The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 566, 16 December 1881, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 16.

Addition to am Bench.—Yesterday Mr Adams, the Mayor was sworn in as a Justice of the Peace.

Thk Fleetwing.—This yacht arrived at 4-30 p.m., yerlorduy after a fine weather pnesnge. Kleoxokal. —Notices appear in this is.-iie of noiiiiii&Liou of Road Board lneinhers fur Akaroa and Wainui and Litrle IJiver, and also for a member for the Okaiti's Riding in the County Council.

Nk\foKTH. —Our renders are reminded (hut Iμ*- sale of Mr Coop's township of Soaforth takes place to-inorro>v. We refer those who want particulars of the plncj to Messrs Matron and Cos., eloquunt iidvertisLMin lit.

JosiJiMj Judge v. Thomas Bkooks.—This was nn notion fur JWOO damages fer breach oi! contract, heard on Monday and Tuesday Inst al the District Court •Christchurfili, Mr Joynt appeared for the plaintiff; Mr Harper for the defendant. The plaintiff: holds 122-} acres of land near Barry's Bay ; defendant live* nt the Head of the Buy. The defendant had agreed to pay l£d a lb for a crop of cocksfoot grass and liiid rut the crop, returning as the resnltJs2s;}lt>, or about half a bag to the acre. Ah the average crop is three bags to tl>o acre, the plaintiff now claimed the difference The defendant, paid into Court £32 IG«7d. Very lengthy evidence was taken, the result being that Mis Hon. Judge Ward gave judgement for £21 17s 6d in addition to the £;V2 16s 7d p«id into Court.

This Railway Excursion to Seaforth.— Our correspondent informs us that the Lincon ppDplo alone have guaranteed 3DO tickets, and a large uiunher aie expected t<; take advantage both from Chii-uhurch mid the l>pstoii district, and the Little Kiver people aru getting quite excited over the coming event, and arrangements are being iimcJe fur a wimleboat race between iwocrewK. to leave Ikornki, the whaling station, "for a five mile race on tlio open sen, mid finish by inniiing through the i-iiirf nrui gutting th« boats into Lake .Forsyth, mid n number of boat and canoe mtt's are to tal<e )>iace at the foot of the •'lake. A large liij-'gHge train of borne 30 •titicks, wilJ l«avo the present terminus on Thurxi'iiy loaded with 130 bales of wool and some GO 000 ft«t of sawn timher, leaving tin.! lino -j>o*jre«l of all trucks for the coming ovent next d«y. Splendid fn-sh water hi:; been found alter sinking in two places on the new township. Mr Coates, the vniit.rni'tor. bus commenced work to finish tl.o i-'iuiiu breast work along the line.

Til 1C VoYACfi OF THE Xa!!lFA.—The X-uil':i left Wellington on Saturday with a light southerly wind, and was picked up by the (,-rr.itton outside the Heads in a c'tlm. The .-teumer gave the yacht a tow a.s far as Cape Campbell, leaving her at 10 p.m. same nigltl. The yacht h&d light N.W. winds at iirst. and was liecalmcd all day Sunday oil: tin: K-iikor.ras. On iMon-.diij-'!iiul tiafliing light airs, and was in comp.iny with eleven vessels, all hound south. *Spoke the biig Neptune, bound •for Lyttelton, at 4 p.m. At 0 p.m. had •heavy .storm from the. southward, with lightning and rain, iteefed the yacht down snug for the night At 8 p.m. the breeze hauled to the westward, with heavy i:ros<.t stM. On Tuesday morning fit 4 a.m. sa>v the hiicc Neptr.ne three tnllr\s on lee tiuarter, inider !u>ver topsails, and nine vessels astern. From thin time the wind decreased, limiting to N.E. olL' MotaiMU. The wind freshened from N.E., and the vi'.ssr.l entered Akarou Ileads at 5,10 p.m , n::i,ching anchorage ult wharf at S p.m. Tlsj Wollington ) - :;ch! is under the command of Captain Butt, an old friend of muny irontlemtiu here, as he formerly re M.led in Lytt»llo;i. We wish the plucky cmviioc ,tnd'g;db\nt,ski|»por of the yacht all '.be ouccess tiiAl happiness they deserve.

Left Out.—Our report of Little River School Committee and other matter is crowded out, but will appear in next issue, Blight —Mr Nalder offers a prize of £2 2h for the moat efficient cure for fruit tree scale. Particulars can be seen in advertisement.

Akaiwm Rowing Club.—At a committee meeting held on Tmvsdny evening last, it was decided to enter the " Onuku " for the doultle sculling race at the Regntta. One new member was elected, aid a vote of thanks passed to Mr Montgomery for his liberal donation toward the funds of the Club.

Ki.ector.U-. — The special correspondfint of 1 lie Prexs telegraphed that rlu-uj wis ctfwidenihie exiitemont coined in Wellington tu-diiy by the announcement that the returning officer for Thorndon (Mr Hay) had commenced proceedings agnini-t the Hon. C. J. Phanizyn, who, it iw alleged, voted twice—viz., at e.ich of the booths in tho Thorndon district, which, under the 27th clause, is treated as personation. The penalty is imprisonment for any term not exceeding two jears, with or without hard labor. There is no option of imunsing a fine. Mr T. Mason a ministerialist was returned fur the liutt instead of Mr Jackson as telegraphed.

The Aurival of the Dove.—This yacht arrived in harbor at 11 p.m. on Wednesday. Captain Hutch in son reports leaving Lytt'lton at 5 a.m. same day, Had light N.W. airs at beginning of trip and very heavy S.E. sea till off East Head where a N.E. sea crossing the other caused a regular boil. The wind was then S.E., and continued so till 3 p.m., when it again freshened from the N.W., and blew hard till arrival. Mr J, Robinson, who has showed ho much pluck in yachting, is the owner of the Dove, but we nre indebted to her presence here, to the energy of Mr Hutchinson, who is sailing her purely on his own account. Wβ sincerely hope that our visitors will have no cause to regret their trip to Akaroa.

Okain's 'Riding Election.—Judgment was given by tho Resident Magistrate on Tuesday in the matter of the late enquiry into the validity of the County Council election in Okain's Bay Riding. The Magistrate said that after due reflection he had determined to pronounce tho late election invalid. He did so under the 6th section of clause 50 of the Regulation of Local Elections Act, 187G, which declared that if an irregularity occurred in the proceedings, which in the opinion of the Resident Magistrate tended to defeat the fairness of the election he might declare it null and void. In his opinion sufficient irregularity had occurred to warrant him in declaring the late election void, and he did so, and ordered a new election. It would be the duty of the Clerk of the Council to take steps to have another election for the Okain's Riding under the 46th clause of the Regulation of Local Elections Act.

The Regatta.—The committee met on Wednesday night. Prusent—The Commodore, and Messrs Stoeker, Black, Daly, Westenra, H. Aylmer, Adams and Jacobeon. The minutes were confirmed and correspondence read respecting the engagement of the Lyttelton Band, and other details in connection with the Regatta.. 'One letter from Mr E. S. Latter strongly advised a prize being given for walking the greasy bowsprit. It was resolved on the motion of Mr Stoeker that a prize of £1 should he given for I his sport, and that the entry should he Is. Full particulars regarding this event and other Regatta masters will he found in the Hon. ttec.'s advertisement. It was agreed that lots for places should he drawn aboard the committee's ship, the result to be communicated to tho starters before each race. The Penguin is expected to arrive about noon arid the U.S.S. (Jo.'s Lj'ttelton agent writes that he expects she will bring down 400 people. T'.ie Penguin will not leave till after G p.m., as she only want.s to arrive in Port in time for the <Christchurch excursionists to catch the 11.45 p.m. train fro.n that place.