The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1885.

Kumara Times, Issue 2740, 3 July 1885, Page 2

The Kumara Times. Published Every Evening. FRIDAY, JULY 3, 1885.

The mortal remains of Henry Morris, miner, were removed to and interred in the Cemetery this afternoon, followed by over three hundred miners and friends of the deceased from all parts of the district, thus showing the general respect in which he was held. Those of Guiseppe Dalessi (Joseph DeLacy) were interred in same Cemetery yesterday afternoon •, also followed by a goodly number of miners and countrymen of the deceased, by whom he was held in much esteem. The County Council having adopted a most liberal scale of subsidies to encourage prospecting in Westland, it is to be hoped that parties of energetic miners will be formed to take advantage of the Council's proposals, and to prosecute the very necessary work of prospecting in the different districts in the county. Wo may say at once that we understand that no persons have a chance of being subsidised, except active and industrious miners of known sobriety and good character. But to these the utmosc facility will bo given by the Council, to enable them to benefit themselves and the County at large, It

is to the prospector we must look if new goldfields are to be discovered, and the prosperity of Westland secured. At the present moment new discoveries are most anxiously hoped for, and looked for. These discoveries can hardly be made without much labour and energetic search, and there are hundreds of miners now amongst us, quite able and qualified to penetrate into unknown regions, and to test such country. We expect to find the necessary number of such a class of men send in their applications in due time. Every publicity has been given to the regulations for the encouragement of prospecting, made by the Council, and, in addition to their advertisement in the local press, some hundreds of copies of the regulations, in pamphlet form, have been circulated through the post, by Mr Rae. The Arahura, Kanieri, and Totara applications will be dealt with next week, and there is no time to lose in forming parties. Applications from the south of Westland will be dealt with as soon after they come to hand as possible. We acknowledge receipt from the Government Printer of a lot of Bills now before Parliament, parliamentary papers, and Nos. 1 and 2 Hansard. The Mines Act Amendmet Bill (Mr Seddon) reduces the fee for miners' rights to 10s. Business licenses are also reduced, in the one case from £3 to £l, and in the other case from £5 to £2. The County Council are to hold the water rate under the Mining Act. Commander Edwin wired late yesterday afternoon —"Bad weather is expected after 12 hours from now between northeast and north and west, with much rain; glass fall again very soon." A school of mines has been established in Westport, to be called the Buller School of Mines. The Rev. P. R. Monro is appointed President, Mr R. A. Young Vice-President, Mr Z. C. Home Secretary, and Mr Jenkins Treasurer. The subscription is 10s per annum. The drawing in Wiesner's art union will take place to-morrow evening, in the Public Hall. When a bill is introduced in Parliament to purchase a Royal residence in Ireland, for young Prince Victor of Wales, it will be opposed by the Parnellites, on the ground that Ireland has more than enough vice-regal pageantry now in Earl Spencer's Court at Dublin Castle. Sir Charles Dilke, while in Dublin on a visit to Earl Spencer, refused to attend an official breakfast given by Lord Mayor O'Connor on May 25, on account of that official's insult to the Prince of Wales, in inciting riots at Malone and Cork during the Royal visit. The purpose of Sir Charles Dilke's being in Dublin is to consult with Earl Spencer regarding Irish crimes, and it is said the two have settled their differences of opinion on the matter. The population of New York city has doubled six times within a century—doubling on an average once in every seventeen years. In other words the New York of to-day is sixty-four times as large as the New York of a hundred years ago. Day begins at sunset with the Jews, Athenians, Chinese, Mahomedans, Austrians, Italians and Bohemians, ; at sunrise with the Babylonians, Syrians, Persians, and modern Greeks ; at noon with ancient Egyptians and modern astronomers ; and at midnight with the English French, Dutch, Germans, Spaniards, Portuguese, and Americans. Special Notice to the Public—Vance Klaus Hassalaer will be selling in Kmnara this week. His father also, Mr Von Don Fidegron Hassalaer, has just arrived from England, with a large stock cf Boots and Shoes, which he is going to offer to the public at prices which defy competition, on Thursday, and following days. Those who are running about barefooted should wait until Mr Von Don Fidegron Hassalaer arrives, which will be on Thursday next.—[Advt.]