HAWERA.

Patea Mail, Volume IV, Issue 397, 5 February 1879, Page 2

HAWERA.

(from oor own correspondent.) The Institute meeting on Saturday last, was well attended, and the business transacted highly satisfactory. Officers wore elected pro tem, and every arrangement made to carry on the work without any further delay. The meeting was marked by the liberality shown by several of the members, in the way of donations to the building. Mr R. Wilson gave 1,000 feet of lining timber, Messrs Partridge and W. M. Thomson agreed to pay for all paper and scrim, Mr T. Middlcmas promised to supply a table, and Mr Duffill to give his services in lining the building. From the interest shown in the matter on Saturday night, and the agreement to get plans and estimates at once, we'may shortly expect to see the building in course of construction.

An accident having a good deal of the ludicrous about it, happened here on Friday night last. As two gentlemen were returning from Normanby, shortly after dark, the blinkers came off the horse’s head, and slipped down until they rested against his shoulder. The animal finding bis bead free, bolted for home. The driver, unaware of the cause, commenced pulling with might and main, but without any satisfactory result. His companion suggested sawing at his mouth as being a remedy he had heard of as successful in like cases, so each taking, a rein, at it they went, and so did the horse the friction to his shoulder acting as a stimulant to increased exertion, until finally in rounding the corner by Mr Moore Hunter’s, a capsize was effected. Fortunately, however, but little damage was done, a blister on the horse’s shoulder, the result of the sawing, being his worst hurt, the occupants, with the exception of a stillness in the amis, escaping scot free, No one was found willing to contest the Harbor Board election with Mr John Gibson, who was therefore returned without opposition. A dread of public appointments scorns to have taken possession of our townspeople and settlers, which, if continued in, may cause us many unsatisfactory results. Those who have the time to spare should not shrink from giving a small portion of it in the public interests, which would result in most cases to their own personal benefit. It is to be hoped that ibis dormant state of things will wear off, and that in future it will not bo necessary to go begging and praying round the country to find representatives, but that many will bo found only too glad to answer to the call.