WAIMATE.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2853, 17 May 1882, Page 2

WAIMATE.

The balance sheet of the Public Library for the year ended April 150, is as follow's; Balance last audit, £l9 11s Id; by subscriptious, £37 4s ; sale of old papers, £3 17s ; half letter box fee, 10s; Countj' subsidy, £33 13s; building fund at fixed deposit, £154 10s 7d ; total, £249 5s Bd. .Expenditure—Newspapers, Ac., £22 los 5d ; lighting and sundries, £7 17s 7d ; salary, £2O ; cleaning, £3 l£s; firewood, £ L 18s ;'insurance, £3 Is 9d; letterbox, £1; printing and advertising, £1 Os (id ; commission on collection, 17s ; balance (including fixed deposit), £lB3 4s 5d ; total, £249 5s fid.

A meeting of the District Sparrow Club was to have beau held on Saturday afternoon, but owing to the Chairman (Mr Cochrane) having received no information from the various Sparrow Clubs communicated with, the meeting was further adjourned to Saturday nest, at the same time and place. On Saturday at the 11. M. Court, before J. Manchester, Esq., J.P., a first offender was dismissed with a caution for drunkenness, and on Monday an inebriate, who made his first appear ance, was fined ss, or in default, 24 hours imprisonment, the fine being inflicted iu the latter case, because the offence was committed on Sunday. On Friday last a robbery was committed at the drapery establishment of Mr Price in Queen street. A piece of lace of some value was taken from a table at the back of the shop. The affair has been placed in the hands of the police, who have a slight clue, so further developements may be expected. The robbery took place during business hours. The annual election of two auditors for the Borough is announced to take place on June Ist. Nominations must be sent in to the returning Officer, Mr Baxter, at the Town Clerk’s office by noon on Friday next.

The late rains have caused considerable injury to the wheat stacks of various farmers in the Waimate district. rV© believe it is owing to defective thatching.