OUR PAHIATUA LETTER.

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 38, 13 August 1895, Page 2

OUR PAHIATUA LETTER.

/Our Own Corrnpm&tnt.J Pahiatua, 12th Angnst. A public meeting ia to be held at Mangatainoka on Wednesday evening for the purpose of again asking the Government to complete the railway between Woodville and Pahiatua. lam informed that all the formation is now completed, and, with the exception of a few small bridges, tho line oonld be opened. It is hoped that the reSresontations of the meeting will have the esired effeot ot having this important work completed at onoo. The driver of the Makuri mail ooaoh had a very unpleasant experience on Saturday morning. Shortly after leaving Makuri he was orossing the Makuri River with his fourwheeled vehicle, whon he found that the river bad risen, and that he could not turn back. 'Ihe vehiole was washed down the stream, aud oonld not be got out.' The home got loose, but the mails were washed away, and were not reoovered until Sunday morning, when Distriot Constable Murphy found them and brought them into town. The driver and the passengers had to jump and swim to save their lives. This winter has been the severest we have had for some years, ioa in some parts being nearly two inohes in thiokness. Feed throughout the distriot is very scarce. Mr. J. Dawson, the contractor for ihe Mongahao Bridge, will have tho work oompletod in about threo weeks' time. The first portion of the Mongatainoka bridge, for wbioh Mr. Dawson is oontraotor, will also soon be finished. Mr. Carlson, of Danevirke, who has the last portion of the bridge to oomplete, for whioh the contract was only let on Monday last, is now making preparations for a Btart. It is high time the settlers at Mangatainoka had a resident constable stationed in their midst. A largely signed petition has been forwarded to Mr. Hall, M.H.R., asking him to have one stationed there ; as well as a petition to the Minister of Defenae. The faotories throughout the district will oommenoe operations early next month. Now that the Mangatainoka and Mangahao Rivera aro almost bridged, it is to be hoped that tho Government will strain a point and get the Range-road to Palmerston open for vehicular traffic— especially now that the Gorge-road iB stopped. The distance is only, about 17 miles, and it would not ooet a very large amount to do the work.