ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 95, 15 June 1877, Page 2

ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE.

[We are at all times ready to give expression to every shade of opinion, but no case do we hold ourselves responsible for the sentiments of our correspondents.]

To; THE EDITOR OF THE AKAROA MAIL. Sir, —Will you have the kindness to* insert these few lines. I was on-the jetty on the 6th inst. when the Wellington arrived, and saw the cargo discharged. All the men that are employed to take the cargo on shore think no more of it' than if it were a heap of dirt, A box, full of paper, books, and ink came and thfcy let it go as hard as it could be done. The following day. I saw the box opened and some of the bottles of ink had beeiS broken on the jetty the evening before apd spoilt books and paper to the value of about £20 . by carelessness in handling the case. It is a pity that Akaroa is supplied,\by only one Jine of steamers. This is no doubt the reason why they are so careless. Other companies should be applied tcgband a* petition got up by the asking other steamers to trade here. ' ' = I hope for the time to come mdre care will be taken.—l am, &c, >■ &. A CAREFUL TiAN.

(to the editor of the akaroa mail.) Sir, —I notice that a great deal has be»n written, against the granting of a!Uicense to Mr. Stanbury, of Little River, Tuad indeed the reasons put forward lame ones; and again a great- has ** been made by a certain clique, by'going about with a petition with the object of getting it signed against the granting, of such license.- The clique, as I may in justice call them, did not stop here, but - went further, and . stated to the people whom they called on that the majority of . the people living at Little River wer£ confirmed drunkards, and that if a'license were granted to Mr. Stanbury mean these people's ruin. I will loave'to the public to judge whether- this was a proper way to speak of one's neighbours ; no doubt it was done with a twofdpT t>b 7 ject—first, to gain the sympathy d||their hearers, and secondly, to try and uij&e it appear that they had the well-being of their neighbours in view, and "wfcofeLdo what they could to prevent the of p. the license in question. I would fupher'add that the granting of a license tofjpome. one at Little River would be confethngfa great boon—more-particularly the travelTin g public. Hoing you will givejmbli *■ cation to this iet r as a favor. —I &c. . NO'SURRENDER.-. Red Jack's Gully, June 11th, 187?|' ,

(to the editor of the akaroa mail.) Sir,—l sincerely trust the Licensing • Court will hot grant Mr. license. 'Mr.' Birdling opened his HoJ§gl' solely for the public convenience, ancLbagl hear he will not take out a frebh license'if ■ Mr. Stanbury gets his, the public will^e put to very great inconvenience, in face it will be the means of closing up the roh^to^ travellers to and from from Akaroa.-^-s!';^^ Yours, &c, - *£ ALvAROA^B

(TO THE EDITOR OF THE Sir,' —At the last Akaroa, a. remark was made be the best thing to grant a sjaiyits to avoid often are imputations Good Templars as to thai^^^^^^^^^^H

sly-grog-selling, and their using every means in their power to suppress hotels. This aspersion upon Good Templars is ** untrue, as the term Good Templar has come now to 'denote all advocates of temperance reforms ; but every Good Templar regrets that so little is done to prevent the „». debasing and degrading trade done by the sly-grog-sellers. We also confess that our efforts against the traffic, in, all its branches, have as yet been feeble, and though to some extent some good has been done and effected, yet the sweep has been small in comparison to what is needed, and so far as action on the part of Good Teinplais is concerned, there is no possible method by which they could take action against the forms of liquor selling. It is most repugnant to every mind. The only way we can see would be not to grantany more licenses; but let the licensed victuallers take the power they have in their own hands, and seek legislation that would effectually do away with it; let them get the wholesale merchant and brewer, (as they are justly bound to do) refuse to supply any storekeeper who does not hold a license to cell. The licensed victuallers have a right to ejaim this of them, and the merchant owes it as a duty to society, and as an honorable man he is ""bound to.refuse that wherewith is injurious to the morals of the community. Surely, if this is properly understood they willonly be too ready to put a stop at once to *the nefarious trade of sly-grog-selling; the licensed victuallers have the option of forcing its termination. The Good Templar will be their allies in this war, and will convince them tlieir interest is to keep well to their motto, without ever once conniving at sly-grog-selling- Apostates there may be in their army, but every true man ■will vvork with a will for a brother's good. Yours, &c, TEMPLAK.