MATAURA

Southland Times, Issue 19381, 3 September 1904, Page 4 (Supplement)

MATAURA

Harold Silvester, about three yi ars oi age. son of Mr Alfred Silvester. Invercargiil I, was drowned nt Wnirikiki on the 29th August in Buchanan's flaxmill race The matter was reported to the po.iro ut Mataura. who informed Inspector Mitchell and Coroner McCarthy. The latter decided that an inquest was unnecessary. CoiiHtablp Keenoy conveyed this decision to the parents to enable them to remove tbe body to Invercargiil for interment. The ordinary meeting of the borough Council was held on Tuesday, ''Oth August, the Mayor (Mr Louden) in the chair. There wore also present CoiukHlois Cameron, Sleeinan, ITeslin, (.'aidiner. Malneaves, Walton, ««nd Murl.-y. before proceeding to business Vr John louden, junior, signed the Jeclar a: ion and took his seal. A letter was ree. lived from *'■ McNab. M.H.R.. stating that '>'u ('oinninl Secretary bad promised to l-x'k in'..) th' 1 matter of vesting the .;.iarry ?o-;er\c in the borough Council. '.'his wis ; n reply to a b-tter written ly Uie Huyor asking the department, s-ing thnt tl.e;/ wvi'e not now usiiiK the quarry i ..serve below the falls, to hand it over to the be rougb Council for a site for a woollen mill to enable them to use the ".".() >i p. they held an option over from tbe Southland Freezing Company. Tlie. .Council adopted the by'n..s and decided to adopt a system f or a night sani'ary service, applications foi the position of nightman to bo in b.v next meeting of the Council. Mr J. F.. Humphries' application for junction to drain. tho nuisnace of Ihe drain in Main street reported by the siirfacomah. and Mr Goddess nj i licut ion for gravel, were referred to the Works Committee, and petitions for another electric light in Hi ver street, to the Finance Committee. In accordance v. lith Yiotice Councillor Sleeman moved that the resolution of 2iith duly permanently reserving Tot 1. River Reserve, be rescinded.—The motion was lost bj 4 to 3. It was resolved that all documents referring to concessions given to Ibe Southland Freezing Company and the Paper Mills Company be laid on tbe table at next meeting.