AKAROA.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14884, 26 January 1914, Page 9

AKAROA.

: The building trade at Akaroa is again booming. With the starting of the rebuilding of tho Post Office and Daly's uharf on Wednesday, in addition to the new school, a largo amount of out side labour is being employed, whilst the local tradesmen are all very busy with the erection of several new private residences. This activity will continue for some months. A meeting of tho Entertainment Committeo ior the forthcoming United Fire Brigades' Conference, to be held at Akaroa during the week commencing ?th March next, was held on Thursday evening, the Mayor (Mr G-. H. Armstrong) being in tho chair. The collectors reported that they had already received promises of upwards of £60. The chairman read a djaft programme as follows : Sunday, Bth—Church parade in morning, programme of music in Domain afternoon. Monday and Tuesday—Conference. Wednesday — Boat excursion in morning, citizens' luncheon to delegates at 1.30 p.m. Thursday—Swimming sports, picture entertainment, 8 p.m. Friday—Picnic at Wainui. Saturday—Bowls, tennis, cricket. The matter of a band was discussed, and deferred pending further enquiries. Reaping is now general in tho cocksfoot paddocks, and with tho fino weather prevailing good progress has been made. Itahour ns plentiful, in fact, rather more than can bo employed. Reports generally state tho seed to be rather better than was at first anticipated, and in some few localities exceptionally good, bright, and heavy, notwithstanding a fair percentage of the soft grasses. A heavy undergrowth will mean excellent winter feed for stock. Whilst fishing at Akaroa Heads on Thursday, a fisherman named J. Pool captured a shark measuring eorno Bft 6in in length. He towed it up the harbour to the township.-and displayed it on the wharf, where it proved a source of- great interest to many of the visitors and residents of Akaroa. Late on Monday evening a man named Whitta was admitted to the Akaroa Hospital suffering from severe injuries to his leg. Ho had been empioyed at grass-seeding by Mrs Hooker, at Wainui, and seeing a sheep in difficulties on a cliff, went to its aid. and had a bad fall.