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Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81867, 17 October 1906, Page 4

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KROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT. Mr Colesby has b<en making a good di-play of getting out metal this week. He has another team on and is progressing (airly well with the road repairs. The Council have to open a new gravel pit for him. They have left it religiously alone all through the winter and now actually have one man at work trenching the side of the hil! to erect the chute for •he metal. At this rate of progress it will be ready some time in 1908. Another thing. The surfaceman has .een taken off the road now when he could be doing good work by forming up the road in bad places Men are still wanted for co-op work on the Moki road. There are now about 2i men there, and Mr Grayling intends in a few days to put a bridge aver the tt'aitara river, which, when completed, will let the Makarakia settlers out this way, as the road is formed up to the bridge site on each road.

Our local storekeeper, Mr F. Aroa, met with what might easily have proved a fatal accident. Last Saturday, returning home from delivering goods, he got out of the trap to get K>me wood, leaving his little son, a boy of seven years, holding the horse, which took fright and bolted, c rashmg into a stump by the side of the road. The trap was overturned, and •he boy thrown out on his head and rendered unconscious for some time. The trap was completely wrecked. The little fellow is about again looking little the worse for his shaking. The local ranger is round again imongst the road graziers. I think t is utter nonsense impounding stray nock on the road when they are 'ong no damage. It is quite right to ceep all stock off in the winter when he roads are so muddy, but now >vhen we have them in first-class orJer and no mud to be ploughed up hey do a great deal more good than >iarm, as they eat up all scrub growth ;nd rubbish on the roads. Evidenty the party who orderd the im!,ounding again cannot see past the •nd of his nose. Or else it is another

:ase of a little authority and swollen head. One farmer had all his

oung calves taken and locked up in 1 yard for twenty-four hours, and although he lived close to where they • ere impounded, he was never inormed by the ranger that they were there. Perhaps the County F.ngineer s unaware that he cannot order the mpounding of animals - under six nonths old. I believe the said farmer intends to -roceed against the Council for his

alves being shut up all night with-

•ut any food, and also for the ranger not informing him they were impounded.

We have bad a heavy downpour 0]

ain , which was badly needed, a* :he grass was looking dry.