DISTRICT NEWS.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 16, 26 February 1915, Page 3

DISTRICT NEWS.

POKENO. A nasty accident took place on Monday last, but fortunately without any serious results. Whilst Mr S. Holland, employed by Messrs Friedlander Bros., of the Surrey Farm, was engaged in carting chaff from the railway station the wheels of the wag?on skidded into the water tabic whilst descending creamery hill, with the result that the waggon overturned. Mr Holland was fortunately pitched clear. In a very short time three or four neighbours came to his assistance, and helped to right the waggon and put the load on again. It is about time that the County Council did something to the hill, as several accidents have occurred there. The water tables are getting lou deep, and the centre of the metal too much rounded up.

A large and reprepentative Tiecting of Pokeno settlers assembled in the Pokeno Public Hall on Tues day eveniog to hear the view? of Mr Kowen, the Government Fields Inspector, on the rabbit pest question and the methods to be adjtped to cope with this growing nuisance. After Mr Rowcn'e address It was enthusiastically decided <o lake united acli"D on a ''at': to be jirangcd. v«ben "Uttiaeot poisyn L «ij be atcuicd liooj the Agilcu! tural Department, Kuakury, The iQlloving »ettkre wpre ( etefN .? Vieifeni Cwjjjjytle'e to sift ttjftt tlie

poisoning is carried out properly, viz.: Messrs Fraser, Banbury, C. O Leary, T. Gordo:-, W. Meur, J. T. Dean, John Deao, T. Hicks, P. Wyman, Reardoi, C. Popn, (Jeorge Lyons, H. Pyne, Peats, S. Caie, Stubbs, T. L. Vining, R. H. McKenzie, Friedlander and R. Lyons. It was decided that any member ot the Road Board would take orders from settlers up to Saturday, 27th February, for Phosphorised pollard, to be obtained from the Agricultural Dpeartmtnt, Kuakura, acd when the poison was to hand a date was to be arranged and advertised when everyona should lay the poison. Mr Rowen under t:ok to have Crown and Native lands poisoned at the some time, and to prosecute auy who nrglected to comply with the aivertisem:nt. See also page four '