THE GOLDEN BAY ARGUS. (FLAT JUSTITIA, RUAT CŒLUM.) THURSDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1897.

Golden Bay Argus, Volume VI, Issue 84, 6 January 1898, Page 5

THE GOLDEN BAY ARGUS. (FLAT JUSTITIA, RUAT CŒLUM.) THURSDAY, JANUARY 6th, 1897.

The Trustees of the Institute elsewhere frail a public meeting for Tuesday evening next, for the purpose of taking the tinal steps required by law to incorporate the Institution in the public of the district. All those interested in the matter are requested to attend, particularly country residents.

The ordinary monthly meeting of the Read Board will be held on Saturday afternoon next.

The A ore re Works Committee met last night, the Chairman and (Jr liiley being present, and decided to order from Mr Cooper the timber required for repairs to A.ororc Bridge, to be delivered soon as possible. The County Clerk wrote covering cheque for final payment of Hawkins’ contract at Silvei stream. — Resolved, in accordance witfi request, that contractors for No. 4 Contract Bonny Doon Road be permitted to use birch in place of totara lor bridges, and that Mr 11. Woods be Inspector lor the contract. - - Question of gravelling Pakavvau Bush Road further deferred pending return of Cr Washbourn.—The Clerk was instructed to take the necessarysteps to levy an ordinary rate of id in the £ over Acrore Riding.

Messrs Brown and Kerr wish to intimate that they can still be found at their premises (opposite Air J. Kiiik’s, Saddler) whore all repairs will be promptly executed. 'A First Class Stock of Gold, Rolled Gold, Silver, and Nickel W a takes, all guaranteed for two years. A fr«sh Assortment of Gold and Silver Brooches, Rings, etc., to arrive by to- morrow’s boat. All a* reduced prices. Advt.

The Rakawau sale-of-work, social, etc., which took place on the 22nd Dec., was well patronised, and consequently the somewhat substantial surplus of £6 8s 8d was realised, £3 of which goes to the Cemetery Fund, the rest to the Sunday School Library fund. A friend has given AT ; another friend, 2/6, to the Cemetery Fund, and this money will be banked until a suitable plot of ground for a cemetery has been secured.

The Fern town, people held their Xmas Tree and Entertainment' on Monday evening last, this also being well attended bv re idents from all parts. The usual dance followed, and quite an enjoyable evening resulted.

W 0 Riley and Co’s COMPLIMENTS of the. SEASON to all! Inspection of our Xmas and New Year gifts invited, < comprising Toj R, Games, Fancy Frames, -"Vases, Books, Cards, etc

LADIES’

Picnic Hats and Baskets. Man’s and Boys’ Hats in great variety. Children’s Galatea Hats, Washing Sunbonnets and Hats, in White, Pink, and Blue. White Washing Elastic Belts. Lace Fiohuns and other novelties at W C Riley and Co’s

The public picnic to The Caves held on Tuesday last attracted quite a crowd of people, and a very pleasant day was put in in this fascinating resort of picnicers and tourists. Mr Tyree’s acetylene gas was taken into the Caves and the light produced among the myriads of stalactites and stalagmites was very effective indeed. The camera was brought into requisition in the Caves and by the aid of the gas a photo of the picnicers was taken from “ the Balcony.” In the evening a social dance was held at the Hall and formed a very enjoyable windup to the day’s outing. The holidays in the district practically concluded on Tuesday last, when most of the workmen at the different mining works returned by the Darkly and immediately left for their respective camps, there to commence afresh the labors of another year, Messrs Abbot, Hursthouve, Hurso, Maoo, Perry, and Giles have all taken up their duties as managers at tlieir respective stations and work will be put in hand earnestly this week. Mr F. Johnson has been detained in Nelson by illness, but is expected to be about again almost at once. Sittings of the S.M. and Warden’s Courts'Svill be held here on Wednesday next. I.2th. inT. There is consider; rle business ser down for disposal in both Courts and piocoodings are likely to La protracted.