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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1640, 21 March 1884, Page 2

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(united press association.) NEW ZEALAND RAILWAf TARIFF. CHRisTCHOßCii,Thiu'sday, At a meeting of the Canterbury members, who are Government supporters, convened by MrE, G, "Wright, held to-day, Messrs E. G, Wright, A, P. O'Oallaghan, H. Allwright, J. E. Brown, H. Thomson, D, McMillan, H. Wynn-Williams, W. Postlethwaite, and W, F, Pearson were present. It resolved that . the . above members, viewing tho gieat injustice done by the increase in the- railway tariff on grain, the mode in which' it has been carried out, and the ill-jiulge.d time it was brought into operation, strongly protest against the action of tho Government as injurious and oppressive to their constituents,, respectfully but firmly beg that the Government defer giving effect to so important an alteration in the tariff till the sanction of Parliament lias been obtained. An answer is requested by 11 o'clock tomorrow (Friday).' • FATAL TRAMWAY ACCIDENT IN DUNEDIN. MR OLIVER WAKEFIELD KILLED. Dunkdin, March 20, Mr Oliver Wakefield, Under Secretary for Goldfields, who was 9n his way from Wellington to Melbourne by tho .Waihora, was very seriously injured by a steam tram-moterin Prin-cess-street to-day. He was crossing the street, and iu trying to avoid an express wagon he was struck by the tram engine, and knojked down, The front wheels ran over him, but the engine was stopped before the back wheels could touch him. He was taken to the hospital in an unconscious state, and there it was found that both thigh oonea were severed, and that ho had sustained a severe scalp wound, He recovered consciousness at the hospital, and messages were sent to his friends. He is a brother of Mr E, Wakefield, M.H.R., and Mr Wakefield haS' ; been sent • for to come to Dunedin.

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Mr Wakefield has since died in the hospital, The doctors amputated both legs,oand he lived tt veiy short time afterwards,

FURTHER PARTICULARS. Mr Wakoflold diecl at ,6' pirn, When lie recovered consciousness in the hospital, he gave his name-so that his. friends might be communicated with, and he mentioned Mr Driver and Mr Larnaoh, from whom he had not long parted, as Dunedin acquaintances. Four doctors performed' the operation, but it was not for a moment believed that his life could be saved, but it was 'the only chance, as the thigh bone, was severed. He was sensible after the operation, and spoke to his acquaintances present, but he only lived half an hour. Two. doctors remained with him till he "died. The deceased gentleman was going on $ visit to Melbourne, on leavo. It is not certain whether the train engine knocked him down, or whether he got confused, and fell. Some- persons on the, pavement who saw the occurrence, believed he lost his .nerve in front of the engine, and fell down before it struck him. The news of the accident has catised a great shock in the'city.: THE MOUNTAIN IN" LABOR. \Taufo,Friday. , Between ten and 12 on Wednesday morning fifteen shocks ;of. earthquake were p.m. yesterday one very "severe.-shook . was felt, and between land sp;ii. slight shocks were felt at short intervals. At 7 this morning there was another severe shock,