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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 239, 1 November 1878, Page 2

Our "Garden Memoranda" for November are unavoidably held over till our next issue. The performance of the Murray Troupe, to which we. have already called our readers' attention, vvi'l take place at the Town Hall, Akaroa, this evening and to-morrow-We understand the company intend visiting some of the Bays during the ensuing week. By advertisement elsewhere it will be seen that Mr E. C. Latter requests the electors of Berard Riding to meet him at the Town Hall, Akaroa, to-morrow at 3 p.m. We hope to see a good attendance, as several matters of interest respecting affairs affecting the action of the County Council, more especially regarding Road Boards, may be expected to como under consideration. The Akaroa School Committee met in the schoolroom on Tuesday evening, 29th inst, the members of Committee present being Messrs Meech (Chairman), Bruce, Billens, and Barry. The only business before the meeting was the acceptance of a tender for repairs and fencing to schoolmaster's new house, Balguerie street. After consideration, the tender of Mr J. Cullen, for £85, was accepted, subject to certain alterations being made in the painting and fencing. With reference to the case of disputed boundaries between the Little River and Akaroa and Wainui Road Boards, a temporary arrangement has been come to, according to which the Akaroa and Wainui Board agrees to maintain and keep in repair the main road as far as Red John's Gully until the boundaries are permanently settled at a future date. The agreement has been signed on behalf of the respective Boards by Messrs Duxbury and Parkinson, Chairmen ; and Messrs Shadbolt and Coop, members of the Boards.

A special meeting of the Akaroa Borough Council, called for Wednesday evening, at 7 p.m., for the purpose of letting the Ashburton Reserves, lapsed for the second time for want of a quorum. On the time arriving for the ordinary fortnightly meeting, on the- same evening, the only members of Council that put in an appearance were his Worship the Mayor, and Crs Meech and Cullen. Considerable surprise was expressed at the receipt of letters from Crs Sunckell, O'Reilly, and Billens, each resigning- his ofiice of Councillor for the Borough. Crs Billens and O'Reiliy assign no reason for the step whatever. Cr Sunckell puts his resignation on the ground ot want of time to attend to the duties of the office. After waiting the time required b3'law. and r.o quorum being present, his Worship adjourned both the special and ordinary meetings till last evening, when the meeting also lapsed for want of a quorum, the only members putting in an appearance being the Mayor, and Crs Meech and Cullen.

At the meeting of the Diocesan Synod, now being held in Christchurch, the Rev. P. C. Anderson moved the following resolutions, which aro self-explanatory : "That whereas*a certain parcel of land containing 101 acres, in the Little River district, has been allotted to the parish of Akaroa, in compensation for a part of Church reserve No. 97, being a portion of the glebe land in the town of Akaroa, on which the immigration barracks and hospital have been inadvertently built; and whereas the said part of Church reserve No. 97 was a part of the glebe land of the original parish of Akaroa in which the parsonage now stands, resolved—That a Select Committee be appointed to report on the claim of the town of Akaroa to receive all incomes accruing from the newly-acquired church property in Little River." " That the Select Committee do consist of the Rev. E. A. Lingard, Rev. T. Flavel, Hon. 11. B. Gresson, Mr H. Nalder, Mr H. H. Fenton, and the mover." Seconded by the Rev. D. 0. Hampton, and agreed to. We observe from a subsequent meeting of the Synod that the Committee have reported unfavorably to the claim of Akaroa. We have little doubt but that we shall hear more on this subject, as we do not think the Vestry of St. Peter's will quietly allow what i.s purely local revenue to be absorbed by the central body.

The following arc the particulars of the trades and occupations of the immigrants to arrive per ship Hydaspes, now nearly due: —Farm laborers 107. general laborers 3, blacksmith 1, masons 5, carpenters 2, shepherds 4, gardeners 2, wheelwrights 4, boot and shoe finisher 1, mechanic 1, brass moulder 1, sewing machine maker 1. Single women: —Cooks 4, general servants 67, housemaids 9, dairymaids 3, nurses 4, farm servant 1, dressmaker 1, housekeepers 2, laundrymaid 1, matron 1. Summary: male adults 141, female 137, male children 25, female children 17, male infants 3 female infanta -3 ; total 32.) souls, 299 adults. The nationality is as under :—

English 180, Irish 11G. Scotch 24, Welsh 8, Canadian 1 ; total 329 souls. The list can be seen on application at the Immigration Office. The ship Opawa sailed from Plymonth on September 7 .with IGB souls, equal to 149 i statute adults, for Lyttelton ; and 122 souls, equal to 105 i statute adults, for Timaru ; total 290 souls, equal to 255 statute adults.

We are informed that a meeting of the Lakes Trust will be held at Wascoo's, on Thursday next, the 7th inst., to close up all accounts connected therewith.

Many of our readers who have business transactions with tho Bank of New Zea : land yyill, we are sure, be sorry to hear that Mr A. Westenra,-who has for tiie last six years acted as the Bank's representative here, goes to the Kaiapor"branch in a few days, on promotion. . Much as we shall miss Mr Westenra here, who has secured the confidence of all'business men, and the entire respect of his fellow citizens, we are glad to see that the directors of the establishment with which he is connected have marked their sense of Mr Westenra's services by removing him to a much more important and responsible charge. Mr Westenra will be succeeded in the Akaroa Agency by Mr Stow, of the Dunedin branch of the Bank. Our representative looked in upon Mr Daly's sale yesterday. It is needless to say that being a newspaper man lie was not a buyer. He reports, however, being hospitably entertained. He was also surprised to see so small an attendance, and so little animation among those present. Anything from a needle to an anchor was to be procured there, and the prices in many instances were simply ridiculous. We observe that the sale is to be continued' to-moirow, which will be the last day, and we should strongly advise those of our readers who have the responsibilities of housekeeping on their shoulders to make a point of attending it. When goods can be purchased at prices which make it remunerative to ship them to Christchurch, which we know to have been the case, it is surely worth the while of our local consumers to put in an appearance. Be in time to secure tickets for Davis' Art Union. Winners may exchange their prizes for any other goods in the store.— Auvr.