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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 375, 24 February 1880, Page 3

PENINSULA Jockey Club Races. TO be HELD on the COURSE, near WASCOE'S BEACH ARMS, ON FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1880. Stewards : Mr S. Lee Mr W. D. Gebbie „ C. Haylock „ A. G. Wiggins „ W. Coop „ H. D. Buchanan „ E. Hay „ F. Birdling „ W. Birdling, sen „ J. Gebbie Mr Jos. Judge. Judge — Mr W. Birdling, Sen. Handicapper —Mr J. Duxbury. Starter — Mr S. Johnson. Clerk of Scales — Mr J. Duxbury. Clerk of Course — Mr G. A. Birdling. MAIDEN PLATE of — soys ; entrance 20s ; for district horses only that have never won an advertised race. Weight for age. Distance, about oue mile. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE of — soys ; nomination, 15s ; acceptance, 15s ; open to all comers; over eight flights of hurdles. About two miles. PUBLICANS' PURSE HANDICAP of — soys ; nomination, 15s; acceptance, 15s. For district horses only. About one mile and a half, i PENINSULA HANDICAP of — soys ; nomination, 20s ; acceptance, 20s. About two miles. Open. CONSOLATION STAKES of — soys ; entrance, 20s ; for all beaten horses. About one mile. HACK RACE of — soys ; entrance, 10s ; for district hack horses only; post entries. About one mile. RULES: The C. J. C. Rules will be adhered to. All disputes to be settled by the Stewards. District Horses shall mean all horses the bona fide property of owners within the Akaroa County three months previous to the day of racing. Three horses to start or no race. No person allowed to enter a horse unless a subscriber of £1 Is to the funds. Nominations for handicap races to be addressed to the Hon. Sec, Beach Arms Hotel, Little River, on or befor Feb. 21 next; entrance money enclosed, with name, age, and pedigree of horse, name of owner and colors of rider. General entry, March 6. W. BIRDLING, Jun., Hon. Sec. THE EDUCATION BOARD OF THE DISTRICT OF NORTH CANTERBURY. ELECTION OF COMMITTEES. fTIHE Householders of the underI mentioned School Districts, that is to say, the districts of— Gebbie's Valley Little Akaloa Port Levy Having failed to elect Committees at the annual meeting held on January 26, the Board, in pursuance of the powers in that behalf conferred by " The Education Act, 1877," section 66, hereby directs that a PUBLIC MEETING of the Householders in every said district be held on MONDAY, the Twentysecond day of March, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eighty, at seven o'clock in the evening, for the Election in each district of Seven Householders (section 64) to form the Committee for such district for the year ending with the fourth Monday in January next. The place of meeting shall be the Schoolhouse in each district, and this is understood to mean the main Schoolhouse in any district which has more than one school. The Board further directs that the first meeting of each School Committee be held in the place appointed tor the election, and immediately after the election, upon the same evening. J. V. COLBORNE VEEL, Secretary. Cliristchurch, Feb. 21, 1880. 1 NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR SLAUGHTERING LICENSE. "VTOTICE is hereby given that I 1\ intend to apply to the Akaroa County Council, in terms of the 24th section of " The Slaughter-house Act, 1877," for a License to Slaughter Cattle at my slaughter yard, situated at Little River, section 4235. GEORGE GILLIATT. FOR SALE. 1 Kf\C\ ACRES GRASS LAND, JLD \J \J situated in Le Bon's Bay, will be Cut up into Blocks to suit purchasers. Terms as agreed upon. Apply to JOHN SMITH, Le Bon's Bay.