Peninsula News.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume VII, Issue 646, 22 September 1882, Page 2

Peninsula News.

Tin-; Sax Fuan'Cisc > Mail.—This mail

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I! i:\VAUD FOX iJISCXi VICKY OP L\CKN T - MAUiicS. —As will be seen in our advertisement columns. Mr Chrystall, chairman of the Canterbury Foe Insurance Association, olfers a reward of iluUO for tho detection of the incendiary or incendiaries who are supposed to have burnt live hotels on the Peninsula. For the discovery in the case of each hotel iilOO will bo given, or £500 in all.

County Council.—T.ie County Council meet to-morrow.

School Inspection. — Mr Edge, the Government School Inspector, is at present occupied in examining the Peninsula

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Cricket. -We are glad to hear that tbe Akaroa Cricket Club have succeeded in getting a suitable paddock to practice in within a convenient distance. The. pad dock alluded to is on German Day Hill, and is the property of Mr R. Bayley, who has kindly given the necessary permission. Mr Granger teils us a good pitch can be obtained without any pieparation at all, .-•nd that with vnvy little trouble and expense it can be made into a fair match

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Littlb River Railway.—Many of the residents in the Spreydon, Halswell, and Tai Tapu sent, a memorial to the Minister of Public Works in July last, through Messrs W. Montgomery, A. P. O'Cullaghari, and the Hon. E. Gray, requesting that a sum of money might be placed o-i the supplementary estimates for the construction of a loop line of railway from Addington to the Little River Railway at Gebbie's valley siding. Mr 11. W. Peryinan, who took v. leading part in the matter, has received a letter from the Rev. A. P. O'Cal labium, M.P. for Lincoln, enclosing the reply of tlk- Minister, which is to the eil'eet that Government were unable to comp'y with the request, but that if the memorialists would avail themselves of the district railway act for jthe constriictioi of the line, the Government would supply the permanent way at cost price.

Missing.—A young man named Winter says the Lyttelton Times, in the employ of Mr Harris, of Hereford street, left town on Thursday with the avowed intention of visiting Akaroa via Rhodes' Bay, and lettirning to Christchurch ou Monday. As he did not return on the last-named day, enquiries were made, and it was ascertained that he had not gone to Akaro'. His friends are about to institute a further search for him, as his disappearance is wholly unaccountable. A further report says ; Messrs Evans and Harris, junr.. who proceeded to Purau with the object of discovering the whereabouts of Mr Winter, returned to Christchurch on Wednesday afternoon, having been unable to find any trace of the missing gentleman. They searched along all the routes that it was probable Mr Wiruer would take, but could obtain no information of him. Inquiries were also made at Governor's B iy, with no better result. Mr Evans states that Sergeant Morice, of the Lyttelton police, was engaged in searching the Head of the Bay, and it is probable that a search party will be organised in ChrLtchurcn to-day to take further action.