PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 35, 25 February 1937, Page 3

PROVINCIAL PARAGRAPHS

Blu. at Mt. Vernon. The flames from a gorse fire on the riverbed adjoining tho Mt. Vernon property were seen from Racecourse road, Waipukurau, at about 7.30 p.m. on Tuesday. At the height of the fire the flames and aparks wer© rising to between 20 and 30 feet. No damage was done. Kicked By a Horse. When a horee he was driving struck him with its hoofs, Trevor, the young son of Mr Telford, Ruaroa, received gashes necessitating sev'eral stitches j and his removal to hospital. It was fortunate that no bones were broken. The boy was raking hay at the time. The horse, usually a quiet one, for no apparent reason began to kick and became quite unmanageable. New Hospital Member. A speeial meeting of the Waipukurau j Borough Council will be held on Thursday, March 5, to appoint a successor I to Mr B. G. Atkins, who has resigned I from the position of borough representI ative on the Waipawa Hospital Board. Licensing Ccmmltteo, The quarterly meeting of the Waipawa Licensing Oomiaittee., wbich was to have been held on March 4, has been adjourned till March 18. Bzidge Oontract. .The Publie Works Department has aeeepted the tender of Mr W. Robertshaw, of Waipawa, for the erectipn of "a new concrete bridge over the Groua rivet, six miles from Palmerston Norf.h. The contract priee is in the vicinity- of £10,000. Excursion from Waipawa. The school excursion to Napier from Waipawa has not been cancelled, and the excursion will definitely take place to-morrow (Friday), the speeial train [being timed to leave Waipawa at 8.20 j y-w- The return, Jrain wiU leave Napier