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Grey River Argus, Volume XXIV, Issue 3982, 3 June 1881, Page 2

Attention is called to an advertisemnnt in another column, announcing the issue of th 3 writ foi the Grey Valley electi n. and giving a list of the various polling places. The nominations a<e to take place on the Oth insfc, at the RM. Court The poll will be taken (if necessary) on tho 16th inst. Inadvertently an error crept into tho report of Wednesday's sitting of the County Council, in which it was stated that Mr B'uce would be allowed to erect a pound at Ma own expense on his own land. Perinipfion wa; refused for the erection of the pound. Mr T. S. Weston was to leave Christchurch this morning, and is expected here on Saturday. Mr Morris will address the electors in tbe Public Hall this ovening at eight-. The monthly meeting of the Grey Diatriot PirmaDent Building and Investment Soo efcy wi'l beheld at Nancarrow and Co.'s <ffice this evening, opening at 7 30 Pressure on our space compels us to hold over the the regular report of the meeting of the Borough Council laßt night, but we print the report of the Publio Works Committee.

1 Your Committee beg to report having ;iven instructions to have the culverts (in ! Cainui street, opposite Mr Kitchinoham's louee, aticl Puketabi street) pitched with itone, 80 as to prevent the water in the ireok from scouij'n" away the 1 ;d of the jrc jk I )!ow the wood work ; and recntnaend ;hat a t joI house be built and the fenc9 repaired of the Tow a Hall yard; your Committee f^so lecomtnend that the gravel pit aorth of the School Keierve iv Tuiutnaha 3treet should ! closed, and that what gravel may be requiu 1 should be allowed to be baken from that pau of Turumaha street south of the school ground in a line with the present Echool ground fence." Councilor Thomas moved — "That in punuance and under the provisions of the Kat'ng Act, 1576, this Council do by this resolution make and levy a geoeral borough rate of Is in the pound of the annual value of the rateable property assessable within the Borough of Greymouth, for and in lesp^ct of the period commencing Friday, the 3rd day of June, 18S1, thence next ensuing and ending Monday, the 6th day of Juue, ISBI. The said rate to be payable in one sum at the Town Clerk's Office, Gressou street, Greymouth, on Monday, the 20th day of June, 1881, for the following purposes, that is to say — Towards the payment oE the Council's existing liabilities, LS7S 4a 4d ; lighting and cleaning street lamps, L3OS ; wages to nightwatchmen and engine keeper, L7B ; subsidy to Grey Kirer Hospital, L 125 ; subsidy to Greymouth Literary Society, LSO ; sa'ariea, L 325 ; re-construction of Sawyer's Creek bridge and general maintenance ot streets, roads, footpaths, bridges, culverts, drains, and cometery, L 50 0; total, L 2261 43 4" " Seconded by Cr Dupro and agreed to.