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Kumara Times, Issue 1784, 20 June 1882, Page 2

In to-day's issue we publish two reports of meetings of goldtiolds members as to tho reforms they deem desirable in the mining laws and regulations of this colony. These reports differ so materially from the suggested reforms published in our last Thursday's issue, that it needs no apology from us for reprinting them. Many recommendations have not been published before, and those from our own correspondent are probably amendments on those already published. They will bo found exceedingly interesting to miners. The wind and rain of the past few days seemed to reach a culminating point this afternoon, when a fierce gale was blowing from the north-west, with occasional squalls of rain. This morning the Teremakau was pouring its, torrents of water into the sea, bank to bank wide. Mr Robinson and Mr Cooper were tho only two passengers that succeeded in crossing the river in the cage this way this morning, for whilst they were coming over the hauling rope broke on the north side, and further communication across the river was thus cut off for the day ; even the morning mails had not crossed when this misfortune happenad. Mr Noouan informed Mr Robinson that he had not seen the Teremakau so high for the last ten years. The Arahura river bridge was impassable for the coaches, but Mr Morse, the driver of the coach from Hokitika, succeeded in getting the mails over by fording the river up to his waist some distance above the bridge. The usual fortnightly meeting of the Hospital Committee will be held at the Secretary's room, at eight o'clock this

evening. To-morrow is the R.M. and Warden's Court day.

Harris and party had a very satisfactory washing-up last week from their claim ; it is one of those whose tail-races connect with the sludge-channel. 106 to 108 ounces is the quantity reported as having been obtained. And we have been informed on reliable authority that Mr John Ellery, one of the shareholders in Pascoe and party's claim, sold out for the nice little sum of £IOO clear of expenses. We understand that the rest of the shareholders would not take £2OO each for their shares. The general opinion of the miners is that this will be one of the best sluicing claims on Kumara.

The Borough Treasurer notifies all persons entitled to annual licenses in the borough under the Licensing Act that the fees must be paid to him before 4 p.m. on Friday next; and that he will be in attendance at his office on Thursday and Friday, for that purpose, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Licensees aro to produce their certificates to him.

The Burgess and Defaulters Lists are now open for inspection at tho Town Clerk's office, Seddon stroet. An inquest was held at the Christchurch Hospital at 3 p.m. last Saturday the (Press reports) touching the deaih of Henry Marks Baker, who died in that institution the previous night. It appears that on May 17th Baker left his homo at Whindwhistle to proceed to Coalgate. On his way he dismounted, and whilst attempting to remount, the heavy nor'west wind blew the tail of his overcoat in the horse's face, which caused it to bolt before deceased was again in the saddle, and he, being violently thrown, sustained a compound fracture of the left leg, the bone protruding. Ho lay on the ground cooeying for about two hours, when the attention of a shepherd Was attracted to him, and he was put into a light trap and brought to Coalgate, and from thence per rail to the Hospital the same evening. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."