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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1641, 22 March 1884, Page 2

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(UNITED PRES3 ASSOCIATION.) ' NEW ZEALAND RAILWAf TARIFF. Ohristchuroii, Thursday, At a meeting of the Canterbury members, who aro Government supporters, convened by Mr E, G, Wi'Wit, held to day, Messrs E, G, Wright,°a! P. O'Callaghan, H, Allwright, J. E. Brown, H. Thomson, D. McMillan, H, Wynn-Williams, W. Postletlnvaite, and W. P. Pearson were present. It was 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-judged time it was brought into operation, strongly protest against the action of the Government as injurious and oppressive to their constituents, respectfully but firmly beg that the Government defer giving effect to so important an alteration in tho tariff till the sanction of Parliament has been obtained, An answer is requested by 11 o'clock tomorrow (Friday)... FATAL TRAMWAY ACCIDENT IN DIJNEDIN. MR OLIVER. WAKEFIELD kidled: Dunedin, March 20, Mr Oliver Wakefield, Under Secretary for Goldfields, who was on his way from Wellington to Melbourne by the Waihora, was very seriously injured by a steam tram-moter in Prin-cess-street to-day. He was crossing the stre'et, and in trying to avoid an express wagon he was struck by the tram engine, and knocked down. The front wheels ran over him, but tho engine was stopped before the back wheels could touch him. He was taken to the hospital in an uuconscious state, and there it was found that both thigh oones were severed, and that he 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. Later. Mr Wakefield has since died in the hospital. The doctors amputated both logs, and he lived a very short time afterwards. FURTHER PARTICULARS. Mr Wakefield died ac 6 p.m. When he recovered consciousness in the hospital, he gave his name so that his friends might be communicated with, and he mentioned Mr Driver and Mr Larnach, frojn whom he had not long parted, as Dunedin acquaintances. Four doctors performed tho 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 be died, The deceased gentleman was going on a visit to Melbourne, on leave. It is not certain whether tho tram engine knocked him down, or whether he got confused, and fell, Some persons on the pavement who saw tho occurrence, believed he lost his nerve in iront of the engine, and fell down before it struck him, Tho news of the accident, has caused a great shock in the city.