The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MAY 10, 1886.

Kumara Times, Issue 2970, 10 May 1886, Page 2

The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MAY 10, 1886.

Our Creymouth correspondent telegraphs this afternoon thiit "Two men, named Byron and Ityaii, have been killed i» the flue of the Welcome Mine, Boatman's." A late cablegram states that a railway collision occurred near Bowral, New South Wales, yesterday. No lives were lost, but eleven persons were injured, some seriously, and great damage was done to the rolling stock. The steamer Gambia is to be despatched on the 18th May from Melbourne, i'or Oa.nbnuge Gidi, which is the port for Kimberley goldficlds.

In reply to the wishes of several correspondent, we give analyes of the voting at the late meetings of householders for the election of a School Committee for the Kumara School District. The voting at the meeting on the 27th ult., was, on a petition to the Education Board by Messrs H. Munro and W. S. Hanna (defeated candidates in the first election—the first seven being chosen) declared to be informal, by reason of more voting papers being collected in than the scrutineers could account for giving out, and was as follows :

Total number of formal votes being 896 which, being divided by 7, gives the number of voters as 128. There were eight informal votes. A fresh election was ordered by the Board to be held on Friday last, 7thinst., when Messrs R. J. Seddon, A. C. Campbell, F. Barrowman, W. S. Hanna, J. Jamicson, G. Yoysey, and H. Munro were elected. The following is an analysis of the voting at the second and final election, the first seven being declared the Committee for the ensuing year.

Total number of formal votes 918 It may be necessary to explain to the uninitiated in school election matters that each householder present is entitled to as many votes as there are committee-men required, which is seven, and can allot them as he pleases up to that number ; consequently, to arrive at the totals opposite each name the numbers opposite the name must be multiplied by the seven, six, &c, at the head of the column, and the products added together give the sums total.

The first meeting of the newly-elected School Committee will be held in the Town Hall this evening, at 8 o'clock.

The San Francisco mail steamship Mararoa arrived at Auckland at 4.30 yesterday morning. She left San Francisco at 2 p.m. on the 17th April, being seven days after time-table date. On the passage the engines broke down, and she was delayed 22 hours repairing. She brings the men and officers of the Zealandiafor Sydney. The Zealandia and Australia are engaged in the trade between Honolulu and San Francisco. Captain Wheeler has been placed temporarily in charge of the Australia. The southern San Francisco mails were sent by special train to Onehunga, and thence south by the Rotorua at el eveu o'clock.

Mr C. F. Holmes is announced to deliver his farewell lecture at the Theatre Royal this evening, at eight o'clock.

The Hospital Fete Committee meet at the Town Hall at eight o'clock to-morrow evening, to close accounts. It is expected the nett proceeds of the concert and fete will amount to about £9O.

A large and enthusiastic public meeting held at Hokitika on Friday night appointed a committee to act as a Railway League, consisting of the Hon. J. A. Bonar (chairman), Messrs Bevan and Seddon, M.H.Rs., the Mayor, and County Chairman, vice-chairmen, to watch over the interests of the district re route, and to get the district joined to the direct main line at a point in the Teremakau Valley. At a meeting of teachers held at Hokitika on Saturday afternoon (the Times says) it was resolved to form a Teacher's Association, and all the necessary preliminary work was taken in hand. Mr C. J. Sale was elected president, and Mr Andrew secretary. The Board of Education will meet at Hokitika to-morrow evening at seven o'clock. The Morning Star Hotel and property connected therewith are advertised for sale by auction on Thursday next, at 1 p.m., by Messrs K. W. Wade and Co.

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