The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1882.

Kumara Times, Issue 1751, 11 May 1882, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1882.

The last meeting of the Borough Council was adjourned till this evening but it is questionable if there will be a quorum as, there was none when his Worship adjourned it ; such being the case the meeting lapsed and the only thing left is either to let the meeting stand over till the ordinary meeting night, or else for his Worship to call a special meeting. The ranges this morning were covered with heavy snow, and there is every prospect of fine weather, which is very desirable after the late spell of dirty weather. We would remind publicans and others that Saturday is the last day on which they can advertise, and the Act is imperative in this respect as interpreted by the Solieitor*General, also by the solicitor to the Dunedin Licensed Victuallers' Association. All applications will have to be sent in to the Clerk of the Court before noon of the 17th, and also will have to be posted prior to that time.

The attention of the Town Clark at Kumara (says the West Coast Times) might be directed to an awkward hole in the road opposite the saw mill, before any accident is reported therefrom. It has been carefully avoided, so far, by the drivers of coaches and drays, but wants the immediate attention of the Borough authorities, as it is very unsafe in its present condition.

The West Coast Times has the following :—The following telegram was received yesterday by Mr Seddon, M. HR., from the Colonial Treasurer. It has reference to the state of a portion of the Christchurch road :—" Sorry been uuable to see Johnston till now. He has had the whole matter under consideration. Martin reports that he has not yet had time to visit the road, but as far as he knows there is no urgent need of the expenditure, but he has been told to report fully at once. Can the matter stand over till you come up. It is only a week or two." In reply, Mr Seddon telegraphed as follows :—Pressing requirements of the Council, and the fact that traffic at food time at the point of the Christchurch road washed away at Rangiriri, being kept open at considerable inconvenience and expense, urges me in answer to your's of to-day to ask the sanction of >Government for the Council to get the road deviation made at once. Mr Martin's report must have been made before he became fully aware of the facts of the case. Only this day the Council received a letter from the mail coach proprietors, calling attention to the state of the road at this point, and the last time I went over it the river water was" up to the saddle girth. The requirements caused by the Woodstock rush are really very urgent. If you could advance the Council £IOOO at once, they could, by making tracks and constructing works, find employment for those men who have come to the rush and whose means are exhausted, and who must leave the district unless works such as those indicated are carried into effect. Want of population on the Coast has been its drawback. Now we have the men here, every step should, in the interest of the colony and the district, be taken to keep them. The Council are willing, but have not the means to do anything. Government should in such a special case come to the rescue. One pound expended at once is worth three a month hence."

So says the West Coast Times of yesterday :—The Council sat until after twelve o'clock last night, and got through a large amount of business. A portion of the report appears to-day, and the remainder will appear to-morrow. Among other business, it was unanimously resolved to petition to merge the Kutnara Borough Council in the County. The Council adjourned until ten o'clock this morning.