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Kumara Times, Issue 1748, 8 May 1882, Page 2

The following notice of motion will be moved this evening in the Borough Council by Cr. Seddon ;—“That inasmuch as Kumara, being a Borough inflicts considerable hardships upon a large section of the Burgesses, inasmuch as the licensing fees are £ls more than they would be if it were a county, and moreover that very expensive alterations to premises are required Jby a large section of the publicans before section 38of the “Licensing Act” is complied with ; and seeing that the streets are now fairly formed, also that the moneys accruing would be better expended in developing the resources of the surrounding district, this (Council therefore, desire his Excellency, subject to the approval of the Westland County Council, to issue a proclamation dissolving the Borough of Kumara, That in ac° cordance with the powers conferred by section 354, Municipal Corporations Act, 1876, and the laws amending same, the Borough Council of Kumara do hereby petition His Excellency the Governor to dissolve the Borough of Kumara, and that such petition shall be drawn up, signed, and forwarded to His Excellency the Governor in manner as provided by law. That the terms and conditions upon which this Council do agree to have the said Borough dissolved are as follows. Ist. That the County Council of Westland shall at all times keep the roads, streets, and footpaths within tire limits of the boundaries of the Borough as at present defined in good repair. 2nd. And shall within such limits expend in repairs and improvements no less a sum than that received from fees andlicenses under the Licensing Act, 1881. 3rd, That the said County Conner! of Westland shall take over all assets and liabilities of the said Borough of Kumara. 4th. That in the event of the County Council of Westland demurring to these terms, then that a conference of the two bodies be held so as to decide on what terms the Borough shall be merged. Copy of this resolution if carried to be forwarded to the Westland Council.

A report was current in Kumara yesterday that a telegram had been received stating that Mr Coates’s fine little schooner Gleaner had been lost. On making inquiries w e ascertained that so far as known there was no foundation for the report, and that Mr Coate’s himself does not believe it,fas she only left Melbourne for Greynrouth on Wednesday week. That Kumaaa is not behindhand in one of the signs of civilisation is instanced by the fact that several petty robberies have occurred in this locality lately. Last Friday a young lady happened to leave her umbrella inside of the door while she went to pay a friendly visit, and thoresult was that some person afflicted with a mania for picking up unconsidered trifles, managed to appropriate the umbrella (it was a silk one) and as a matter of course the lady got thoroughly wet. Perhaps the gentleman who borrowed it may be induced to return it, and the lady will forgive him.

A new gold disc- ver is reported wl ij’i pr misjs to be somewhat important. A

party of miners who have for some time past been engaged in prospecting between the head of Larrikins and the Christchurch Road, appear to have got on the “ line’ r at last. So far as we are informed, the claim is about five or six miles from Kumara, and is situate about three quarters of a mile to the right of the Dillman’s Track. Taking a line from Larrikins, the new workings would be in the direction of a terrace on the Christchurch Road, at a point known as the “Look Out.” Good prospects are said to have been obtained, but as yet no prospecting claim has been applied for. It may be stated that some six months since, gold was obtained in the same locality, but not in what was considered to be payable quantities. Further particulars will doubtless shortly be to hand.

The rifie match on Saturday, 6th inst,, for the Company trophies and Mr J. Hannah s Cup, was won for the third time by Lieut. Davies, but not having two wins on two consecutive days, the competition still goes on as usual. But if either Lieut. Davies or Sergeant Sampson should be successful next Saturday, the competitions will be over for the season. The following four of our local riflemen stand at present for the following prizes. Lieut. Davies and Sergeant Sampson for first and second, silver watch and silver cup. Yol. Harre, third £2; Color-Sergt. Falvey, fourth 1.

In relation to the late unfortunate accident at the Grey, the Argus of to-day remarks : —So far as can be learned the condition of the unfortunate victims of the recent quarry accident is not materially improved, if at all. Owens has been delirious the greater portion of the time since he was struck down. Fogarty, too, lias been unconscious most of the time! At times, however, for short intervals, both appear to be perfectly clear and conscious, but it is also said that neither of them seems to realise his position or the terrible injuries he has suffered ; so that the consciousness seems of only a partial character. Owens, we are told, was suffering very much on Saturday, though he appeared to sleep for some hours during the previous night. Although both patients would appear at times to evince favorable symptoms, there is still little hope that either of them will ever rocov.