WAIUKU.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 31, 1 October 1912, Page 2

WAIUKU.

Sad Fatal Accident.

Road Board. The board hehLits mooting on Saturday, all the members luiing present. Plans for grading Packiugton road wore approved an< it was resolved to call for tenders foi *'ie earth work at j oiice. Accounts for pajment totall"!g £IOO were passed. . A complaint wis received from Mr Batchelor, of Aka \ka, re cattle running on the roads. It was decided jto make app''cation for a grant of £2ss towards work on the Quarry-Lainaljy road. . An instalment oj £250 was received on the Puckingtfu to Mauku road , work. The eoutiattois have started operations, and itjwus hoped that tHe work wov'd he lir'ilied this season. Uur local undertaker. Mr Kossiter, has imported om{Auckland a lioarse so ao to have futioiils uarriud out ; l a more up-to-date mjnuor. Mr J A. AlbrecLt. „f PacKng'on, has sold his farL to a gentleman from the Kmg Otuiitw, and intends eniei.im business $ Auckland. The paper uhasofwhich was to have '•>""<• uif on Tlir s lay fell though as there were not sHJicient followers, so those who did master had to go homo d'sappoiuted. \ A Veiy iutLTciting lectUV.o <U "' Joidßoliau 11 wm»{fivuii l. v the Kev. JilitiuireH on TuuslA- evening al Wosoy Church to a g„b,l audience. The lecturer dealt witlij his suhjeH in a "i« st aide manner, and mud,." one tee] they were ruully oil the spot viewing the ancient capit;« ' Some excellout slides were exhibited.

On Thursday afternoon a sad fatal accident occurred at Kariotahi, when a little boy named Robert Muir Thomson, son of Mr 11. M. Thomson, met his death undor peculiar circumstances. The little fellow was out in the pad\A> it some distance from his futlier who* tvas engaged; ploughing. lie wal running along and had opened a 4jjg gate which had swung round witft the heavy gale blowing and knprke<l the child over, pinning him to ground and suffocating him. The accident had happened some minutes before the father's notice was drawn to it, and all efforts to restore life failed. Dr. Howden was called in at once but could do nothing. An inquest was held at the parents' residence on Saturday morning before the Coioner, Mr W. J. King, J.P., without a jurj. After hearing tho parents' evidence a verdict was returned of death from misadventure. Sincere sympathy if felt for the distressed parents, who are much esteemed residents. The Rev. Father Wright has left Woiuku and taken up duty at Waihi. Rev. Father Skinner has beon in charge of Waiuku parish for the past few weeks. J ♦