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Manawatu Standard, Volume XII, Issue 1743, 25 June 1886, Page 3

We have to thank, the Registrar General for a copy of the tir»t portion of the statittlioi of N«w Zealand, compiled from official records, containing a- »ait tmouut of iufarmution. We hear another difficulty has cropped up ia connection with the erection of the Gorge Bridge. . It it stated that some peculiarly hard grouud h*« beeu met wiib,. resUiiog all efforts to drive|the;totirtfpilei tbe rtqoirud depth. ■■ profesiional tour" to-morrotv, but will only be . able to remain the . one day. He may pro-, bably arrive this evening. His consulting rooms will be at the Royal Hotel. ' ' Mr F. Bradey, of Pahautauui, returned home this morning, after a very pleaiant i few duya sojonru'in thiß/knd> adjacent districts ainoug old friends aud acquaintance. He eujoyed his trip oh the whole very much, and -bat ,for other engagement* would have liMtd vary well to have exteDded.bJs.ruit by a few days lonffer. One of the trucki { got lopse from; the carriages at Feildrogt last eTening and was" set m motion by the gale. li:or«>asing its speed it travelled like lightning along the line as far as Bunnythorpe when the rise m the grade ea»ed it off and preventedjit .proceeding further. "Settlers" letter' is realty. too hot for publication. The individual so ACcorately photographed would recognise his picture uiuong a thousand, without its being labelled " Bu»iness Man." ' We have placed the letter m our cabinet of literary gems* of which we have now- a large and varied selection from friends and foci. ~ " ? v . ; «.■ ft' i ■■..- ; .* >■••.•■ ■■ :■ • ■ A notice m reference to meeting of persons interested m Pohaugiua appears elsewhere. ■ Mr U. Dean, of Ashurit, offers a reward for repoVery of a lost heifer. ' £enuers are invited for the erection; of cat Ue' and sheep yards at Palmerston North j[or Messrs Freeman 11. Jackson and Co. Plans and specifications may be leen at the office of Mr if % West. Thelga,le laiiißtreiiingblow, m a windpw m the Club Hotel upstairs, scattering a number of things off tables and tnantlepiece. . " One of the upstairs windows m the Bank of 'New tZoaland/ was blown /m last evening, also one m tne Library. ■' W* hare to acknowledge receipt of a complimentary ticket for the Fancy Dress Ball given by the Football Club which takes place this evening. ' Messrs Reid and Gordon's tender has been accepted for rash cutting aud ploughing on Mr Manson's. . property, near Feilding. ' Mr Proctor will be at Walkley's Ho^el on Wednesday next, for a few days only. Persous, intending to consult him should bear m mind that the period of his stay is limited. . . In our report of the last meeting of the, Borough Council we accidentally omitted to state that as an amendment to Councillor Stewart's motion, re appointment of rate collector, the following was carried. "Proposed by Cr. S. Abraham's, seconded by Councillor Grace, That a Committee be formed for the purpose of bringing to th« Council ;at its next regular meeting, a report of : the working management of the Borough Couocil. Thn Coramittoe to consist of the , following, viz., The M ayor, Crs. Snelsoo, 'Hawkins, Stewart, and the mover. , Weiiearinere was a narrow escape : frpni a serious accident at the Lower Gorjre Ferry last evening. Fall particulars have not reached us, but we are informed' that if the railing of the punt had not fortunately given way when at a critical period, that the punt must certainly have capsized, which would -probably have been attended with loss of life. There was a tremendous current m the river at the time. The road between Palmerston and Feilding is m a terrible state from the effects of the late gale and rain, scarcely a bridge from Awahuri to Feilding but is covered. On the Rangitikei Road several trees intercept the highway to town, down by the violence of the gale. Mr Walton who left leilding this morning by buggy was brought to a standstill on the latter road, and could not proceed until he had gone a considerable distance to the nearest heuse, where he^procured cross cut saw with which he managed to cutaway a ,laree tree lying across the road; He-had just finished the operation when a drove of sheep arrived and were able to paßsjbhrough«