EKETAHUNA.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3201, 10 May 1889, Page 2

EKETAHUNA.

(From Our Own Correspondent). ™ ". IKQUEST. ■•" : ■'■';■ An inquest was.held on the body oi William Harris, at Mr S. M, '. George's acobmmodatiori 'house, before: the Coroner, Mr Frederick ■ J von Eeden J.P, on Tuesday, May 7. Henry Cudby, labourer, sworn, said; I recognise the body as William i Harris'. Saw him last alive about ' ten a.m, the 6th day of :May, He was working. Never saw him again. ' . till we took him from under the tree.:. I had been falling the tree that killed. ■■ him, I oalled out to him to get but r of the way and thought he'had done . eo. Knew the tree had hit him by John Callan telling me! When! / went to Harris 1 found he was bleeding at the- head. He never " spoke. He was working on-one tree, : I - was working on another.^ ; . My tree went a different way to what I; thought it would go. He was'about half a ohain away from me. I couldY.,Y see him where he was working. . -fjm : '■: John Callan, sworn, said: I nise the body of-WUliam Harris. Saw him last about tena.m. When " ; - ; ■'/ I saw him. he was running away. from the tree', Saw the branches of the tree strike him and he fell. When I saw him fall Iran-tip to.him. Saw blood come out of his nose and head, I called out to Cudby to come. Harris. ; neverspoke. I think all necessary care was taken when falling the tree.. ; „ : ■ We often, worked as dose together .-vi as we did on • that day.- Could not say whioh way the : tree would fall. Do not think Harris had any enemies >. . intheoamp. - '.;"-. William Kenny, contractor, sworn, ' : ;; said: I recognise the body of Harris, '■■"■> I saw Mm last about ten a.m. Was ' : working on the road; Cudby called .''....; out when the tree was falling.■; Did not run till Callan oalled out that Harris was killed. ; He did not speak •■ • when I saw him. I think all necessary care was taken. Harris was well liked by everyone in'tho camp'.'. .Morris Eoclie, constable, sworn, slid : I recognise the-body bb William Harris'. There aro no limbs '.■'"' broken. The skull is' broken 'jib\ '■ pieces, ' .: ■•' '.; The Jury returned a verdict that William Harris was accidentally killed by a tree falling on him. )0- ■ The'• following were the jury!' Y Messrs L, Macquarie, (foreman), S. M. George, W. Good, W, Murdock, C. Trap, and W. Cross, It is not known if the deceased . had any relatives in the colony. A letter was found on him headed Soutbport, written as if from bis brother-in-law. The envelope is missing, '•-.'. :

SCHOOL COMMITTEE, Monthly meeting of the School Committee. Present: Messrs Anderson (Chairman), Bredrup, Bright, Selby, Parsons, Beilsen, and Syversen. The'rninutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The Chairman stated that ho-had now funds in hand amount £1 Is 6d. Ho hid also eeceivod from Mr Jones the acting Secretary and Treasurer of last year £1 Is fid, being balance of subscriptions after paying for prizesfor children, It was proposed and carried that.tho amount be carried to . general fund to provide, prizes foL, sewing olass. A vote of thanks w)S£ passed •to Mrs Mannsell and-. Mrs Von Eeden for examining the ' sewing class; The Chairman was authorised to employ a man (o clean' the school ground and also enlarge the culvert at the gate. ( •.