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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 384, 9 April 1880, Page 3

*_ [Wk are at all times ready to give expression to every shade of opinion, but in no case do we hold ourselves responsible for the sentiments of our correspondents.] COUNTY COUNCIL V. ROAD BOARD. * To the .Editor of the Akaroa Mail. Sir, —I hear it is contemplated to reduce the salaries of the Road Board Clerks. I quite agree that in some cases it is very necessary to do so. The Road Boards have not got funds coming in sufficient to pay the large salaries they have been doing ; on tbe other hand it is argued that tbe Road Board Clerks have got quite as much to do now as they ever had through having to copy the most of their work for the guidance of the County Council. lam told on good authority that the Clerk ot the County Council gets £130 for doing two days work in the week which would be at the rate of £390 a year, besides travelling expenses, &c. Now I believe there are plenty competent men about who would devote their whole time for half the latter sum, and do the greatai portion of the work now required to be done by the Road Board Clerks for the convenience of the Clerk of the County Council. By the way, Mr Editor, that ugliest of all ugly items looms out again. I mean travelling expenses for County Council members, £34 lGsGd. Really, I think that when men take a position of that sort for the honor of the thing, and on the pretence of it being for the good of their district, they should be chary n-iont receiving money which could In- employed for the yood or the public. I sue by your paper of the .'lOihinst,: that out id' £% ;U Gd there is only £3 2s | Gd P'lid lor labor, and even that item has 1 "&c," alter it. Yours, &c, RATEPAYER. 3rd April, 1880. MmknmnK DRESS AND MANTLE MAKING. WANTED IMMEDIATELY, Apprentices to the trade. Apply to MRS McWILLIAM, Aubrey Street, Akarca I March 15 TTALL, MONDAY, APRIL 12. 1880. The Jubilee Minstrel Troupe will appear Immense attraction. Proceeds to be on behalf of Mr John Turner. Doors open at 7.30. Admission— Front Seats and Gallery, 25.; Back Seats, Is. ; Children half-price. NOTICE. T GEORGE BREITxMEYER, I . hereby give notice that from this date I will not be RESPONSIBLE for any DEBTS contracted by my father, or by any person obtaining goods in his name, unless by a written order from me. GEORGE BREITMEYER. Akaroa, sth April, 1880. FOR LYTTELTON. THE S.S. AKAROA will SAIL from AKAROA for the above Port to-morrow (SATURDAY), the 10th inst. GARWOOD & CO., Agents.