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Patea Mail, 11 October 1882, Page 3

Mr. Flood, assistant master at Patea school, is about to remove to another district, though he has not yet foimaily resigned. Mr Flood has been a successful teacher at Patea, and is also much liked by the scholars. More cash sections are to be offered, mostly on the Plains. Eighty-one sections, are gazetted to be taken up for cash on the 6th November, and will remain open till applied for. Most of these are bush sections in the Kaupokonui district, a few are in Ngaire, one at Oeo", four near Opunaki, and three are back sections in the Continuous Reserve. The man Kehoue, who was almost a cripple through his arms and breast being burned, was again operated on in the Hospital on Monday, by Dr Keating. The patient was under chloroform a long time, and his contracted sinews were cut to give, fuller play to his arms, the previous operation of this nature having been successful. The final payments on land purchases are coming in. .It the Hawera office last week upwards of £IO,OOO was received ; and yesterday and to-day says the Stai', the receipts will total up another £IO,OOO. The Hawera Town Clerk has received a letter from Dr O’Carrol, of New Plymouth, stating that Whittem, whose case will be remembered by Hawera residents, had to have his leg amputated, that he is now fit to be discharged and will be discharged in a few days. The Mayor headed a subscription list in aid of getting the man an artificial limb. ■nmn—mb———a—■—