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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 245, 22 November 1878, Page 2

The first meeting of the new County Council takes place on Wednesday next, at the Hill-top. The Council will first proceed to the election of a Chairman, after which it will be necessary to fix time and place for its future meetings, and any other business may be taken up.

It will be remembered that the Akaroa and Wainui Road Board, a short time ago, took what were considered to be all the necessary steps for closing the old road ? Duvauchelle's Bay. The matter came in due time before the County which body, by a majority, endorsed the action of the Board. It appears now, however, that the question is to be re-opened> the Minister for Public Works having declined to sanction the closing of the road -in question without further and the case will - probably - come before the Council again.

We understand that the settlers in

Wainui complain that the grant for the Mount Bossu road is being expended in a manner which will render the road valueless to them. The road is being made from the top down to a certain point, between which and the beach a considerable amount of purchased land intervenes. Thus, when the present work is finished, they will have no means of making use of the road.

Owners of dogs had better see to it that their favorites are registered. The Borough Council has declared open war against all and sundry collarless animals. They have determined to collar half a sovereign in each vase, or the owner may find himself collared instead of his dog.

Messrs J. T. Ford and Co. will hold an important sale of live stock, &c. to-day. The stock is the property of Mr T. S. Baker of French Farm, where the sale will take place, and consists of milch cows, youug Btock, sheep, and horses, together with implements, and dairy utensils. Two hundred acres of freehold land will also be offered. We observe that the whaleboat now running in place of the launch, will convey intending purchasers to and from the locality.

A meeting of the Head of the Bay Sports Committee will take place at the Somerset Hotel, on Tuesday next. As the business is important a full attendance is requested

The nominations for the Mayoral election must be made not later than noon this day. As yet only Messrs Meech and Bridge have announced themselves, though rumor has it that a dark horse may be entered at the pnst.

By advertisement elsewhere it will be seen that a meeting of all persons interested in the proposed dinner to Messrs Montgomery and Hall is convened for Tuesday next, at the Borough Council offi-esi Akaroa. We hope that the attendance will demonstrate that the project will prove a thorough success.

Owing to the recent change in the penny duty Btamp, it now very closely resembles the penny postage stamp, being of the same color and size, but rather different in shape.* The result of this similarity is that mistakes are constantly being made iri using them. Indeed, the other day a 'tradesman in Timaru was threatened with legal proceedings by a person from whom he had received some money because he stamped the receipt with a penny postage instead of a penny duty stamp. We would recommend that some new design should be found for one or the other of

them.

We have been requested to draw attention to the fact that the meeting of the Akaroa-md Wainui Roard, which takes place to-iuorrow, is fixed for 12 noon. A punctual attendance of members is hoped for, a« important business is .to come before th_ ,B.Q,ard. '

The schooner •'• Elibank Castle," from Foxton, bound for Oamaru, loaded with timber, put iv here on Monday evening. Her master reports strong nor'-westerly to westerly weather, with very low glass.

much pleasure ia, recording the fact that W. Montgomery, Esq., for Js3 3s to the (/ommibsiojier qf. tb"e. l|epd o£-*the Bay'school as a jContributirbiLtoj^aio^purchasing'prize's for tlie children J,aft4»dnig< that school. " N x -- " v V

Rather a good story reaches us concerning a gentleman who has just received a Governinentiappointment involving a trip to Europe in the public service. In years gone by ho exercised the trade and calling of a butcher in a certain southern town. He was also chairman of,. the local schoolcommittee. A new master had lately taken charge of the school, and our zealous chairman thought he would do a little amateur inspection. Accordingly, one morning he doffed his apron, put on his Sunday go-to-meeting clothes, and entered the schoolroom while work was in full swing. The new master was a little fluttered by the arrival of so important a personage as the chairman of his committee, but proceeded to show hiift round, and gradually gained confidence is he found that an urbane smile overspread his visitor's countenance, indicating approval of what he obseived. " Perhaps you would like to examine a class yourself," said the master courteously. " What shall I examine 'em in ?" responded the knight of the cleaver " Oh, any subject you choose," was the reply, history — geography — grammar— arithmetic—Euclid." All these suggested themes were received with a somewhat blank stare, indicative apparently of a fear that possibly the proposed examiner might find himself out of his depth, until the last was mentioned, when a triumphant smile beamed from Mr Chairman's countenance, and ho exclaimed confidently—' ; Euchre ! I reckon I can put 'em through their facings at that. It's me that knows the difference between the right and left

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A woman was brought up the other day in Wellington, charged with attempting to commit suicide by taking poison. The following is her husband's account of his experiences in search of medical assist ance when he discovered the fact:—" I first went to Dr Tripe, but he told. me it would be useless for him to come as he had no stomach pump! I then went to Dr Harding, but he refused to come as he had been up all night; he, however, referred me to Dr Kesteven." If Dr Kesteven had only pleaded some excuse, Sarah Ann Jacobs would have given the undertaker instead of the. R.M. ***, jqb.