The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1884.

Kumara Times, Issue 2548, 21 August 1884, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1884.

For the reasons stated in the introduction to his letter, and as coming from one of the occupants of the buggy in the late catastrophe, we must apologise to our readers for allowing one more letter to appear, thus affording to Mr Hay and his fellowtravelers the right of reply to “Zigzag’s” imputations. The ordinary meeting of the Borough Council takes place this evening. The following are the names of the tenderers, with their proposed prices, for maintaining the streets of the Borongh for one, two, or three years, submitted to and dealt with at the last meeting of the Borough Council :

Tenders for the extension of Fifth street close this evening, at seven o’clock. Commander Edwin wired the following message to-day at 2.25 p.m. :—“Bad weather may be expected between southeast and south and west; glass rise within ten hours, and weather very cold.” The entertainment for the benefit of Louis Lousich takes place to-morrow night. In the Government Gazette of the 14th inst. is notified the appointment of Constable Daniel Hannan as a Receiver of Gold Revenue and Mining Registrar for Stafford, in the Westland Mining District, vice M. Eyes, transferred, as from the 23rd July, 1884. Letters of Naturalisation, under “The Aliens Act, 1880,” have been issued in favour of the following persons Marco Danini, goldminer, Knmara; Conrad Christian August Wilkening, Charles Falke, and Giovanni Giulieri, goldminers, Arahura ; Henry Creutzfeldt, farmer, Arahnra ; Henry Kruizenga, sawyer, Reefton ; Laurentz Otterbcck, miner, Westport ; and Augustus Hildebrand, butcher, Greymonth. Late Australian telegrams state that James Hawthorn, the Brighton (Victoria) murderer, will be executed. The shearers on the Milo Station, near Adavale, (Queensland), recently struck work. The local Court fined them £5, with the alternative of a month’s imprisonment in the Roma Gaol. Twenty-six decided to take the imprisonment, causing great confusion, as the Adavale lock-up only accommodated six. The work of repairing the Tasmanian cable is proving more troublesome than at first expected.

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Contractor. First Year. Second Year. Third Year. Total for Three Years. Timber, sawn and placed in position, at 100ft. Timber, hewn, at V lineal foot. Piles, in position, at W lineal foot. Iron and Kails, placed in position, at lb. Gravel, at IP cubic yard, delivered and spread. Excavations, at F cubic yard. Filling and foundations, at cubic yard. Accepted. £ £ £ £ s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. C. M‘Keegan 249 200 200 649 11 0 0 10 1 1 0 6 1 6 1 5 1 5 Declined. J. Cairns 250 225 200 675 12 6 1 6 1 6 0 5 2 3 1 6 1 6 F. Keenan 250 220 220 690 14 0 2 3 • • « 0 4 2 6 2 3 2 0 J. M‘Ewen 260 220 220 700 10 0 0 8 0 8 0 8 2 3 1 9 2 0 R. M‘Clone 275 225 200 700 15 0 1 0 1 0 0 6 2 6 2 0 1 6 J. Wheelan 283 240 220 743 8 0 , 9 0 4 2 0 0 7 0 7 L. J. Spyer 300 250 250 800 13 0 3 0 6 0 0 7 2 9 2 0 2 0