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Kumara Times, Issue 1692, 2 March 1882, Page 2

A meeting of miners is announced to be held at Reynolds’ Hotel, Hillman’s Town, to-morrow evening, the 3rd instant, at eight o’clock, when an expression of opinion will be desired by the conveners of the meeting with regard to the present conduct of the business of the Warden's Court; also to take into consideration the advisability of forming a Mining Board for Kumara. About four weeks ago we had the pleasure of announcing that the sum of £G2 Is had been handed over to the Benevolent Society, Kumai’a, being subscriptions raised for the maintenance of six children who are thrown upon the world through dire misfortune. The untimely death of their mother, Mrs M‘Donald, coupled with untoward business transactions, so

preyed on the 'mind of the father that he has now become to all appearance a confirmed lunatic, and is now confined in the asylum at Hokitika. The children are all very young, ten years and under, and are being cared for by the Committee of the Benevolent Society. We are gratified now to learn that, in pursuance of his right as a life member of the Otago Industrial School directors, H. A. Stratford, Esq., has been pleased to nominate Archibald and Alexander M‘Donald, the two youngest of the aforementioned children, to be received into the Otago Industrial School, Caversham, Dunedin, where they may remain until they are fitted to be put to some trade or profession by which they can earn their own living. They will be forwarded to their destination without delay ; and the Benevolent Society have handed to Mr Stratford the sum of £2O for the Industrial School as a contribution towards their maintenance. The result of an incidental visit of the Inspector of State Schools to the Kumara State School yesterday, at 1.20 p.ra. is thus recorded :—“ Incidental visit. Weather very fine. Present ; 275 children. School in excellent order, work being carried on strictly according to routine.— John Smith, Inspector of Schools, Westland.” The weekly quadrille assemblies will be resumed at the Public Hall this evening, at eight o’clock. Letters of naturalisation have been granted to Francis Charles Berthold, teacher of music, Wesport. A free pardon is offered to any person implicated in setting fire to the premises of Nicolas Welsh, situated at Rakaia, in the Provincial District of Canterbury, not being the principal offender, who shall give such information as will lead to the apprehension and conviction of any one or more of other offenders. The same Gazette notifies the appointment of William Perkins, Esq., of Greymouth, to be Crown Solicitor for the District of Westland, vice S. M. South, Esq., deceased. For some time past 33001 b of butler have been weekly potted in Wellington (says the correspondent of the Lyttelton Times) by three firms, and sent to Victoria for exportation Home and to China. In the latter place the butter realises a very high price. Special attention is called to Smith and Barkley’s genuine cheap sale. Great reductions, and 2s 6d cash in the pound returned to every cash buyer.—See price list.— [Advt.]