The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2693, 9 May 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1885.

In the House of Commons on Thursday, the Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs stated that Colonel Ridgway still remained in charge of the Afghan Boundary Commission. The debate in the House of Commons on the British Government policy has been commenced, but was postponed till Monday next. Sir Stafford Northcote haa given notice of a motion of censure on the Government, the effect of which, if carried, will be tantamount to stopping the recently-granted credit of £11,000,000 until the House is informed as to the way in which the money is to be employed.

The coach from Springfield and the coach from hence yesterday are both stuck at the Bealey, the rivers being in flood. The San Francisco mails are on the coach, and it is now doubtful if they can arrive before to-morrow afternoon. The weather at Christchnrch this morninw was fine.

A horse attached to a buggy in which Judge Broad had driven up from Hokitika yesterday afternoon, took fright at the noise of unloading iron from a waggon, and galloped down Main street, coming into violent collision with the corner of

Rugg's Kumara Hotel. The shafts of the buggy, which both penetrated the weatherboards were broken, but the horse which was thrown into the peculiar position of having both fore feet up against the house and the hind ones underneath the building, escaped apparently unhurt. Fortunately there was no one in the buggy at the time. Commander Edwin wired at 12.36 p. m. : "Bad weather is expected between northwest and west and south; glass rising soon." While the s.s. St. Kilda was being coaled at the wharf at 12.20 this morning, the Argus states, an alarm was raised that one of the laborers employed at the coal trucks known as "Old John," or "Bismarck," had fallen into the river. It seems that the deceased was at the end of the row of empty waggons, assisting to push them along the line, the other men being further ahead, when some of them heard what sounded like a man tripping, and then a plunge in the river. Lights were immediately shown, and a search made, but no signs could be found of the missing man. There is very little doubt but that "Old John" has met with a watery grave.

Messrs Girdwood, Lahman and Co. will sell by auction, at the Arahura sale yards, on Monday next, prime quality bullocks, and heavy-weight cross-bred wethers ; at 12.30 p.m. A miner named Dominico Rossetti, working in the United Italy Company's mine, met with a severe accident on Saturday last whilst getting timber. He got caught by a large tree and was thrown a considerable distance and crushed about the upper part of the body. The extent of his injuries is unknown. The sufferer was at once carried down by his mates and taken to Westport on Saturday afternoon by boat. Contractors are reminded that tenders for the various works advertised by the County Council close on Tuesday next, at 5 p.m., at the County Council Chambers. Attention is directed to the recent byelaw of the County Council, under which all tenders 30 per cent, over, or 30 per cent, under the estimate of the County Engineer are at once rejected. The former tenders are considered too high, while in the latter case, the Council thought it desirable, and, in fact found it necessary, to step in and prevent men from tendering for work at prices ruinous to themselves. Specifications and plans, for the works now tendered for, can be seen at- the Council Chambers, at Mr Seddon's, Kumara, and at Mr R. Harcourt's, Humphrey's Gully. The following return shows the quantity and value of gold entered for duty for exportation from New Zealand, from Ist April, 1857, to 31st March, 1885 :

Quantity. Value. Oz. £ Auckland .. 1,444,616 5,350,287 Wellington 141 537 Marlborough .. 52,825 204,141 Nelson .. 1,637,786 6,499,926 West Coast .. Canterbury .. Otago . 3,084,926 24 12,244,247 . 4.395,868 ab 17,335,093 Totals 10,616,196 41,634,507