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Kumara Times, Issue 1698, 9 March 1882, Page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council will be held this evening. The first meeting of the Arahura District Licensing Committee was held at the Court House, Stafibrd, yesterday at noon. All the members, recently elected, were present, viz., Messrs J. F, Byrne, T. Tennant, J. Tennant, John Williams, and Wm. Morris. On the proposal of Mr Byrne, seconded by Mr Williams, Mr John Tennant was elected Chairman of the Arahura Licensing Committee. The only business for the Court was the transfer of a publican’s license, John Fillers’ to Thomas T. Lohmann, of the National Hotel, Dillman’s Town, which was granted. There was no business for transaction by the Hohonu Licensing Committee which was to have met at Greenstone today, if necessary ; and the election of a chairman will consequently be deferred till the June quarterly meeting. At the Resident Magistrate’s Court yesterday, two inebriates were fined 5s each. The following civil cases were disposed of : —Toms v. Simpson, a claim fm£llßs. Judgment by default.— M‘Fetrich v. Falvey, a claim for £7 4s Gd. Judgment for plaintiff.— Rudkin v. Field, a claim fur £3 18s 9d. Judgment for plaintiff.—Several cases had been settled out of Court ; in one case an order was made to have evidence at Oamaru, and in another an order for the payment of 30s per month was made in connection with a judgment summons. The Wax works Exhibition was patronised by a number of new visitors last night. It will remain open the rest of the week.

At the meeting of the Westland County Council yesterday, Mr Dungan (the Chairman) strongly recommended the Council to accede to the request of Mr Holmes ' to encroach slightly on the Christchurch Road Reserve, in order to construct a dam to give increased water-supply to the Kumara goldfield, as Mr Holmes is doing his utmost to supplement the present meagre supply. The matter was to be considered with the Overseer’s report. At the same meeting Mr M'Whirter drew the attention of the County Council and the Government to the extraordinary rule adopted of compelling the miners to pay for water from the Waimea Race, before they get it, which was obviously unjust, as the Government had made absolutely no bad debts in connection with their water-supply. A * 1 Report on the Mortality Experience of the Australian Mutual Provident Society for the 30 years 1849 to 1878,” has reached us. The report is compiled by the society’s eminent actuary, Morrice A. Black Esq., F. L. A., and reflects great credit on that gentleman’s known ability. Several interesting comparative statements and tables of comparison are included, making the report a most valuable one to all assurers. As a contribution to the vital statistics of tile Australias—the first of the kind which lias ever been made public—it will prove of considerable value.The results proclairti a high tribute to the prudent foresight of our fellow colonists in Australia and New Zealand. The printing was entrusted to Mr Sands, of Sydney, and is executed in the highest style of art. The first number of Madame Lotti Wilmot’s new monthly serial, entitled “Beds I have Slept in,” is to hand. It is “A Woman’s Five Years’ Experience of Colonial Life,” and essays to expose the haunts of vice, crime, and cruelty. In thus giving to the world the experience of a muchtravelled woman, Madame Wilmot hopes that her out-spoken opinions may “ mitigate some of the evils and wipe out many abuses which mar and deface the beauty which the God of Nature has so bounti. fully bestowed on these colonies; and that when the authoress has passed away, credit for zeal in the cause for truth will be accorded her.” The price is one shilling. At last Tuesday’s sitting of the Grey County Council, Councillor Foley brought under the notice of the Council certain dangerous parts of the road between Marsden and Greenstone. The Road Overseer was directed to carry out the necessary work. An application from C. B. Montagu, secretary and treasurer to the Pandora Prospecting Association, for £2O, in compliance with the usual conditions, was read. All the information required by the Council was attached to the application. The sum of £2O was voted in accordance with a former resolution of the Council. The second deposit has been paid in the match Messenger v. Hearn.