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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1244, 11 January 1883, Page 2

An Arkansas editor, in retiring from the editorial control of a newspaper, said : " It is with a feeling of sadness that we retire from the octive control of this paper, but we leave our journal with a gentleman who is abler than we are financially to handle it. That gentleman ie well, known in this community. He is the Sheriff. ” The “ West Coast Times ” tells the following little story of some Kumara men:—Rather an amusing circumstance happened at Kumara shortly after the arrival of the Minister of Public Works at that place. The Minister, his Under-Secretary, Mr Seddon, M.H.R., Mr Martin, and the County Chairman arrived about two p.m., at Spindelcr’s Hotel, where they lunched. Shortly afterwards his Worship the Mayor of Kutnara, and four members of the Borough Council, entered the Hotel for the purpose, presumedly, of meeting the Minister. However, they did not get, or could not get, an interview, whereupon one of the deputation moved, another seconded, aud it was carried witbrtllt dissent, that liquid refreshment be partaken of at the Hon. Mr Johnston'sexpense. Five drinks were ordered and swallowed, and Mr Spindeler was requested to ‘ put them down or 4 stick them up ’to the Minister of Public Works, which the innocent Spindeler accordingly did. But it is one thing to charge for drinks, and another to get the money. When the bill came to be paid, the eagle eye of the Under-Secretary discovered the intrusive half-crown. and asked what it ineat. Mr Spindeler informed him that the Mayor and Council had been drinking the Minister’s health. The wrathful secretary thereupon drew his pen through the item, and requested Mr Spindeler to tell the Council to be good enough to drink at their own expense, The only dissatisfied person is Mr Spindeler.”