The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1882.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 613, 30 May 1882, Page 2

The Akaroa Mail. TUESDAY, MAY 30, 1882.

The Puior of Chrrsb.—lt U quite time that we had a weekly report of the piice of cheese on the Peninsula. From the <3o*n Exchansro, New Zealand Lonn and Mercantile Agency Company, and Lyttelton Times reports we see that the Chust church price for cheese is from 4.'d to 5d per lb. Now these reports are rather misleading as we know that from 5 d to 6d has been f'ee'y given on the Peninsula within the last lOdays for cheese delivered at Akaroa. The bust way in our opinion to Jet fa'ine-s know the current price of cheese would be for the Secretary of the Fa-oners' Club to send a week'y report to this journal of the prices actually realised. If farmers would communicate with the Secie.aiy the price at which they have sold, it would be of material value to every one as he could maka up his list once a week nnd forward it for publication in the same manner that the Corn Exchange does in Christchurch.

Outside News.—The Australian Cricketers won the match with Surrey by six wickets.—ln the House of Commons on Saturday, the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone stated that tho Government declined to pledge England not to use force to bring about & settlement of the crisis in Egypt, and added that the entente cordia'e hetv/een France and England was as close now as at the time of the Crimean war.—The cargo of frozen mutton on board the ship Dunedin, from Port Chalmers, arrived in splendid condition. It was placed in the market on Saturday last, and realised an average price of 6d per lb.—The New Zealand Shipping Company's ship Waipa, with 23 passengers, arrived at Lyttelton on Saturday, after a naswnge of 101 days from tho Lizard.—Dr. Ross, of Ashbu'ion broke his leg. while out hunting.—Mr Deans' assailant, or Home one bko him. has been reported as being seen on th- Peninsula, near Purau. Mr Girdiner. of Purau. has offered horaoa to the police to have a thorough .se.iroii. ft is probable they will hay ■ a. look, hut the general opinion seems to '-c that the person seen is only a run— ;W;.y sailor.—Tha hull and sails of the City of Perth have been sold for £850.— The o;iks was won by Geheimniss, St.. Marguerite second, and Nellie third.

Steamtr fiiom South.—The Penguin left Port Chalmers nt 3.50 p.m. yesterday, so may he expected nt 7 a.m. to-day.

Matter in Type.—Our leader. Bomein teresting* correspondence, nnd other matter is vv v.iiil.i'-'v left over til next issue.

Chaw qttp AWAitns.—Mr Odell hap lu'i-it mviHiMxi n third ohfiK cei(ifi''a!e of ith" it for his ejthil.it of cocksfoot at the ENliil'i.ion.

TKNOKits. — Tenders are invited for painting St. PetcrV Church and Dn-an-chePe's Hvy school, and also for several works for the Aknmn nnd Wainui Hond Board, and for clearing; the Oddfellows' Hal.

Knighted.—The Gazette of May 24th cont'iinH an nnnooni-t inent of the various promotion!* and appointments in «h» Order of St. Michael and St. Geonre, iticliidintr the following :—To be ordinary members of the second class or Knigh»s Commanders of tho said order, Mr John Hall, late Premier of New Zealand ; Colonel Whitmore. CM G., formerly Colonial Secretary of New Zealand ; arid Mr Shu! Samuel, C.M.G., Agent-General forN.S.W., in London.

Telegraphic Items. —Amongst the telegraphic items, most of which we are obliged to omit, are. the following :—Dr. Bu'mer, in change 0* the quarantine station at Melbourne, has been called upon to explain why M'ss Southon and her mother, bnd with Ftnrtll-pox, were bad y treated.— Captain Duncan Smith, of the Canipsie Glen, fiom Timnrn to Sydney, cut his ilrront in Ins cabin will) a piece of a glass bottle, nnd died.—The new Eddysione Lighthouse has been opened.

Licensing Polls.—The polls to decide whether fresh licenses nre to be granted in the Little River and Port Levy licensing districts, for the next three years, took place last week. As will be Keen by the advertisements, tho few Little River people who voted were against the issue of any new licenses nt all, so that, however the railway is eartied on, there is no chnnce of a good hotel being erected at the t rminns for three long years ; a decision, we think, the travelling public w>ll ha-diy approve. Not one single soul recorded a vote at the Tai Tapu polling booth ! In the Port Levy distiict the feeling is the other way. Instead of voting for a mom poly for the existing publicans', a good mnjoiity voted for the inciease of publicnns', New Zealand Wine and Accommodation licenses, the bottle b'cense being the only one they objected to.

Okain's Road BoAm—A meel'ng of the Oknin'tf Kond Board was held on Saturday. Present—Messrs J. E. Tbacke*", (rhnirman). J- B. Barker and W. Thacker. The minutes and accounts of the meeting were read and confi-med. Outward correspondence was read, and a circular'from the Government, asi-ing the Chapman to furnish him with answers to some questions, which he enclosed, if con - sidered of importance to the district. It was resolved that the Clerk write lo the several Chairmen of Eoards on the Peninsula, enquiring what course jjiey propose to pursue in reeard in this mater, in order that a uniform pysiem might be adopted. In reply to a letter from the P-'geon Bay Road Board, held over f oin last meeting, the Clerk was insiructeo to write to them, that this Board see no necessity for departing from the present boundary, as defined in the Canterbury Roads Ordinance 1872. The petition for erection of a public pound in Lnt'e Akaloa was still held over. The C'erk was instructed to inform Mr Smith that the Board had obtained judgment for the amount of his rates, and that if that sum were not paid forthwith an execution would betaken out. A petition from four ratepayers in Lebon's, asking the Board to call upon Mr Barnett to remove a fence causing obslruction to a public road was read. Resolved that Mr Barnett be written to on the subject. Mr Barker reported the contract for Main Valley road, Little Akaloa, let to Mr T. Mcintosh, was completed on May 10, and the New Cow road let to Mr H. Waghorn on May 23. Messrs Barker nnd Bennett were authotised to call for tenders for keeping in repair, for one year, the New Cow road and Main Valley road, Little Akaloa. The following accounts were passed for payment:—James Wauhorn, on Cow road, day work. £3 18s 3d. T. Mcintosh, do, on Main Valley road, Little Akaloa, £1 Is. The Board then adjourned.