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Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume I, Issue 103, 13 July 1877, Page 2

The Akaroa and Wainui Road Board holds its usual mooting to-morrow, at two o'clock. Mr. Short's lecture at Head of the Bay? on Wednesday, was not so largely attended as could have been wished. About 20 persons were present, when Mr. Shrtdbolt took the chair. Mr. Short, in his usual able way, explained the objects and benefits of the Society with which he was connected, and at the close of tho meeting seven persons came forward and filled up the necessary applications for insuranceWo hear, that in connection with this subj ct that upwards of 60 persons have proposed for insurances on their lives. Messrs Wood Bros. Co. have been appointed the local agents of the Mutual Provident Society. The Messrs. Wood have been connected with the Society for the past 12 years, and can speak practically as to its results and advantages, and they are in a position to give all necessary information to intending insurers. Mr. B. Short will conduct two services in the Presbyterian Church next Sunday, in the morning, at 11 o'clock, when the service will be specially addressr-d to the young, and in the evening at 7. Wβ are informed Mr Short preached twice at Le Bon's last Sunday, to large congregations. The Congregational service advertised at the Oddfellows' Hall will not take place? so as not to clash with Mr Short's meetings. Letters of Naturalization hive been issued to Etienne 'Brocher, labourer,. and August Kotlowski, labourer, Akaroa. -In fh» sfl.mn frgzette we notice Sir F. D.

During the periodical absences of the local register, of births, deaths, &c, and his deputy at the Supreme Court, Christchurch, on their official duties, the public frequently are put to serious inconvenience from no fault of the officials in question, but from a want of arrangement on the part of the Government in not providing deputies. Parents frequently make long journeys from the Bays in order to register their olive branches, and have to return home again; their legal task unaccomplished, only to return again. This to working men, is a serious matter, and one which the Legislature never intended to impose upon those requiringthe services of the Registrar. A case came under our' notice the other day, of a rather peculiar nature, but of not unlikely occurrence, on the occasion we have referred to, A child died during the past week, and of course could not be buried without the necessary ; certificate. It is not difficult to imagine a case in which the body must be buried and all the legal formalities dispensed with. We are glad to observe our old friendi the steam launch, Pioneer, once more alloat, and making trips daily to the various bays inside the harbour. Her new owners, Messrs Wight and Bruce, have, we thinly done wisely in setting apart certain days for certain places, and also advertising the hours of sailing. Vv T c trust their time table will be strictly adhered to, wind and weather permitting, as under tho previous management the public never knew when to expect her, or how her movements were regulated. Tho price of bread in Akaroa at present is at a figure to ghidend tho hearts of heads of large families, viz., Bd. per loaf. At the present high rates of Hour, the staff of life is cheap at the above quotations, and we are sure housekeepers will effect a saving in patronizing our local bakers. As an indication of xhe value of land in Robinson's Bay, we hear that the 30 acres of grass land recently advertised for sale by Messrs. Saxton and Williams, have been sold to Messrs. Duxbury and Whitfield, at the rate of £20 per acre. The land in question is alongside the oldOkain's Bay road, and is an average sample of Peninsula land. Parents of children attending the Akaroa Church of England Sunday School, will be sorry to learn that Mr. A. K. Harlock, has resigned his position as superintendent nf the school. During the period that Mr. Harlock has held office, the school has numerically increased, the pupils also showing a marked advance educationally. For the interests of the school it is to be hoped that Mr. Harlock will ie-consider his dotermination of resigning the responsible position he now holds. At the adjourned meeting of the Church of England, held on Monday evening, Mr. Henry Wagstail: was unanimously elected people's cinirolivvivdcii. ami Ml--.--*. \V. Pcii ! 'ngioi). A. l\. l"j.: iui.K.aud Ju.m C<- ■ y ve&i 'Vuien. In iiij.^vVL'i , ;o a iji'o.-.'oii of Mi , . M-Giegor. \ue Kov t Cuai: mun haid, that in consequence oi: ill health, he had for some time found himself quite unable to do the work of the parish ; he wus not able to do any parochial visiting, and at times it was with the greatest difficulty he got through his ministerial ; he had been ordered by two medical men to get a complete change for at least twelve months. The Bishop had given him leave of absence for that time, but as he could not afford to remain idle, ho had applied to the Bishop of Newcastle, N. S. W., and he had most kindly ottered him work for a year. It was only the absolute necessity of his case that compelled him to give up his cure;" even for a time, and he had advertised in the Church News for a clergyman to act as locum tenens from Ist October. The Mutual Improvement Society's meeting was made very interesting last Tuesday evening, by the reading of an excellent and carefully prepared essay on the English language, b} r Mr. 11. Watkius, jur. An; interesting debate tock place afterwards on the dropping of the article as a part of speech, and the fact that the articles were now made adjectives in all modern grammars. The next question that conies before the Society, is the Akaroa Railway question. Mr. Dalglish. a: member of the Railway Trust, opens the dlicussion, and from the great local importance of the question, we hope to see a large audience. Mr. Stafford addressed his constituents, at Timaru, on Wednesday evening last, when he reviewed the whole of the political events of the day, in a most statesmanlike manner. We hope to give a summary of his utterances in our next. Mr. Wiggins, the agent of the Government Life Insurance, gave a lecture in the Town Hall, last evening, in connection with the Government system of Life Insurance. The audience was not a large one, and the Chair, in the absence of His Worship the Mayor through illness, was taken by Mr. Garwood. Mr. Wiggins put the case of the Government as Life Insurance agent very clearly and fairly before his audience, and at the conclusion of his lecture a vote of thanks was accorded to him and the Chairman. We cannot but remark that both Mr. Wiggins and Mr. Short delight in generalities on their subjects. It would be much more satisfactory we think, to all interested " especially ■«-" " ■■■■>—- J .timfl in Vftllifthifl.

We observe, from an advertisement in another column, that a lecture entitled " Happy Homes, and how to make, them" will be given at Okain's Bay school room, on Tuesday evening next. We have little doubt but that the subject will be ably dealt with by Mr. B. Short, and that many will at once see the advantage of this excellent society. . The agents of the Union Steam Company draw attention to the fact that the s.s. Wellington will go South on Saturday, 14th inst, instead of 11th inst., as previously adxertised.