KAKARAMEA.

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1056, 6 July 1883, Page 3

KAKARAMEA.

" i ■ [From our Correspondent.] Friday. The election of new commissioners for the Eatea. t West Road. a little commdlion'in o\Vr "lownsliipT The resnlts of the r same;ar s e^btiess, satisfactory to the majority of ratepayers in the district, although dissatisfaction is felt by those who reside in lhe_ bush as the'geritlemieh frpmj Wooavilfe and its"’environs,. who\~w4re‘nominated were successful, , This -is scarcely to.b.e wondered ‘at!^considering,, the. small nnmber._!pf ('voters, comparatively-: speaking, that turned up from the back settlements on the.election' day. r Several casualties to sheep and cattle have occurred lately on the line between Patea and Manutahi, owing partly to the rupture of the railway fence in some places. Although farmers may with reason grumble at the loss, yet they cannot : expect. an engine-driver to pull up with a heavy load of ballast behind him, in what is commonly called “ a brace of shakes,” especially when the rails are in a greasy state, as is frequently the case at this season of the year. It is to be hoped that no further loss-of stock- will be incurred. J McCarthy, in the employ of Mr R M’Rae, received a very nasty kick from a horse a day "' or two ago. The right side of his face was severely cut, and had the blow been a .little ;nearer] the . temple the resnlts might have proved fatal. Dr Keating attended to the wound and the sufferer is now progressing favourably*