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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 3, Issue 296, 20 May 1879, Page 3

. The Manawatu. Times Bays:—Mr John Davey made a telling appeal to the Resident Magistrate on Thursday, against payment of sum of £1 17s for which he had been summoned. .The defence was that the meat sued for had been obtained by his Missus during thelife time of his predecessor, arid he, asked his Worship if it •was M;at all square that one chap should be asked to pay for what another fellow rimy have eaten.*' The Bench in reply remarked that the defendant had evidently paid no attention to the advice of Mr dweller with regard to " yidders, and in marrying the other chap's relict, be took her with all her accomplishments and imperfections, liabilities and responsibilities. " And so pool' John Davey had to pay for the meat that his predecessor had consumed." We think we hear Mr Tony Weller 'exclaim:—.' Ah Samivel my boy, never' you marry a vidder. If you feel inclined, that way, just go and pizen yourself, my boy. Hanging aint genteel; so pizen yourself, Samivel —pizen yourself, rather than marry a widder."

AKAROA AND WAINUI ROAD BOARD. TENDERS are invited for the following works, viz.:— . ~ , 1. Forming Five Chains (more or less) Le Bon's Bay road, German Bay, and Building Bridge. 2. IRe-forming and Gradirig.B6 Chains (more or less) OdeH's road, German \; Bay. '". 8. Re-forming and Grading 17 Chains (more or less) of Wainui Valley rqad, from Reed's Entrance to 1 Sadler's Bridge. 4. Forming, Benching and Cnlverting 15 Chains (more or less) of road to Children's Bay, and Building Bridge across the creek. 5. Building sjt Chains (more or less) of Sea-wall, Filling and Widening the Roadway, Putting in netf Culvert, Extending old one, and Metalling, at .Barry's Bay. Specifications to be seen at the Road {Board Office, Duvauchelle's Bay. Tenders to be sent in by noon on Saturday, the Slßt May, endorsed and addressed to the Chairman. The lowest or any tender riot necessarily accepted. JOHN BARWICK, Clerk to Board. Road Board Office, Duvauchelle's Bay, May 17,1879, CANTERBURY COLLEGE. RESERVE 1222—ROBINSON'S BAY. TENDERS are invited for LEASING RESERVE No. 1222, containing 80 Acres,* at Robinson's Bay, near Akaroa, for a term of 14 years. Conditions of Lease can be obtained after the 17th instant, on application to the Registrar, the Akaroa Mail office, and the Ro*d Board Office, Duvauchelle's Bay. Tenders to be 6ent in on Saturday, June 14, endorsed "Tender for Reserve," to the Registrar's Office, Canterbury College. ■ , ■ F. G. STEDMAN, Registrar.

POST AND TELEGRAPH OFFICE DUVAUCHELLE'S BAY. Public Works Office, Christchurch, May 16,1879. FRESH Tenders are invited for the Erection of a Post and Telegraph Office at Duvauchelle's Bay. General conditions, specifications, and drawings, may be seen at the Public Works' Office, Christchurch, and the Post Office, Akaroa. Tenders addressed to the Hon. the Minister for Public Works, and marked outside " Tender for Post and Telegraph Office," will be received at the above office up to noon on FRIDAY, June 6, 1879. The lowest; or * any tender not necessarily accepted. By command. A.D.AUSTIN, District Engineer. STATIONERY, BOOKS, M. WIGGINS AND CO. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL BOOKSELLERS & STATIONERS HAVE ON SA L E and toARRIVE, ihe LARGEST and most varied assortment of Stationery andßooks'eVer imported into Akaroa.Writing Papers, all sizes ajad descriptions; . Mourning,. Note, Foreign Post, &c,, &c. Envelopes—blue and cream, in all sizes and qualities, from 3 to 12 Card, Paste and Mill Boards ' Visiting Cards, ladies' and gentlemen's Mourning Cards Paper Bags, Luggage Labels De La Rue's Playing Cards, 2s 6d per pack, or 12s 6d per half doz. . SCRAPS for albums, in great variety, very cheap Note Paper, from 5s per ream Envelopes, from 12s per 1000 Public bodies.-storekeepers and large consumers supplied at.redu.ed rates. Supplies contracted for. Samples and Price List on application. Gift and Reward Books. A large supply to arrive per next steamer. School Committees dealt with on liberal terms. :./ V Note the Address—• Booksellers and Stationers, WIGGINS &' CO., ■;' Mail Office, Akaroa. N.B.—Open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m,.