The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MAY 17, 1886.

Kumara Times, Issue 2976, 17 May 1886, Page 2

The Kumara Times Published Every Evening. MONDAY, MAY 17, 1886.

The Church of England soiree to be held as a reception to the Rev. Thos. Hodgson will take place in the Theatre Royal to-morrow evening. Members of the united choir are reminded that practice for the concert on the occasion will take place in the Theatre Royal at seven o’clock this evening. Mr R. J. Seddon, M.H.R., took his departure by yesterday afternoon’s tram, and will proceed to Wellington in the steamer Maori at eight o’clock this evening.

At a public meeting at Greenstone on Friday evening last, the majority of the ratepayers present expressed themselves in favour of a toll on the Cohden bridge until the balance of cost due on the bridge by the County ami liorongh Councils be paid. The meeting objected to the County Comity taking over the Nelson Creek water-race. A report of the meeting is given in another column.

The committees of the Westland County Council are now constituted as follows : Finance Committee ; Messrs Daly (chairman), Griinmond, Dungan, Jack, and the County Chairman. Public Works Committee ; Messrs Jack (chairman), Daly, M‘Whirtor, Dungan, M‘Goldrick, and the County Chairman. Prospecting Committee Messrs M c Whir ter (chairman), M'Goldrick, Jack, and the County Chairman.

Moneys due by the Westland County Council for services and supplies up to April 00, will be [aid to-morrow (Tuesday), at any time during the day. The

total amount is close on £2OOO ; included in these accounts are the grants and votes to Literary Institutes and Schools of Mines in the county and boroughs within it.

Tenders are required for lining with boards the Teremakau Settlement School, and also for putting up a chimney thereto. Tenders are to be addressed to the Chairman of the Pounamu School Committee, Greenstone, not later than Wednesday, 26th inst. Specifications can be seen at Messrs Keech and Malloy’s store, Greenstone ; Mr M'llroy’s store, Kumara ; and at Mr J. Nicholas’ house, Teremakau Settlement.

The Adelphi accommodation house at Greenstone having been repaired and renovated, Mr Edmund Kean, the proprietor, invites his friends and the public to a grand free ball to be hold there on the occasion of celebrating the event, which will be on Wednesday next, the 19th inst. A special free coach is engaged, and will start from Rugg’s Kumara Hotel, for Greenstone, at 8 p.m., returning when the ball is over.

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