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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 265, 31 January 1879, Page 2

It appears that this present month of January has been the worst ever known in Christchurch for sickness and mortality. Up to the 27th instant, 90 deaths were registered for Christchurch aud suburbs. The average death rate is 50, so that the rate this month promises to be 100 percent over the usual standard.

A two-page supplement is published with this morning's issue of the Mail. It will be found to contain the usual amount of useful and entertaining reading matter,

A death of a nature to cause very painful reflections lias "lately, taken ifelace in. Thnaru Hospital. It apjftkrd patient in], that" institution , ; w4s. from typhoid fever.. •Hβ from the; effeqts of $jh get out of bed/and'r.efu^e|''^^e^4jpr y medicine. A rough and "ready niethoH of reducing the patient, at any rate to a state of helplessness, was at once resorted to by the ri ) urse,^iidtKe / tfnh(appy'*ma > wasj placed in a etrafgfit jacicet, and* th'is^highly s humane and curative process having been tesoTtred"to,"the nurse'jmtHvarderwent to , . bed, atid presumably slept the sleep,of the just, leaving their vict m for six wealy' hours utterly unattended to.« Another patient, named Woodfield, who was sleeps ing close to the becLof, the deceased, that the nurse went away/at 1' i.m.,' andt did _ npt return, tiIJL, 7 a.n,i. Before she came". he observed I that *the r deceased's pillow was quite wet, and that tuTwas breathing heavily, as if "tfie j&ckot wHs impeding his breathing. When they came at seven o'clock to take the jacket off, Wjoodfield, who seems to have an awkward habit of plain speaking, said—" If that man dies, he is murdered." Sure enough about twenty minutes after the removal of the instrument of torture the poor wretch breathed his last* Af (ef what he had seqn, Woodfield determined to leave the hospital believing that he would be " safeT outside." A pretty state of affairs we . are coming to, if our sick poor come to believe that they will be "safer outside" those very institutions which are supposed to exiet for their benefit. Some reforms of a very sweeping character are evidently required in this Tiniaru Hospital.

From a reliable source we gather that the Primate of New Zealand, Dr Harper, will arrive in Akaroa on, February 14,. On Saturday, 15th, his Lordship will hold a confirmation at St. Peter's, Akaroa. On the following day, Sundayjhewillpreachat Akaroa, Head of. the Bay, and Barry's Bay. Full particulars of the order of services, &c, during his Lordship's visit will be duly notified in the Mail.

An accident happened yesifercftiy>Sto a man named Murray, • who is ' engaged at Major Hornbrook's mill. While getting a log on a trolly he was caught by another log which jammed his leg, bruising it very severely. It could not be ascertained at first whether any of the. smaller bones were broken. The sufferer was brought down to the hospital.

The Patea Mail says :— '* The collection of information under the Land Tax Act appears to be no easy task. People don't or won't understand what is required of them. Even where willing and ready with the" information no inconsiderable amount of time is taken up in the classification thereof. One owner purported to own half an acre of ground, and calculated that there was about sixteen miles of fencing on and around it; the quality of the land was good, but at present bore only a splendid crop of thistles. Filled in, opposite the query " Trade or Occupation " were the words " God only knows." One. owner estimated the capital value of his section at' £50, and desires to deduct .therefore for. improvements, £116. We must admit the form to be filled in is anything but clear. Many have written acrose the form that they do not understand it. In such cases it would be well to leave it blank till the Collector

The Government steamer Hinemoa arrived in harbor on Tuesday evening from Wellington, having landed some materials for the works at the lighthouse. She sailed again on the following morning.

We observe that Mr Isaiah David Davis, of: Akaroa, cabinetmaker, has declared himself bankrupt. We are afraid that Akaroa will be getting into bad odor in the mercantile world owing to the number who have lately been rushing to the Court for a coat of whitewash. ,

Of the English cricketers in Sydney the Lyttliton Times says :— •• The match between Lord Harris , Eleven and Eleven of Newj South Wales, resulted in a victory for the Colonials by five wickets. They had 226 to get, and thanks to the brilliant batting of C. Bannerman and Massie, who carried their bats for 61 and 83, the desired result was easi/y achieved. Bannerman's innings was the more remarkable in that he had severely injured his hand on Mon-

day."

With reference to. the very successful school treat recently given to the children attending the Duvauchelle's Bay School, we are informed that the total subscriptions for that purpose amounted to £16 Bs. Of this sum £2 has yet to be received. The expenses were £l 3 ss,eo« that when the , £2 mentioned above are paid, there will be a balance in hand of £3 3s towards the next year's treat. The whole thing reflects the greatest credit on all concerned.

A statement of the land revenue receipt? for the quarter ending Dec. 31 appears in the Lyttelton Times of yesterday. The receipts are arranged in Counties. Akaroa, though not occupying a premier position, still keeps in the front rank. The largust contributors are — Geraldine, £52,187 ; Bay of Islands, £36,600; Wallace, £33,120 ;; Ashburton, £32,569 ; Selwyn, £31,545; Ashley, £25,344; Akaroa, £18,102. The Lakes Trust, is credited with £1153. No other County reaches £6000/ ~.'. j

A sale of land situated in Okain'e Bay, took place on Tuesday last, at the Criterion Hotel, Akaroa. Mr H. E. Alport acted as auctioneer. Tljg lajMLJbelonged to the late of OkJll'i Bay- were the of the 1, T2(j»r C. Brown, fski acre \V. Pluerty, 6.Q[a, .|f^efton,\ £5 ss; lot 4, 80a, 20a, P. CallagKitn, £rO's's ; Callaghan, £3 5s ; lot 7, 20a >k W. Thacler, £5 15s; lot 8, 45a, W. Flueriy, £6 Iss. After the land sale 700 posts and- rails we.re, disposed of at £2, per. 100. *. f >; ' /

It would appear that the man Jorgensen, who is to be brought op at the E. M. Court this morning on a charge of stealing from a dwelling, is an old offender. Since his arrest by Constable Smart at Little,, River,' the police received information that he was," \vanjted " for .the robbery of a saddle and bridle fr,6m a farm near Christchurch. - There was, also a strong suspicion of his&aving>Btole;n: a; marej ( When arrested he had a horse/ saddle'and bridle in hie possession, neither of them, however, answering the descristion of those stolen. Whether he is wrongfully suspected, or has succeeded in trading the latter.away, remains to be investigated. •

It would be as well for ratepayers, whether in the Borough or the various Road Boards, to remember that the valuation lists for the different local bodies have been prepared, and are now open for inspection. Now is the time tor anyone to see the amount at which he is rated for the ensuing year, and, if he feels himself aggrieved, to appeal against it. The times and places where the various rolls may be seen are notified in bur advertising columns.

Pursuant to notification made to the bodies interested, Mr Justin Aylmer, who has been appointed Commissioner to enquire into the state of accounts between the Akaroa Borough Council and the Akaroa and Wainui Eoad Board, held a sitting for the purposes of the enquiry onWednesday, at the Cbuft-h6use,*Akaroa t His Worship the Mayor and the Town Clerk attended on behalf of the Borough. There was no appearance or* the part of the Boad Board. Oh enquiry, his Worship learned that the Boad Board had held no meeting eince his letter had/ been forwarded to thepv viz., - Friday, the 24th instant. Under these circumetances he considered that it would not be right to go on with the enquiry, and consequently adjourned it till Wednesday, Febi 5. .

A valuable opinion on the manner of voting at elections of school committees was elicited from the Hon. Mr Stout at the election which took place at Dunedin on Monday evening. Previous to the voting, we find it reported in the Herald, that the Chairman read an extract from the Act, giving instructions how the votes should be recorded. Mrß. J. Lowry: There are a great many ladies present. Can they vote? The Chairman: Most certainly. A voice: Can a lady have a vote on account of her husband's house? . The Chairman: lam afraid not. A voice: How are you to find out that all voting are householders ? The Chairman: We have to trust to the honour of any non-householder present that he will not record his vote. Hβ next

stated a suggestion had been made to him that all non-voters should' retire while the votes were being ta,ken. Mr Clement White: Prior to voting, cannot we question candidates ? The Chairman: There is no provision in this Act,for it, and it is better that I should keep strictly to the statute. A Voice: Can a man and his wife vote on account of the same property ? I ask this specially, as there- are some who are going to try it on this evening-— (Cries of '? Get Stout's opinion." Laughter and applause.) The Hon. the AttorneyGeneral, after having the Act passed down to him, and,reading it, said he considered a husband and wife could vote without the wife having a separate household qualification. The Act said : " Householder means everything adult male or female person who as] owner, or tenant, lessee, or occupier, occupies, uses, or resides in any dwelling house, shop, wareheuse, or other building in any district, or every parent or guardian who is liable to maintain, or has the actual custody of any child." The word "every parent "showed that' a married woman had a right to vote.