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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 406, 25 June 1880, Page 2

The ordinary meeting of the Akaroa School Committee, which should have been held last night, lapsed through want of a quorum. There were present—Messrs W Meech (chairman), Miseen, and Adams. The Chairman adjourned the meeting till Monday evening next. ;

Owing, doubtless, to the contra attraction at the Oddfellows' Hall, the ordinary fortniffbtly meetiog. of the Alaroa Borough Council, which should held on Wednesday last,, lapsed for want of a quorum. There Were present only His Worship the Mayor and Crs Kissell, llenning, and Cullen. The Mayor atjv journed the meeting till this evening at the uiual hoar of 7.30 p.m.

The brewers of Dnnedin have appointed two delegates to' proceed to. Wellington, to take steps to the Beer Tax , repbaled.

Wii are not surprleed to fleam that the Civil Service Royal Commissioners hate resigned. This' Jβ what the "correspondent of the Lytlellon Times says on the subject : —"The pressure that was brought to benr is understood in well-informed circlesThe Commissioners themselves admit that practically they have only commenced their work ; but their disclosures) so far as they have gone, are of such a nature that intense pressure has betJn brought to bear on Government not to allow* the investigation to proceed further—hence the iesigna" tion of the Commissioners. They them" selves consider that their work is tl of such an important nature from a national point of view that it should be continued by the desire of Parliament, or of the country, not at the will of a Ministry that is controlled by a political party, and must follow that party, that has shown itsolf the mere instrument of its supporters."

The Duval or " broth " establishment of Paris made a net profit last year of 875,000 francs ; they served 2 J millions repasts at an average' prjete of.a . little over 2 franca each. Those popular eating houses kil* their own meat, bake their own bread? and do their own was baking.