Gas in Greymouth. —The town of Greymouth is now lit with gas. One firm, Messrs Thompson, Smith, and Barkley, are now lighting up sixty-two burners each evening in their establishments. The price charged is £1 2s 6d per 1000 feet, and 10 per cent discount on accounts paid within three days after being rendered. Water Races. —We notice that the various water race companies in the neighborhood of Hokitika intend to hold meetings to confer together for the purpose of digesting a plan for carrying on their works with Government subsidies. The Champion Pedestrians. The champion pedestrians, Messrs Hewitt and Harris, have arrived in Greymouth, and arrangements are being made for several races between them and local pedestrians.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 35, 23 September 1871, Page 2
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