KAKARAMEA.

Patea Mail, 5 December 1881, Page 4

KAKARAMEA.

(FIIOM OUR COBBESI-OOSST.) The question o£ forming a bridge across the Patea river at Ilukuteri is just now occupying the attention of settlers from the plains of Waimate down to Waitotara, and so anxious are they to get this work carried out that several, I believe, will be only too glad to open their own purses and contribute towards it. I am informed that one gentleman, a Normanby settler, declared himself willing to contribute £2O. The advantages of such a bridge are obvious. The road distance would be considerably lessened for stock driving, and the inconvenience, and indeed danger of taking cattle through the main streets of a populous borough like Patea, would be entirely removed. A petition has already been drawn up to which several signatures are attached. It is now awaiting others at the office of Mr H. Chadwick, Patea.

Skelly and M’Lmghlan’s railway contract was finished Friday. This is one of the heaviest pieces of work on the line in this direction, and would have been completed ere this but for bad weather. The formation of the lino is now completed as far as Hunter’s road, and other contractors are busily engaged in carrying it on towards Manutahi. It is to be hoped that the rails now lying at Patea will soon be utilized, so that the “ iron horse ” may take an airing to our beautiful town. lam pleased to say that the School Committee are now in a position to cany out the necessary improvements to the School grounds &c., which they have been for some time working for.

The birthday of the Rev. Father Kirk was celebrated in Wanganui on Wednesday by an entertainment given by the young ladies of the convent schools. The building was crowded to overflowing.

During November vessels entered and cleared at Wanganui as follow: Inwards: steamers, 48; tons, 3946|; sailing vessel, 1; tons, 34 ; total vessels 49; tons, 4000. Outwards: —steamers, 47; tons, 3845 ; sailing vessels, 2 ; tons, 114 ; total: vessels, 49 ; tons, 3959.

The warrant on which Parnell was arrested charges him —first, with inciting the people to intimidate otheis from paying their rents, and, secondly with intimidating tenants from taking the benefits accruing under the new Land Act.