amuse, edify, and, it may be, impart some useful instruction to the public at the moderate charge of one shilling per night. The first of these entertainments is to take place in the Public Hall on Tuesday evening next, at eight o'clock. The object is not stated, but we suppose that is a secondary matter, the main one being to afford cheap instructive, useful, and amusing literary recreation for the public for one night in a month, or a fortnight, as may be desired. Joseph Stenhouse, of Greymouth, challenges to run Martin O'Loughlan from 100 to 000 yards, for £SO to £IOO a-side.