The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 255, 27 December 1878, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 27.

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Akaroa Borough Council should have been held on Tuesday evening last, the regular meeting day falling on Christmas Day. to the season, however, none of the Councillors put in an appearance but"the Mayor and Councillor Henning. After waiting half an hour after the appointed time, his Worship adjourned the meeting pro forma till this evening. A modest but interesting presentation was. made last* evening by the children attending the Sunday School in Barry's Bay to Mrs Latter. That lady has, during the last five years, been indefatigable in her endeavors on behalf of the religious training of the young in the neighborhood. The presentation originated among the children themselves, and accompanied by a simple and childlike address, expressive of the gratitude and affection with ! which she has inspired them. The present i consisted of a handsome photographic easel, and it was handed to Mrs Latter, on behalf of the young people, by the Rev. P. C. Anderson,- who made a few appropriate remarks, which were suitably replied to by Mrs Latter.

We are informed by our local fishermen that the moki is very rarely, if ever, caught with a hook and line. As an exception to this rule, however, we may mention that Mr J. Wright, senior, caught a fish of this description in Whakamoa Bay a few days ago. The fish was a very fine one, weighing no less than seventeen pounds, and was taken with a hook and line.

The Akaroa County Council holds its next meeting to-morrow, at* the usual time and place. Some very important business will come before the meeting, including the question of the site for an office, and also the disposal of the funds in hand, whether their expenditure is to be regulated by the Council, or they are to be simply handed over to the Road Boards. On the same date, at the same place, deputations from the Xittlo River and Akaroa and Wainui Road Boards respectively, are to meet in order to settle tiie allocation of funds voted for the Mount Bossu roads.

A meeting of the Peninsula Jockey Club is convened for to-morrow, at three o'clock, at Haines' Hotel, Hill Top, to arrange for the annual race meeting. It is requested that owners of two-year-olds will attend for the purpose of arranging for a sapling stakes. Wo understand that Mr A. Innes M'Gregor has been appointed a valuer under the new " Land Tax Act, 1878. We remind burgesses that the nomination of candidates for the vacant seat in the Akaroa Borough Council must be made before noon on Monday next. The remainder of the races and rural sports come off to-day at tho Head of the Bay. An attractive programme is provided. We have been requested to draw attention to an addition to the list of races in the shape of a pony race for boys' ponies under fourteen hands. Particulars of this and the other events appear elsewhere. The return cricket match between the Little River and Akaroa clubs took place yesterday, on the ground in Robiason's Bay, resulting in another victory for Little River. We have not received particulars of the game, and must therefore hold our account over till our next issue. These two successive defeats ought to stimulate our local players to devote more attention to practice, in spite of their not having a favorable ground for the pur pose. By our telegrams it will be seen that the West Coast has been visited by heavj floods, and the holidays completely spoiled by rainy weather. We imagine that our keenest holiday makers would have cheerfully welcomed any such " spoiling " of their holidays on this side of the island. We are afraid that the long continued drought experienced here will " spoil" matters of far greater importance than holidays.