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Pahiatua Herald, Volume II, Issue 134, 11 April 1894, Page 3

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NEWS BY TELEGRAPH. (Per Press Association.) > Serious Accident. Wellington, East night. A seriotia accident attended by gad surrounding;! hapjienod on the Karori road thu afternoon. Mrs Graham, wife of Mr C. C. Graham, Official Assignee in Dunedin, and her daughter. ' who reside at Karori camr to town to take out the Misses Henry, daughters of the late Dr Henry (who only died last night), out to their residence. All appears to have gone well until nearing Karori. where the horse shied, and i running against the embankment overturned the vehicle, which was badly smashed. Mrs and Miss Graham and ; Miss G. Henry escaped with a severe shaking and bruises, but Miss Katherine Henry wti rendered unooßSoious, and was still so at latest advice at (i p.m. Later. Dr Anson, on returning from Karori reports that Mrs and Miss Graham and Miss Geraldine Henry were severely bruised, but not seriously hurt. Miss Kathleen Henry, (not Katherine), has recovered consciousness after two hours and is progressing favorably, no serious symptoms having developed. Latest. The ladies injured yesterday by the trap oocideut at Karoria are reported to be progressing favorably. Funeral late Dr Henry. Wellington, This Day. The funeral of the late Dr Henry, which took place this morning, was largely attended, the remains being interred with military honours. The Permanent Artillery furnished the escort and gun detachment, and the Garrison Band was also present. The cortege was representatives of all classes of the community, and included the hoys of the Wellington C allege, of which institution deceased was one of J the governors. The Waitemata Election. Auckland, This day. Massey’s present majority for Waitemata is 207. There are four small returns to come, which are likely to increase his majority. South British Insurance Coy. Auckland, This day. 1 The South British Insurance Coy. | declare an interim dividend for the I half year a! ihe rate of 10 per cent per j annum. Surplus Labor in Canterbury. Christchurch, This day. A in, ting to consider the unemployed question was held last night, about 100 persons being present, including the local M’s.H.R. The Mayor presided. The report brought up by the committee appointed by a previous j meeting showed that 255 persons had : signed as out of work, and of these 27 j ( had been struck off as owning property, j The following resolution was passed, ! “ Thai the Mayor be requested to I communicate with the Government, j urging them (1) to give pound for j pound to local bodies in the provincial district to enable them to put relief works into immediate operation ; (2) to establish the allotment system near Christchurch and the principal towns in Canterbury ; (8) to establish a state farm or more than one in Canterbury ; , (4) that instructions be given to the various departments of the puplic j ' service to stop any Government em- ' plovees from working overtime, especially in the railway workshops, 1 with a view to the absorbtion of the present unemployed.” The meeting ! adjourned for a week to await the reply. Native Lands for Lease. Wellington, This day. The natives on the Poukawa native 1 reserve near Te-Aute, Hawke’s Bay’ have intimated to the Public Trustee that they are perfectly willing he I should proceed with the survey of the block for the purpose of leasing to < small fanners a portion not required ‘ by the natives for their own occupa- 1 tion. The reserve has an area of t about three thousand acres. 1