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Kumara Times, Issue 1726, 12 April 1882, Page 2

The mail coach left the Bealey this morning with Christchurch and East Coast mails, and the Kumara portion reached the post-office here at 3.10 p.m. Messrs R. J. Seddon arid G. G. FitzGerald, M.H.Rs., who acted as delegates on behalf of the miners in these districts in reference to petitions objecting to the payment of water in advance system, yesterday forwarded to Mr P. Dungan, the County Chairman, the following gratifying intelligence : _" Most happy to inform you that our mission has been entirely succesftil. The Minister has withdrawn for an indefinite period the order for, payment in advance for water and use of sludge-channel. The terms for the use of the sludge-channel are otherwise considerably modified. '•Seven hundred and sixty pounds on account of the construction of the Dillman's Town Christchurch road will be paid forthwith, this being the- excess of the cost of the work oyer the vote. "The Colonial Treasurer is still considering other County matters which we have brought under his notice, and we are of opinion that the result will be very favorable to the County. "The complications arising from the resignation of the Premier have somewhat placed our mission at a disadvantage." The County Chairman replied as follows: "Received telegram last night. The good news is a signal victory for our miners of Kumara, Goldsborough, and Stafford. I beg to tender best thauks on their behalf for success over water question. "Thanks for other news re County affairs. The following telegram having reference to the same subject, received by one of the members of the Miners Committee, has also been handed to us : " Payment in advance suspended, after five hours' interview. Gow's last telegram not [?] stated that only seven Kumara sluicing claims were objectors ; all others agreeable to Government terms."

We learn that the Governor has postponed his departure from Chmtchurch to Wellington till today "5 and the West Coast Times states that Sir George Grey missed his passage by the Wanaka through a misunderstanding as to the time of her departure, and that he leaves Auckland for Wellington by the Arawata to-morrow. Another claim is reported to have bottomed at the Woodstock rush yesterday on payable gold. It belongs to Reynolds and party. " 'The National Encyclopaedia of Business and Social Forms' I consider a most valuable work, containing much useful information which cannot be readily obtained elsewhere."—T. L. Porter, M.A., M. 8., &c. "I consider '*The National Encyclopaedia ' a very useful book, as it contains such a variety of information, and forms a library in itself. I heartily mend it to all."—Rev. W. Was*, Francis B. Sapsford, A.A., Oxford, is the Kumara agent; address, Rugg's Hotel.— [Advx.]