Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume v, Issue 419, 27 July 1880, Page 2

Local and General.

We believe that the alleged assault reported in'oi'ir issue of the 20tli by a correspondent rosident in Robinson's Bay will be the subjeot of an investigation at the R.M. Court tliis morning.

In another column will be found a telegram from our Wellington correspondent, containing that portion of the Railway Commissioners' report which refers to the which tl|e*table of of Bep- "' %, i \ N£ "-T !."■><■ ' ■ ■ ••' |il| j clean ißljeet t 'Wae"prejgented at the Court here on Friday lm;'le^tjiatN^^^%rmined : to give tno*Commvtfee of Exhibition (just closed) & banquet, ac a eign of the appreciation of their efforts felt by)their fellew-oitisspni. is to f fake/piaci(S this/weet,Sand already && list of subscribers includes very many in- « , ' w "" r^',-www -' , fluenttal'iiameßr»-"* , Wi, '--' ■'"■" : "'■'■'

/"I'r/is certainly a remarkable thing, , : says, the Wagga Wagga express, "that an elected should travel' 1000 ,, miles for the " purpose of exercising his right of voting Sjiph, however, Iβ the wonderful power Mr Berry'hofds over Victorian electors that a gentleman res : pq r t|if? kachlan /^fiteeed. ■ press purpose of Yotin|f against the honorab]e : a pity -so. otic" a gentleman had all his trouble for nothing. v: ■•.:.•■-.. T A ■coBRE3EONi)EiiT froni' Little Akaloa| sends the following items;-- ! A Tidall wavei made its appearance/ on- Tuesday, the 20th inst, causing some little alarm among thoso who had any interest on the beach. 'Some of the inhabitants were compelled to resort to*the higher groand. The water at low tide wa? 10 s ftst ''nboyV its ordinary level, and at high tide overflowed the road, half flooding Mr M'lntosh's paddock. ,A,, Mr Kennedy nearly met with a serious accident in mounting a young unbroken I 'fHly f that;'"felly foslj ofj |4 Scotchman (thistle). Fortunately he escaped with a severe shaking. ; , ~ Seeing, the number of .vessels in the b*y reminds us of olden times. " Bt an advertisement elsewhere* it will: be seen that the time for sending in etateiments. under the : '* Property Aeee'sameiit; t A«t, 1879," has been further extended to August 31st. We wouldrecommned euch ;,of our readers as are liable to the tax riot to imagine for a moment that these postponements indicate any intention on the part of the Government to forego the collection of the duty.- Certain alterations j'n the schedule of property liable to the tax have been proposed by the Governinont, butihave not yet received the sanction of Parliament; hence the delays. As '} soon as the session is 'over, the papers will be amended, and the work of collection will proceed at once. We have received the first two numbers of the latest journalistic venture of Mr J. Tvess, the " indefatigable." It is entitled : tiie "EUesmere Advertiser, aud ie published at Southbridge. It circulates at Leeston, Lfncoln, land, the:, intervening|t|)wnßhipß The paper isswell|gpt,up, and pVdserite tlio appearance of possessing a fair share of support.-, We wish our new comrade in arms every succeW

We learn on excellent authority that, among the changes,, aud,,reductions.»coo^ ( templated in the Department, it 'is tiwy. of A Besiden t to ,11 Jim irn If I pus f•! and j |>etty ? c«(eeß fitiffitiW Et B feld'-M Ma\. unpafd.»p'"v j ' j k )j»th; iQaotfcil, ia4.'be'eigin|l'ii)tftW to recover,' some gate's." Council pojp&aft.in its -*.' s hajfe been noted, for W couT&i ihtf TefoYijfeiJlfave'4olftljyignored all minute forms of law, ridden trthfi >"s.ofa9£o£*° Parji^nen^ 1 ' . to J regj^ate* proceedings. Iho result of course , was thfl<\the l in.oH)en,t x)bjeotien was taken.do 'any claimj the"Oouncil Were out of it at' m pnce...J.n_ giving judgment. ..(oi-JCflurae^ .against the | tb^e^sjden,t !( tr|te||a|d:-|-'| , |e: defeppe had';b6en; 8% up \vasthat tlfe rate Was" illegally'leviod. ;The .plaintiffs produced in support of their claim the assessment book of the borough, find |lso a-'boo'k Wllicjj tbey)were pleased to call the rate-book. It was not, however, signed in terms of eection 41 of the Rating Act of 1876, which required the signature of three members of the Council. It was not, therefore, a ratebook, and thus eection 51 of that Act could not be reliod upon to cover the .irregularities on the part of plaintiffs, ac there 'must be a/proper rate>book| before that clause can be pleaded. After commeriling on various "other irregularitiba/ committed by defendants, His Worship* concluded by observing •' irregularities of the mode of iprocedure' of plaintiffs' werj , only compatible with the reports; about| tbeir general proceedings which had ap-;: pearod in the newspapers, and he might also say that this case was. an example of ' such bodies being placed in possession of ■'.powers which they were totally unqualified to use. Judgment would be for ! the defendants, for the rate was totally illegal. : ■

; A complimentary dinner was given to the Rev A. P. O'Callaghan, at Sliiis' hotel, Lincoln, on Thursday evening, by a large circlo of his friends, on the occasion' of his* leaving the district. About 50 persons, among whom were several wh6 hdd 'come from a distance, expreply for the occasion, sat down to an excellent spread, to which

ample justice was done. The chair was filled by Mr John Murray, who was supported on the right by the guest of the evening, and the vice-chaira by Messrs Gammack and Revel 1. finished, a number of totfsts were proposed an \ responded to, ajnd aeteral sohgs were contributed,, by tbj"• feiieets. Afrer pro posing'the. health-ofTtHeir guest, the chairman, on beh|l£ oloa large of contributors, with a wiCh.j,a of 58 sovereigns ; and from the members of the Lincoln Cricket Club a bat. Mr O'Callaghan, in acknowledoing the tjstimonial, spoke with difficulty, and expressed his gratitude to his friends for the honour they had done him that evening in such a substantial manner the humble services he h\id rendered ' ; as' among them; services'which lie felt it wae ohfy the duly o'Falf |o*gTve lor tlie benefit of those among whom they dwelt. Songs, toasts and r speeches t followed till a late hour', and* a , very pleasent evening was brought to A dose with > "/Auld Lang Syne" and the National Anthem.