Peninsula News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VI, Issue 619, 20 June 1882, Page 2

Peninsula News.

Farmers , Club. —A meeting of ibis Club wi'l ie held on Saturday next, at the Head or the Bay. Little River Roads.—A public meeting of ratepayers in the Little River district is called for Thur&day next at the schoolroom, Little River. The object of the meeting is to devise some scheme for rendering the, roads passible. Wreckage.—Mr Ambrose Rhodes informs us that he Ims picked up a piece of planking, evidently a part of a vessel. It has several lexers ou it, but by being long iv the sea tuey aro .almost indistingtiiniiahle. He will bring in the plank to Aka'oa io boo if any one can decipher the insciipiion. Entertainment. — An entertainment, pariiouiaia of which appear in our advertisement columns, will take place on Friday evening at Duvauchelle's School. It promises to be a great success, and, as the object is to raise funds to give the children a view of the Christchurch Exhibition, we sinceiely hope there will be a large attendance. WiJARP AcojDemt.—On Friday ii'gbt a man named Walton, while &iepp : ng fiooi toe deck of the Wesipo-t, fell between her and the wharf, and received a ducking The sieamer was only a foot; or two i-'om the wharf, and it was a wonder he did not receive sotnej blow in bis fa!]. Walton managed (o scramole up on the piles, and (Jonsiable Scoit th>e\v him the life preserver. A sailor on boa'd the Westpo/t mauaged io secure the rope under WaWon's aid}a, and be was hauled up. Capsized.—A seiious loss occurred to Mr if. Aldiidge, of Le Bon's Bay, through the capsizing of a whale-boat in crossing the bar there. It appears that the Alice Jane btougiitioundaboutlwo tonsof stores from AkaioaforMr Aldiidge, who took it on boaid (he whale-boat, which was manned by two of the Messrs Bamett. There was a veiy heavy sea on at the lime from the nor-east, and ihe boat being very deep, was swamped, turning completely over end over. All the B.orea; except a lew bags of flour, weie lost. Electoral.—The Wakanui election Ins been decided in i'avor ot Mr Ivess, who polled 605 volos against Mr Saunders , 541, thus securing 64 votes more than his opponent. Mr Ivess spent the day at Rauaia, and Mr Sauudeis at Aihburton. There was gruat excitement at Asiiburton wuen Mr Ivess a<rived there, and he was carried on the shoulders of the crowd. The North Franklin eleciion resulted in the return of Major Harris by a majority of 30. He polled 530, and his opponent, Mr W. F. Buckland 500. Both Mr Ivess and Major Harris are opposed to the present Government. AiCAROA R.M. Cour.T.—At this Court oa Friday last, John Glyoan soed F. Aiming for MA 8t», for irespaes of pigs on his laud. Tiie Resident Magisirate'and His Worsli'p the Mayor were on the bench. Plaini'ffi elated he had (old defendant tne pigs must be shut up. They desiroyed the food and tore up the eanli, doing much damage. No notice was taken by defendant of his complaint, who said, when spoken to, they would do no harm. In reply to defendant, plaintiff said he was sore the pigs wet-e Mr Arming's. Defendant said the pigs weie now shut up. There were only a sow iind young ones, and they were all ringed, so ha did not think they did much harm* Plaintiff had pigs of his own running on the land, and also one belonging to M. r To I ley. The Bench said that there was no doubt the pigs had been trespassing, and that the charges were in accordance wiih the Act. They would therefore find for ihe plaiuiiif for full amount claimed and costs. County ' Electoral. Roll.—The Court for heaiiog objociioos lo this roll, was held at (he R.M on Saturday last, before J. Aylmer, Esq., R.M. Applications wete consideieci from the Misses Christina and Charlotte Marshall, who upplied to have their names placed on the 1011. Mr A. I. McGregor, who was their authorised agent, did not appear, and tueie being no notice in writing, as requited by the act, as io which name should be regie- ered for the propei.y, the application was disallowed. The Clerk applied to have the name of Charles Marshall inserted on the Okain's Bay Riding Roll, and that of Maik \Vright inserted oa the Waiuui roil. He further made application thai the name of Murk Wright should be inserted in the Little River roll in the place of James Wright. These applications were granted and the roll duly signed as correct, The Westport.—The Westport had to wait till Friday morning for the arrival of the Go-ahead from Lyttelton with the pumping apparatus and engine, Captain Mclntyre came down with her on behilf of the Grain and Mercantile Agency Company. The apparatus consisted of a, centrifugal pump and engine. They were iixed during the morning. A sail was passed over the bow and the main leaks, stopped with bags of grass seed and canvas, and shored up. About 2 p.m. pumping commenced, and in two hours she was considerably lightened, and with "• the assistance I of the Go-Ahead wae floated. It wa6 however, 6 a.vi, on Saturday before she left Akaroaand she reached Lyttelton at 11.45 d.m, going down under easy steam. Tiie pump easily kept her clear on the way down, bhe will proceed for repairs to Wellington. A Christchurch paper says : —" Great credit is due to Captain Gibbs for his prompt action in jettisoning cargo. Had he not acted so promptly the vessel would no doubt have become a total wreck. She discharged her c.injo and sailed for Wellington on Sunday.