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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 2, Issue 194, 28 May 1878, Page 2

We have, unfortunately, to chronicle two more casualties which occurred last week, making in all no less than four accidents more or less severe" during a period of six days. On the morning of the 25th inst., a little boy named Barrett was brought over from. Wainui, having sustained, while playing, a dislocation of the knee-cap, and in the evening of the same day, Mrs Lemounier severely hurt her foot by falling off the sea-wall on the Beach road. The boy Barrett was at once entered at the Hospital where Dr. T. Guthrie was immediately in attendance, and we understand that he is progressing as favorably as can be expected. Mrs Lemounier was fortunately discovered in but a short time after her accident, and conveyed to the residence of Mrs Malluanche, where she is receiving every care and attention. It is somewhat strange that before we had proper medical supervision and Hospital accommodation, iilness and accidents were but seldom heard of ; now, however, that we are blessed with professional attendance and a building wherein to leave the sick, maimed, and wounded, under proper care and nursing! illness and casualties seem to be of common occurrence. Yet it is a faulty moral to on this account dispense with doctors and Hospitals ; it is very hard to. draw the line anywhere! .

Once more an accident has occurred at the sea-wall through want of proper liglit. ing or some other mode of protection to persons traversing this road after dark. We would suggest to the Borough Council the advisahleness of either removing the lamp at the Mail Office corner further down towart 1 the one opposite Mr Penlington's house, or of erecting a kind of fence round the dangerous bend of the eea-wall, near Leprous forge, extending some little distance on each side. The lattei would

at any serve a* h temporary protection until the Council are in a position to pui. extra lamps at this place.

Messrs H. H. Fenton, E. C. Latter, and A. C.Kuight, have been appointed Licening Commissioner:; for this district. While on the subject of. Magisterial appointments, we may point out the urgent necessity that exists at the present time for increasing the number of Justices of the Peace on the 'Peninsula. Owing to ths scattered nature of the settlements, and the natural lay of the country, the police are at present put k> extreme inconvenience and expense- in travelling considerable distances to obtain feignatures to informations, &c, whereas if a judicious selection of Magistrates was made, fairly distributed .throughout the district, the evil would be lessened, if not altogether remedied. Another local J. P. is much needed in Akaroa itself, and such an appointment would greatly facilitate court requirements. At present we have only four J'e.P. in the district, two of whom :ii"« in Akaroa, leaving only two for' the rest v : ' "he Peninsula. A large district su,h as Lattlu River should have its renivsimtiUive J. P. as ul-'o should Pigeon. H u v. \\\- £n; ; -i i:K- iiiit.iumtiys will take i.ij,- ni,U'':r ■'.'.[< ami make .such representations in i.lv* quarter as shall lead to tii-:- .■"■'rryiii^ , -Hit oi whufc wo suggest. l\\ ■■ L.h;,. the Ke vising Officer for this district, will vi it Akaroa on business connected with his office, on the 13th prox. Wo would remind the burgesses of this town that the Borough Council meets tomoiT'uv vveviinz. Ei>e where appears a letter from Mr o. W. Bridge notifying his intention of demanding, on behalf of himself and his colleagues in the Finance Committee.""an .explanation from Mr H. Billens of the serious charge made by that. gentleman against them, at the recent public meeting, of " cooking the accounts'» of tho Borough;' Mr B,ridge requests Mr Billens'attendance ,f«t to-morrow's meeting for this purpose, and we cannot doubt but that Mr Bil'en-; will be there to.sr.pport so strong H siatomunt. One of two deductions muMt be the result—either the gentlemen .coinposing the. Finance Committee have been grossly slandered, or they nre unworthy o.c their position, and public confidence. If the former be the case, their fionif-vr should be plainly .shown the r:i!cp;.'jers , opinion «£ hi* conduct—if the !nik-!\ tlicn some iioiiieiiiatt , public action

iii tin-! j!K'.i.i«r i.-i imperative. L)oat>tless the vvili hi' thori' to judge for themselves.

A meeting of the Banks Peninsula Pastoral Association was held at the Somerset Hotel, Head of the Bay, on Friday evening last, Mr Shadbolt in the chair. Mr Piper said the object of the meeting was to consider whether it would be abvisable to carry on .the Association or wind it up.' He was in favor of th<» latter course. During tho past yuar their total income from all sources had been, in ,round numbers, £167 ; the)' had disbursed in ex • penses £96, in special prizes £54, leaving £17 to pay all their ordinary-, prizes,. Under thesecircnmstanc.es, he thought it was time to wind up.; He would therefore propose " that the Pastoral Associa,tipn&be; wpundup, and that all ;, tue property Belonging to the Association be sold by auction, and the proceeds be added to the estimated amount, £17, and the whole be, awarded: for prizes.taken at: the last show." The resolution was seconded by Mr Lee. 'Mr Kennedy would be sorry to see the Association broken up! He thought the show had a great effect in improving stock. They ,, could' produce - stock in Akaroa- to, compete with any part of Canterbury. , ; "After a.feW A ,'more' remarks of a slightly irrelevant character. Mr Piper's resolution was put and carried, and the meeting terminated. ,■ ;■ ;

A ball and supper wore given on the lof the Queens Birthday, in the schoolroom, Le Bon's Bay, by the Surveyors now stationed'in that locality. The room' was. most tastefully decorated with evergreens, and an excellent" supper was laid' out in the Library. Entertainments of this description, and got up in-such style are very rare in Le Bon's and all seemed to enjoy thenuelves most thoroughly. At the close of the Ball, hearty thanks were tendered, to the gentlemen of the survey for their kndness in providing the amusement.

Some dyed wool mats, of different colors and sizes, manufactured by Mr Gorham Lambert, have been shewn to us which certainly put into the shade anything of the kind we have previously seen for sale in the shops, and which are said to possess the advantage of their colors being durable. The mats, are really oraamental as well as useful, and can bo used either as table, or floor mats, and their bright coloring could not fail to add to the cheerful and comfortable aspect of a room. It is Mr Latnbert'e intention, "we believe, to endeavoured to open up a trade with this pretty but modeet, local industry, and we wish him every success in his enterprise.

A patient at the Hospital, named Alexander McGregor, who has lately been working At Barry's Bay, was placed in charge of the police on Friday last as it was evident he was suffering from temporary insanity. His conduct had been very violentat the Hospital,and culminated in an assault on the officer in charge, Mr Dixon. McGregor . had been sußering, from rheumatic fever which is supposed to have affected his brain. He was brought up ct iliO R. M. Court on Saturday last, and remanded to Suimyside.