Local and General.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume V, Issue 469, 21 January 1881, Page 2

Local and General.

Wk would remind our musical friends of the meeting called for to-morrow evening, to take steps to establish a brass l:and in Akaroa. As we have before thus pointed out, such atreinpts at providing unobjectionable recreation are deserving of every encouragement, ami we hope to see a good attendance.

Nominations for the vacant seat in the Borough Council will be received up to noor. to-day. We believe that this is the third time ihe Registration Officer has invited entries for this event, as yet without producing any competitors We hope that this time the burgesses will wake up sufficiently to put some one in nomination

The valuation rolls of the various local

hodies possessing rating powers are directed by law to be prepared by the 15th oF January in each year. The following bodies give notice that their valuation lists have been prepared and are open for inspection at their respective officer:—The, Akaron Borough Council, Akaroa and Wainni, Okain's and Pigeon B<y Road Boards*. All objections to any valuation must l.c sent in on or before the loth of

February next

We observe tli.it the lion. SrcrcUuy of (lie Little River Race committee convened a public meeting to be held to-morrow evening at Olphert's hotel to make peliminaiy arrangements i'or a race meeting in that Ideality.

We hope that parents and nil other? interested in education wiil not forget that Monday next is the date fixed for the election of school committees for the ensuing year. The elections will take plnce in the sehoolhouse in each district on the day above mentioned, and the- • meetings of householders for that purpose are convenes for seven o'clock. Seven members are to bo elected on each committee, and every person having a right to vote can distri biitc bin or her seven votes in any manner among the candidate*. It would bo well for those having candidates to propose to provide themselves with the consent of their candidates, in the event of the Inf tor not being present at the meeting. There is naturally a great disinclination to vote I'or men who, i£ elected, may decline to Fervc, and thus ho tho' means of keepingsome eligible candidate out.

The Australian cricketers landed at the Bltifii on Monday morning and played against twenty-two of Irivoreargill the same day. Spofforlh <; the Demon" is among them this time, and bis bowling, as well as that of Palmer, was very destructive. The twenty-two were disposed of for the small score of 43, Spofforth taking ten wickets for 19 runs, and Palmer nine for 21. The Australians then went to the wickets, nnd at G p.m. bad put together 154 for six wicket?. The match was resinned on the following' day, and the Australians completed a, total of 200 before they were disposed of. The Invercargill men scored 74 in their second inning.- , , the

\ isitors thus winning in one innings wilh S3 runs to spare. The Time:; , correspond ■ cut says : —"Of the play in general I may briefly «.'>y tli.it it was n repetition of lite former eleven's performance bore. The batting , of the loeil men was undeserving of the name, and the fielding -even taking the bar! ground into account—was ridiculous. Tiio AustraiiaiiH skied l>a!in Fn;qtnmtly, Imt. were let off, and the field was badly handled into tin bargain. The fielding oP thf! Anstraii.'iiH was extremr-Iv smart, and compared with that of their who it will bo remembered played in New Zealand before they won I lv Knghmd, showed what constant practice and pi.-lying together will do." TilK Key W. Dr>tig!ns dosirn.s throuah our columns to acknowif-dge the kind lielp of fi-i'-Tids in f.-loaring ofT the debt on Hi" Prepbyterir.n Kiuidav-sci, ol in Akaroa.nnd to s-ty tinr it ; " ri'"v frors! ilclm, >)r--Rr..-' ■■ :,-■ -: ; ■ :•:• , I , -. ;i -. ,-. ■■• ', : , ■..;..

Tuesday's Press says : —The patronage given to the two steamers now competing for the tiade between the Port find Pigeon Bay was so liberal yesterday that Mr Chilniiin. of II .M. Customs, deemed it necessary to count the passengers on both the Titan and Akarna, nn undertaking which resulted in shutting out a considerable number of would-be excursionists. There were probably between eighty and ninety on board the Akaroa, and about an equal number on board the rival steamer. A great many spectators assembled on the jelly to witness the departure of the two boats. The Titan was the first to leave, followed by the Akaroa. Both steamers returned in time for the leaving of the 2 p.m. train from Port, the excursionists having apparently enjoyed the trip immensely. Tomorrow the same steamers will leave again for Pigeon Bay, the fares of the Akaroa being advertised at 2s Gd each way.

It will lie seen by our telegraphic intelligence that the great sculling match between Ilanlon and Laycoeii, which was to have come off on the 17th inst.,has been postponed till the 22nd, on account of the quantities of floating ice in the Thames.

A cask was heard in this Supreme Court, Ciiristchurch, on Tuesday last (Jan 18) in which A. D. Allan was plaintiff, and J. F. Stanbury Defendant. The declaration of the plaintiff was to the effect that the defendant had entered upon a section of land at Little River, and burnt and destroyed certain fences. The plaintiff claimed the land as his freehold, which was denied by the defendant who held a section on the opposite side of the road to the plaintiff; The present action was brought to recover £500 as damages on account of an alleged trespass committed by the defendant. The defendant denied all the material allegations, and pleaded a denial of the ownership by plaintiff, alleging that the land was tiie property of the defendant. Mr George Harper, with him Mr Reeves, appeared for the plaintiff. MrJoyrir, with him Mr James Struthcrs Williams, for the defendant. The main question in dispute was the boundaries between the respective sections of the plaintiff and defendant, and a great deal of evidence was led on botli sides. Ultimately the case was withdrawn from the jury, and learned counsel agreed to leave the matter to ho settled by reference to Messrs Hay and M'lntyro, with power to appoint an umpire, to say whether or not the fences destroyed we're within (lie Crown grant of either section 11504 and 2492. If the parts destroyed .should be found to be partly or wholly on the road dividing the sections, then the plaintiff not to pay costs, but hi 4 cos's to be paid. ' Elskwhe Mi the Aknro.i Borough Council piib'icly notify the appointment of Mr W. Sims as Regi*tnw of Dogs for the Borough, and the Council's office as tlie place of registration.