The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1872.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume VII, Issue 127, 29 May 1872, Page 2

The Nelson Evening Mail. WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1872.

City Election.— The official declararation of the poll will take place at the Provincial Hall, to-morrow, at noon. Pkovinciax, Council. — The Council was occupied the whole of yesterday evening in the discussion of the Estimates. A lengthened debate took place ou the item " Contingencies, £2,500," which was ultimately carried. The next discussion was on the Road Board Votes, an attempt to raise them being made by some of the members, but eventually they were agreed to as seat down, namely, Nelson £100, Suburban North £110, Wairaea £650, Moutere £23O,Motueka £170, Pangatotara £200, Riwaka £100, Takaka £170, ColJingwood £100, Amuri £270, Upper Mptueka.£l2s. Tbb Wai-iti River. — The occupiers of land on the banks of this river from Foxhill to Lower Wakefield have suffered considerable damage during the late floods, A number of men are now engaged in making good the damage done to the Foxhill bridge, and we understand it is intended to cut a straight ditch or direct channel, by which the great body of the water—which now rushes round a bend above the bridge. and spends its force on the approach — will be brought down fair under the middle of the bridge. It is to be hoped that whatever means are now adopted may be effectual in preventing a recurrence of the destruction at this point, which has happened on each occasion since , the erection of the 1 bridge that the river i has been high. / An accident, happily, uiiattendedi with, ; Berious. consequences*, occurred( lJB8t ; week . , ; ; As Mr. ■ Kawlings of Boxhill was driving- a /cart laden awiih : goods through the' river, one of the"

horses became unmanageable, and team and driver were in danger of being carried down stream; prompt assistance was rendered by the workmen at the bridge, and Mr. Rawlings, with much difficulty, rescued from his perilous position.—Communicated.