The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. Friday, June 2, 1882.

Kumara Times, Issue 1770, 2 June 1882, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. Friday, June 2, 1882.

It now appears that the inward San Francisco mails for the West Coast were not landed in Wellington, but sent via Nelson, the chief postmaster at that place having arranged that they should be transhipped to the Kennedy, which sailed for Greymouth direct at 7 a.m. yesterday. The tram which usually leaves Greymouth at eight o’clock was detained by the Greymouth postmaster for one hour this morning, in the expectation of forwarding the Kumara and Hokitika portions of the 'Frisco mails. The Kennedy was off the bar at eight o’clock, and would have run in, but the sea was too rough. If the weather moderates (of which there is little hope, if we a>-e to believe Captain Edwin) she Will be in port this evening, and the mails will then reach us by to-morrow morning’s tram. If otherwise, we must nevertheless thank the postal authorities referred to for their good intentions in endeavouring to secure the earliest possible delivery of our Home mails. The Borough Council sat last evening till a late hour. Elsewhere we give a portion of otlr report of the proceedings ; the remainder will appear to-morrow. Councillor Pollock found no seconder for his motion calling upon the whole of the Council to resign, and, after asking leave to defer it for three months, when all the members could be present, which also found no seconder, he eventually obtained leave to withdraw the motion.

This afternoon, we leant, miners who have made applications for tail-races into the sludge-channel are being personally in formed that their attendance will not bo required at the Court next Wednesday, the Warden having kindly directed that all such applications will be granted, But in cases where objections have been lodged against applications, it will be necessary for those interested parties to attend.

The Long Tunnel Company had a good washing-up yesterday, the quantity being close on 100 ounces of gold. Only nine days actual sluicing gave this return ; and although it has to be put down at a month’s work, the sixteen shareholders have been variously employed during this time, some in tunnelling, and some in making another dam so as to increase their water supply, This will doubtless prove very encouraging to those who are at the present time opening out new claims. We have received the fourth number of the “Crown Lands Guide,” published by the authority of the Minister of Lands. It is an exceedingly useful book for all persons having any intention to settle in this country. It gives a digest of the laud laws, the town and rural lands open for sale, lands being prepared for settlement, and a mass of other useful information together with two well-executed maps of the North and Middle Islands. And its price is only sixpence. Mr R. J. Seddon has given notice of his intention to introduce a Gold Duties Abolition Bill. The tunnel for which tenders are called by the Long Tunnel Company for driving is to be 100 feet long instead of 40 feet, as previously advertised. The opening game of the Kumara Football Club was played on the Reserve on Wednesday afternoon, sides were chosen by Messrs Porter and Rich, and after a well-contested game the latter side was victorious by three touch downs. Some very good play was shewn during the game, and, could a few more manage to come, Kumara would possess a very fair club. The following are rules the new players did not quite seem to understand— Oh side, is when the ball has been touched by one of a player’s own side behind him, in which case he cannot interfere in the game until the opposing side touch it, or one of his own side has run in front of him and touched the ball. Knocking on the ball with the hand is not lawful. Messrs Paterson and Agnew have been declared the elected auditors for the Borough of Hokitika. There were thi’ee other candidates, and the polling resulted as follows ;—W. P. Paterson, 108 ; R. Agnew, 104 ; J. J, Clarke, 78 ; G. F. P. Ord, 76 ; and W. E. Cuddeford, 67. The number of persons who voted was 237. Mr John Maher has commenced operations with his new sawmill at the Woodstock Rush, where (the Times says) the demand for timber for mining purposes is steadily on the increase. Whilst Henry Irvine was working in a tail-race at Welchman’s Creek, a large atone rolled down the sidling, striking him on the head and inflicting an ugly wound. The Times states that upon regaining consciousness the poor fellow, though weak from loss of blood, managed to crawl over a mile to where a man named Brown resides, who conveyed him to the Inangahna Junction, where his injuries were attended to.