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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 143, 30 November 1877, Page 2

We have to acknowledge the receipt from tho Government Printer of a copy of tho Statistics of the Colony for the year 1876, in which is to be found a large amount of interesting and ' instructive matter for general information. Want of space prevents us from giving- as full an extract as we would wish, but we clip the following statistics as more immediately effecting this district. The amount of income received from, the Government on •Dec. 20th, 1'876,by :the Borough ofAkaroa is stated at £750; and the expenditure for the sqme public works,'£lß lis ;

3d ; total, £89 ls 3d ; leaving a balance in hand at the end of the year of £660e183 9d.' The estimated area of the Borough was 221 acres ; population, 593; number of dwellings, 119 ; ratepayers, 109. Kateable properties, 143; estimated annual value of same in March, 1877, £4003. The Akaroa and Wainui Eoad District contained 188 ratepayers ; rateable properties, 258; estimated value of same in March, 1877, £10.821 ; number of miles of road constructed, 17 ; ditto of roads in course of formation, 45. The Okain's Bay Eoad District contained 160 dwellings, 134 ratepayers, 390 rateable properties ; estimated annual value of same in March, 1877, £4550 10s ; 24 miles of road were constructed, 21 miles of road in course of formation. The Pigeon Bay Eoad District contained 36 dwellings, 36 ratepayers; estimated annual value of rateable properties in March, 1877, £2700 16s 9d; 15 miles of road constructed, 6 milesin course of formation. The Port Levy Eoad District contained 25 dwellings, 25ratepayers; estimated annual value of rateable property in March, 1877, £2409 ; 18 miles of road constructed, 10 miles in course of formation. The Little River Eoad District contained 140 ratepayers. 136 rateable properties ; estimated annual value of same in March, 1877, £14,116 10s 4d ; 28 miles of road constructed, 4 miles in course of formation. The income and expenditure of these Boards for 1876, is stated as follows :—Akaroa and Wainui.—lncome— From Government, £2471 15s 6d ; from rates, £211 17s 6d ; from other sources £9 15s ; balance in hand at commencement of year, £75G 19s 7d ; total, £3450 7s 7d. Expenditure—On public works, £1358 6s 3d ; salaries, £175 ; other expenditure £58 19s 7d ; total, £1592 5s lOd. Balance in hand at expiration of year, £1858 ls 9d. Little River.—lncome— From Government, £4141 19s Id; from rates, £362 19s 6d ; from leases, £18 ; other sources, £8 0s 8d ; balance in hand at commencement of, year, £268 19s 9d ; other receipts, £4 lis ; total, £4804 10s. Expenditure —Public works, £139910s 5d - salaries, £130 : other expenditure, £256 12s 4d ; total, £1786 2s 9d ; balance in hand at expiration of year, £3018 7s 3d. Okain's Bay.—lncome—from Government, £2416 19s 8d ; rates, £143 2s 8d ; other sources, £16 8s ; balance in hand at commencement of year, £326 16s lid ; total, £2903 7s 3d. Expenditure—Public works, £1065 8s 4d; salaries, £130 10s 8d ; other expenditure £257 6s 8d ; total, £1453 5s 8d ; balance mhand at expiration of year, £1450 ls 7d ; liabilities, at date of balancing, £710. Pigeon Bay.—lncome—From. Government, £1915 16 5d ; rates, £46 ls Id; other sources, £5 10s; balarioe'at commencement of year, £184 16s lOd ; total, £2152 4s 4d. Expenditure—Public works, £896 15s 8d ; salaries, £20; total, £916 15s 8d ; balance in hand at expiration of year, £1235 8s Bd. Port Levy.—lncome —From Government, £750 ; other sources, £1 7s 6d ; balance at commencement of year, £450 6s 5d ; total, £1201 13s lid. Expenditure—Public ..works, £389 7s lOd ; total, £389 7s lOd ; balance in hand at expiration of year, £812 6s Id.

Mr Black's yacht, the " Venture," which has been undergoing certain alterations to enable her to compete in the Lyttelton yacht race this year, was successfully launched on Wednesday evening, far more interest being evinced by the public in this event than in the mayoral election on the same day. The -Venture" has a very pretty appearance ion the Avater, and when rigged and ballasted down bids fair to look as neat a little craft as one would wish to see. We sincerely trust Mr Black's energy and spirit may be amply rewardedby a long list of successes.

We understand that Mr J. Donovan the contractor for the new Oddfellow's Hall, has signed the contract, and Mr Simpson's specifications, thebuildingto be completed within seven months'froni 'the date' of signature, so that we may shortl}* expect to see this welcome addition to own public edifices commenced.

We notice in a recent issue of the Lytteiton Times that the 17th of December is to be proclaimed as a public holiday throughout Canterbury, in lieu of the 16th which falls on a Sunday.

We desire to draw attention to the sale of sites for the erection of bootha oh the reserve opposite Bruce's Hotel, on,the day of the Regatta. The sale will take place at the offices of Messrs XBridge and Bushell to-morrow, Saturday,'" and , considering the valuable nature of. these sites, we hope to see some spirited bidding. •-. •

A meeting of committee of the Akaroa Regatta was held at Wagstaff's Hotel, on Tuesday evening last. There was a fair attendance of members, and a good deal of business was. transacted, notably, the revising of the rules, and the fixing of courses for various races. No effort is being spared to get a steamer laid on between Lyttelton and this port on the day of the regatta, and we trust that the negotiations may prove successful. The next meeting takes place on the 4th instant, at Bruce's Hotel

We hear that the Summit-road between Little Akaloa and Okain's Bay is badly blocked up in a few places by trees.carelessly burned down and fallen by those employed on .Mr Piper's land there. It is to be hoped that that gentleman will ask his employees .to remove these obstructions, as they are not only inconvenient, but

An entertainment took place in' the old school-room, Okain's Bay, on Wednesday evening last. After the progiamme, which consisted of several good songs, recitations, readings, &c, had been satis factorily gone through, the Rev. D. 0. Hampton gave a short review of, t\\e f Church work which' had been done in the parish during the past "half-year. The proceeds bf the entertainment, amounting to £2 55., are to be devoted toward \pamt-,-ing the church fence. From an official advertisement which appears -in the Christchurch. dailies, we learn that the total amount of''Canterbury subscriptions, towards file Indian Famine Relief Fund, is £5194 Is lid. The' election for the Mayoralty of the Borough of Akaroa took'place ou Wednesday last, the proceedings being characterised by an utter absence of any excitement or public interest. A fe.w/ of the Burgesses collected in front of the Council's offices at the hour for closing the .poll, but otherwise there was nothing to mark that an election was going oh. At about a quarter after six o'clock; the Returning Officer read the result of the poll,- which was as follows:—Jacob Christian Waeckerle, 36, Henry Green Watkins, 45, the latter gentleman being declared duly elected. Mr Watkins in a brief address, thanked the Burgesses for the high position they had placed him on the poll. He was aware that an interest had been working against him throughout in the person of a gentleman who was then walking away down the. road. He was assured that many others would have voted for him, had they'not previous! y have promised their support to Mr Waeckerle, who he believed had been deceived by many ofyhis promised supporters, and so led to believe'that' he would be elected. Mr Waeckerle said that as the [defeated candidate he had. to thank those who had voted for him. He had acted fairly throughout the contest, and had never tried to influence anyone whom he knew was pledged to, Mr Watkins. As regards the business, of the Council, he would do his duty as a member of that body, as he had done before, but of course he would have preferred to be Mayor. However he would try again next year. The proceedings then terminated with a vote of tlnVhks to the returning officer.

There is a rumour afloat, emanating from Wellington, that Mr Montgomery, is likely to join the present Ministry as Treasurer, owing to Mr Larnach's medical advisers recommending that gentleman to withdraw himself from the harassing cares ot office, which, are having an injurious effect upon his'he-dth./XX' . ~-• ■

,The rage for .fishing,, off. the ..wharves will no doubt beoome, is " all the go" after the unusually large amount of rock-cod caughti'yesterday. One gentleman caught Over fifty of these, fish in about an hour's time," literally pulling them in as fast as he threw the line out while some hundred odd must have been caught by other people later on in the day. Altogether fish seem to, be more abundant in the harbour this year.

In this issue we commence a series of contributions termed " Gossippy notes from the East," andjn our nextpublication we purpose publishing an account of Honolulu and its envfrons. which has been contributed and written by a late resident of tho Peninsula. •■!-■"