The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1882.

Kumara Times, Issue 1730, 17 April 1882, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1882.

Mr R. J. Seddon, who acted as delegate from the miners of this district to the Hon. W. Rolleston, Mfnister of Mines, in reference to the questions of payment in advance for water ajid use of

sludge-channel, returned to Kumara on Saturday last, •after an absence of 22 days. In interviewing the Minister of Mines at Wellington, Mr Seddon had the valuable assistance of Mr G. G. FitzGerald, M.H.R. for Hokitika, who had been deputed by the Westland County Council to urge the petitions of the miners of Kumara Goldsborougb, and Stafford already forwarded by Mr Seddon. These gentlemen have rendered good service to the miners in securing, at all events for a lengthened term, nearly all that was asked for in the several petitions. To-day we publish the proposals submitted to the Minister of Mines by Messrs Fitz Gerald and Seddon on behalf of the miners of the district generally for the regulation of the supply of water to these goldfields, and also for the use cf the sludge-channel. And in a future issue we intend to re-publish as much of these proposals as have .been agreed to by the Minister of Mines. The burgesses of Kumara are reminded that the postponed public meeting for the consideration of the proposal from the Borough Council for raising a loan for supplying this town with water will be held in the Town Hall this evening at eight o’clock. The departure of the Union Company’s steamer Alhambra from West Coast ports has been deferred till Wednesday next. It cannot be too widely known, especially among the rising genei’ation of Kumara, that at a meeting of the Central Boai’d of Education, held at Gx'eymouth on Thursday last, a communication was received from the Stafford School Committee, asking for information as to the powers of the Committee in cases where scholars behave themselves badly in going to or returning from school. The following resolution was passed unanimously “ That the Stafford Committee be informed that the Board will uphold any action they may take in connection with the matter referred to in the letter.” Saturday’s Greyraouth Evening Star regrets to learn that “Mr Stratford is again seriously ill, and confined to bed.” The following Exhibition memoranda was telegraphed to the Grey River Argus on Saturday last“ The Westland court is now in order ; yet three cases are still to arrive from the railway station, where the delay is so great. The court has already attracted great notice ; indeed, it is regarded as one of the most interesting in the building. The Commissioners (Messrs Weston, Wickes, and M‘Kae) have their names placarded over the bay, and they have reason to be proud of their district. Wickes and Thornton undertook to open the cases, and they deserve great credit for the labor and pains they bestowed. Surprise was expressed at the smaller blocks of coal, and it is difficult to speculate upon the utterances when the two-ton block is exposed. Amongst the things chiefly noticed are Mr Harrison’s grand geological section of Grey Valley ; the large gas retort, made of Brunner fire-clay ; a counterpane, worked by Mrs Steinberg, of Cobdeu ; a vase of flowers, worked by Minnie, daughter of W, S. Smith; an inlaid table of 13 Westland woods, made by Schaef, of Hokitika ; and a pair of screens, by Mrs Wickes. The things just mentioned were much admired this afternoon by Mrs Dick, wife of the Colonial Secretary.—Professor Yon Haast cannot realise that Mr Helms’s collection of insects could have been carded by an amateur.” The valuable find already announced as having been made in the Wealth of Nations property" (Golden Bell section), Reefton, is confirmed. On Wednesday the reef showed a thickness of four feet, and was widening at the foot. “ ‘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 commend it to all.” — Rev. W. West. Francis B, Sapsford, A.A., Oxford, is the Kumara agent; address, Rugg’s Hotel.— [Advt.]