The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1882.

Kumara Times, Issue 1781, 16 June 1882, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1882.

The Colonial Treasurer's Financial Statement will be delivered this evening. A meeting of the Mining Committee is to be held at Peters' Hotel, Dillman's Town, this evening, at 8 o'clock, when important news from Wellington will be submitted. The storm which visited Kumara yesterday seems to have been a little more vigorous in its effects at Hokitika. The Times says :—" Early yesterday morning before daybreak a wind storm visited Hokitika, with the result that the weak spots in many houses were spied out by the unruly subjects of Eolus, and considerably damaged. Several fences and outhouses were blown down, and the glazier's ' life will be a happy one' for a fews days to come." The deputation of licensed victuallers Who, with Mr Robert Walker of the Prince of Wales Hotel, Wellington, as their spokesman, waited on certain members of the House of Representatives on Wednesday last, must surely have startled these gentlemen when they brought forward one of their recommendations—at least, if we are to rely on the message to our morning contemporary the West Coast Times, as printed in that journal to-day. Only fancy judges and justices of the peace (among whom was little Mr Weston) being recommended to make an amendment in the Licensing Act, so as to allow "Freedom of contact between employers and barmaids, but no longer than ten hours !" We are further informed that "Mr Hutchison, on behalf of other members, replied, generally agreeing in the suggestions made, and promising to support most of *he amendments put by the deputation." "Oh! (lie will say) what a wicked man I"—. Our " devil" has just stopped us to suggest that the naughty compositor has left out, or the equally naughty reader has failed to put in an " r"—that the word should be contract, not contact.

A well-merited compliment was, on the motion of Mr Jack in the Westland County Council yesterday, paid to Mr R. Rae, the County Clerk. It was as follows :—"That the approval and satisfaction expressed by the members at the annual meeting, on May 25th, 1882, at the manner in which the books and accounts of the Council are kept, be 7-e----corded on the minutes." Mr M'Goldrick seconded the motion, which was carried. A London cablegram dated 7th June states that Edward Hanlan is suffering from fever at Toronto, and consequently his match with Wallace Boss for the acquatic championship of the world is indefinitely postponed.

Messrs Shephard, Levestam, Hursthouse, Munro, Weston, and Petrio waited on the Postmaster-General to get a definite reply re Nelson-West Coast mail service. The reply was - that in September next, alternative tenders will be called for through twice-weekly and thrice-weekly services from Nelson to Reefton ; and a thrice-weekly and daily from Reefton to Greymouth. The road will be improved and various streams bridged. At an adjourned meeting of the Westland County Council yesterday, among other business it was resolved to request the Chairman to proceed to Wellington at once, in order to bring under the notice of the Government the urgent necessity for providing tracks at Woodstock, and supplying money for other necessary undertakings; and, on the motion of Mr M'Whirter, the sum of £SO was voted for his expenses. The Reef ton correspondent of the Grey River Argus, telegraphed yesterday :—A serious accident happened, this afternoon whereby Mr Pidd, the lessee of the Lankey's coal mine, lost a valuable horse by drowning. It appears that after delivering a load of coals in town Mr Didd returned along the Black's Point road, and, having arrived at one of the dangerous pai-ts of the slip, the horse shied at a small cascade of water running over the cliff, and, becoming restive, backed over the narrow road and tumbled over the steep precipice into the river below, with dray, harness, and back loading, barely leaving the driver time to jump off and save himself."