CHRISTCHURCH CITY COUNCIL

CANTERBURY PUBLIC LIBRARY

A Guide Book for Our Visitors.

T has been felt for some years that the many I visitors +vho come to Akaf~a, Canterbury's earliest settlement, miss many of its interest-

ing points and in this booklet an endeavour is made to give a short survey of the history of Akaroa and district; its many beauty spots, games, and advantages from a health and pleasure point of view. Let us imagine the reader has decided upon Akaroa as his holiday place. What is there for him to do ? What does he d o ? for there are tennis courts, ~ a ' bowling green, a gblf links, a croquet court, many beautiful walks, places of historic interest; abuhdant fishidg, boating, bath- ing, launch trips, hundreds of picnic places to visit and all can be done in beautiful surroundirgs and under unusually favoured climatic conditions both winter and summer. Akaroa enjoys a warm insular climate by reason of its .protrud.i-.g fronl the- mainland oh+,, iato the .Pabific. r.Iks, Harbodr pierces the great. circular headland, while the steep hilly spurs jtit ;bht f brfnifig inna&ier&ble Bays and beaches. Thus there are thousands of beautifully sheltered spots in which to bathe under ideal con- ditions and bask in the .warm summer sun. The ' ever changing coast line,. the hills and valleys, which are covered with a luxuriant growth for the gfebter j3ak-t of the -year, tbgefher' Kth thd, blue waters of the harbour-pprouide' scenery which' is a delight to aU who behold it. and many thousen&~&qq?, &ver$ ppiqssioh .;t,o their ~dliijns-

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early days made it their ayls wisely cheseq by its The coqf6rt and needs of tou%te p d @j~ei.1%y 1 are the special priyilege of the Woprieto~ gf @-dayt

i n a fine modern building with all ocmpanienees, . just as Zhey were in Captain Brgce's -9, I

Tl3.Z , BRUCE HgrJ!GL,, beau1tiful.I~ sitikted pn : .. Waterfront at, the @uth ehd pf the town,' oveR,

lq@w the Harbour. Three-minates mIk t.a thg! a w a i n &id Tpppis Courts. , C.T. HQ-. Motor - .

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tien of Nctiaxre-"s wapd]~:?* !pau$y iq twg partiers- lar !pot. ~ t & & $ W e t <tBe W ~ H . k n m we1'i.t who visiteAd AAksroa early in lgd6 wae much g t ~ k with W o . a ' s beauty a ~ d prdmes her irnpremio-11~. thub : "Half-way down. 8~ ' ch bland, about BO miles from where Cbistdhurch lies on its English Ca&%erbary PLins, juts ruggedly out into the ocean Mbrs Peniqgda-Sir Jo~eph Banks'Fenin- sula, of course. Nme rqiles up into the ru ed peninmila rung a fiord named Akaroa, so very Pj lue, so very lovely md unsophisticated that though she meant to stay there only a few hours, this tourist found herself staying on f ~ r several days." . . ,n:rr,t*l.*'~ ;<*y&r;;'!&),&

As Viewed from the ill Top. . She describes the, scene from Hill Top as

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',!I can call to. mind' few, very few such. truly lovely scenes. We were on one of the upthrust ridges of Banks' Peninsula-up-thrust fiercely in the dawn days of the world. Other ridges spread out to the ocean ih a kind oE fan, and between the ridges ran green valleys, and in the' valleys ran silver water, met here and there by the blue thrusting of a fiord piercing in from the sea. Far below, like *a lovely land-lciclked lake, lay Akaroa Harbour, once the yawning crater of a volcano. On the edge of. the blue, blue waters, the village could be seen nestling its red roofs in bosky growths of green, while, sentinel over it, rose two coppery mountain crags-Brasenose and4 Purple Peak. Then dawn, down to the harbour ran 'our road, doubling along steep hills, winding past apple orchards, cherry orchards, sheep farms, to the village itself it tan, dong the edge of the water, as run the roa& on Italian lakes ; meen grass and flowers making a dividing ribbon, while the houses and the close-clipped macrocarpa hedges and the Wttle $hops were only on orie side. Grass.grown streets climbed the hills-thin, aloof poplars fluttering. yellpw. , 2 f l ~ ~ p r ~ , .bro~gb$ Normandy un- %idden to pne's inind. I was told the descendants

Centrally Situated.

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A beau'tifdlr .ipPdi&ed ' ~ o t d ih a delightful setting'. The l~astem balcony comman-ds an un- interrupted view of the bush clad hills. Its w w t m balcony overlooks; Akaroa's Beautiful Hmborur a;nd surroufidilrrg Bap. -

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First CI&$ A~oom~~od 'a t io~~ and RfficienTt *ice for Tourisb ,and TravelJing Public.

Spacious Lounge imd f3leeping-out Porches, Motor hunch& for t h e use of Guests, Fishing, Partd Arrangtd,. Harnpm 'Provided. . .

A Selection & the Choicest Wines, Spirits, Liguem, &., &odked. Our' draft Whisw is the ' Fmotu HigMind: *Nectar. . h g m e r d a l Tr&veUers d Automobile . Association - House. We can supply ,everything that' ;will*m'ake your gtay i'n Akarort an enjoyable one. . 8

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beenb 613 mngr om-, $rrowrtk:j b e paplam, 'and: e b , the alives tqdd hedm of.

e heavy, creepem d Provenee and 0 0 t h of Gold, the willows-them last-named had been mown f r ~ m slips brought by Franooib: Le I & m ~ f r o m Napolson'q grave at St. ##el@na9' f.'?;fj$f ! i - . ; $ a i $ ' i i - ; . j + 4 . . . d. .z * . C." .

A Modern Borough. .' ~ k & & ' b divided into two se$srahe:parts' with %Be macent sands.beach of the Bmlande btween them;; 8 fin$ plGe for bathing and for children to p1B$ m Cht mid.! -Atj dme bold *$theme 'd &oo%.to w h i m this bay, but it wm never accom- plished, and to-day its value to the town is hestimable.

Akma awes much to the inte~aent 'eara shown by &we who cleveloped its naturil restources and utilised them for residents and visitors dike. The Borough is equipped with an abundant water supply, septic tank drainage system, and electric power. Municipal salt water baths are situated on the expansive Esplanade Beach. Well cared for garden plots and flower W adorn the water-front and a riot of eolour is .)s be seen on the memorial

'Phone 20.. .\ FeIepams : Metropole, Akam. . . ( . . .

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Fimt, Glass Cuisine rwld Up t o Date Accom~modation fog the Travelling Public.

from' Beach an;d Wharves.

W. H. CANDY, Proprietor.

Under &tirely New Management.

Beautifully situated at North End of the Tom.

Tennis Courts just at back entrance of Hotel. Handy to Golf Links and Motor Launches.

L - . . ..".., M h r Garage and Stables attached 'to Ho*l :

for the -convenience of mestsz . Finest brands of StanClurd Wines, ~pir;i&:' . . '

& letteia am$ tdegrsrms will r&c&ve ' * . . .prompt . and g e m d attention. .: ;

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1 i . Akaroa, 'The Beautiful. For weary months I trod the ways of men, The pavement and. $he .motor hau,nb$ road ; My rest disturbed by $he hiaeo* $in+ : i The fret and turmoil that a 'city' know$.

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I came to this +bode crf pepce . And deeply drank' the. wine' of. dav& ; : : s'

Saw Bossu, sentinel of morn, Guarding a bay of beauty rare. As a t the touch of sun the snows Fade far away, so neath thy scenes My weary brgin its care ~ ' e r t h r . 9 ~ , Can trouble live where beauty reigns ? Here, here in this delightfuul spbi Where Nature's store is unsurpassed ; .

Come, plough the sea, the hills ascend, Renew that youth with cares o'ercast. Oh, you who dwell i'n smcike and dust, While "Speed, m r e speed," your slogan r u n e , Leave for a while the frenzied rusli, The bitter race that men call, life. With lap of wave, with song of bird, Your 'ears +attrunk "td Gbd's gkerit choir, Purging in waters of Siloam Those senses deaf to Beauty's lyre. -

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kk&d ily is a ddightful but ardious.vi&@ a$t dhe ~ ~ d r o i v e l o o k ~ the great Dan Rogers c f ~ s . :..mtRrri Bays Wdlp-To Flea Bay, Stone$ Bdy,

' f % ~ $ y Cove, Long Bay, Fisherman's Bey, P a ' . w . ~ p n g h ' s Bay, Hickory, Le Bon's B&y, Ok.qjfn'i.i Bay, Iattle Akdoa. Cho-rltqn, Pigeon Bay, ':Poi% .. . . Levy and to + P'u,rau and Teddingtan. . ' + .: , ..* i - - > *

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, Wdka in the i&rnediate: vicinity pf ~ k & & i '&k ' varied and there sr& several mast intereati~kf:k#il. hhtoric sv&s to at, In the latter rap&t-.t4cCC Green's poiat mernthrial, where Captain S~.E$-I~W,, h l . H.M.S.. Britomart, apder instructions ffib Cgvefi . n&. Hobwn, poisted' the flag and held a ceurtj . ~ s th'e first officml f uni~tioning by the Britigh .Gov@W meht in the Sbut;h bland is of greatest impwtli~re: '

Cs~tain Stanley arrived in Akaroa Earhour .*:on Ap, .it llth, 1840. accompavied by l4e~e.srs Murbhy . a> Robinson :Magi* trates, and f orestaLICd .!lie ,'

&Cn& in their .Turoiect tcs create ' b. cqlon$. in the. South -1sZirnd a', 'Akmoa. O Q ! : J ~ ~ , l&h, '$898, His Bxce71enny the Governor,, j&e$d ' M q k l y upy%il~d. the obe'isk whi-h ma~F?,.the -

s ot Wb~re the AP&. wa.2 hoisted This -obe~i':g'!;Ps , a mile -south' pf the .+dml ;Sobig. - Wt: winds itst- p p y alone >L e i-

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monument standc on the smnll promo-tcry op- aosite the buoy which mwks the rce r t t'- is pot.

French'Cemetery on L'Aube Hill, 4 T?:Ps.

-;,$3' On L'Aube Hill, above t&e hecreation ~ r o u n ~ x ' ~

' reserve, at the north end: of the town, lies the old French cemetery, the first consecrated burial gpownd of Canterbury. $is reached by fhe toad pa&;' the Presbyt,erian Church, an~d is %bout B d f way up the Hill.

:x;~..i This burial plsie unfortunately suffered f m negled, but in 1925 the Government* w m iqducd to undertake the work of putting a t in order. This waa done by clearing the fairiy flat portion ofsthe hill, sowing it in grass, planting s h m b and trees, 1.e-burying the bodies in a central plot which is c:nclosed by a low concrete wall, and the erection of a concrete block with marble inserted in tkq? centre on which has, been carved the names d those who were buried on L'Aube Hill as far 'hs i t has been possible t o ,?certain them. ' UTalyqbIe a@stance in the work of identification was .done by the,. late Professor Malaquin a . few @a?s ago, but it -is feared that the names of some of tho* buried th&e have flot been identified The inseriptibn on the yemorial reads :-"En Memory of-Mame Libeau, Madame Ete~eneaqk, 'Md&. Amelie $lteven6aux, Monsieur F11euz"i, Mqrfsiwrl Rpuslpt, Jklorisieur An,dre, Jendrot, Capt. q e u r d Ilrev~e, Maaame Piece D m Madame b-y&iiHarih Mr. Magee,, Mrs.. Magee, , Mr. Peter Walter, Mfsb J O ~ Q Breitmeyer, .Miss Addle Breitmepr, 'MI!. ZgKzi '

Breitmeyer, Mrs. ZiUwood, M9. Zillwood, M*. Watkins, and many other easly settlers whti rdt in this buqal ,@owd, but whose graves were hat identiflave ' *hen .the Government. effectea, im- proveine'nts' in 1925. The 'earlidst kn* bu?ist took.p1qee iri May, 1842." ,On the wall of the enclosure, facing be

- memorial, have been inset two inscription' phtes, seemingly of. copper. These cannbt be seen exmpt ' by going inside the enclosure. One of t h y e pl>a@b A is from $he cofSi.nJ'or headstone, of Crapt&n! Edazpa'd Le Lieme,' whose name is on the rnemar~rsl, and who &ed on May Ilth, 1842; aged 35. The other

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O n th M m you will fid fresh flmra8-I

Throw water aver it before leaving, - Do not pull up ferns and plants md t&e them .

away without Arrst obtaining permimima Erom Owner +of *pq~~t!ptS. ' '

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Benoit House Centrally situated, close to Tennis Courts,

Croquet Lawns, and Golf Links.

Within easy reach of Waterfront, Good Bathing Beaches, and Pleasure Launches.

Every up-to-date convenience. Comfortable accommodation.

' P ~ o P ~ R - 99. Tariff : E2/15/- Weekly.

Miss McG U I RE, Proprietress.

AKAROA PICTURES #

Tuesdays Z? Saturdays at

The Oddfellows' Hall where the

Latest Star Films are Screened.

T. 'E. TAYLOR, Manager. I

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Grehan Valley.

A beautiful Valley and one of the finest walks about Akaroa, situated a t the north end. A well greded road with good surface leads to the cross- ing, where native bush and ferns abound and a delightfully cool stream crosses the road. An ideal spot for picnics. In Grehan Valley the first Canterbury flour mill XHaylock's) , was situated, and here, also, stood the old brewery, 1,ikewise the first of the province.

Long Walks. Balguerie Valley and Mt. Berard.

The Balguerie Valley Ruaa extends to the ocean on the other side of the Peninsula and about half way up the hill on the Akaroa side is a fine waterfall, little known to many. Cars can be driven up this road as far a Mr. J. E. Armstrong's house and just be- yond this point by following the road to where the creek crosses i t is the Waterfall, which can be reached by going up the creek bed.- 1t is advis- able to keep to right when leaving the road and then follow up the creek bed to the waterfall. There are some beau t i ful ferns and

Purple Peak. and Long Bay Road. l'he Purple Peak Bead branches o B t a th j~ lg$&

of Balguerje Valky Road abut half a nail& from the town. This. road goes over q bridge CY* the v a l e &wk isfLd @ $Ee1htIl.~to thb &-ti; h m n g ' s gri'vae r d . It is a pugh trwk ht commands many fine %ie7las of harbour md tom. Pwrple Peak is on the.Jeit w y,m IT^ the &m- mit and is a peat b h Q - & ~ ~ i e colbnred mek

. . Frplm , .#m s-qit Long r&y is men oa th& metin dde and if the' road is foUhed dong the summit to.;&* Long Bay &Idle. Aksma a n be reached by d&c&ndiin~ t@e EonP' Bav road.

T. McCaughan 532 Co.

Public Motor Garage. Next Hotel Metropole - - 'AKAROA

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We Maintain an Up-to-date

Petrol Service Station

Agents : WILLYS-KNIGHT and WPPBT CARS.

C-entral.; Butchery, . . . .

For Prime Joints, Pickled' and Corned Meats Small Goods.

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Telephone 38. a. . ...

Passenger Launch

Pleasure Cruises Arranged. Picnic Parties and Fishing Parties

&ecially Catered For. W. POL, Proprietor "Phone 33.

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nose and -it is advisd3e ti $m& f k d o &i&snce

i dong this road ,before q g the final asc@~ti rather :than elirnbitig etrat t up the hill. ,:E'roq .

i the siunmit of B~hzenose the Alhs, Canterbury Plains, Kaikouras and the Ninety Mile Beach can .

Be sreen quite plainly on a clear day and Tirnaru has been seen from this point under ideal con- ditions. A @piendid walk. can be completed by . proceeding along ' the Summit 'h the Stoney Bay road, fine .views being obtainled of the ocean, Flea Bay, Stoney Bay, Sleepy Cove and Pmpey's Pillar,

, thg most Eastern Point of the Penifisula. It is a . .

advisable t~ keep. to the = S ~ J t bntil you get a view of the road leading down the hills t o Akaroa. When you reach Mt, l3.erard turn down th,e hill and join the road on the Akaroa side. The Flea Bay bush. is on the oaean side of this low saddle, a splendid patch of native -trees including New Zea- land cedars, staghorn mom and ferns are to be found here.

Walk to Akaroa. Lighthouse. V

Upon reaching the Sum-mit a long range of the ocean is visible, rand the Southern Alpa stand out clearly ' OD- a bright day. .' Steamers: &ng .north and south a m also s@n bo 'advaakbgd.. After reaching the Summit -it , is ar . gm.w -dope down the long spur to the headland.-where the Lighthouse is perched. Great masses of rock can b e viewed .on the way. Down to' the right is Dan Rogers Cliff, across - the harbour entrmee the South Head and across the Lighthouse Bsy is The Looking Gla;ars, a great hole in the h~attlii,nd with the sea sho.wing through. it.. It L a long and steady rise from the Lighthouse to the summit again. -

The Maori Kaik. .

The walk to the Kaik can be done easily within an hour and here will be found the old Maori Church built in lP.76 and opened by Rev. Taylor,

Wesleyan Minister. Several: Maori families live in this old Maori Settlement. Take the road from Jolie Street and cqntinyg past the Hospital. This road is a very easy g$de,- md being fairly high,

- some of the most beautiful" views of the Harbour and its surroundings are visible and will be long remembered by thme who make. the journey.

~ n t r a n c e Akaroa Harbour-South Head.

Nikau Palm Gully.

This road leads t o Nikau Palm Gully. To visit '

. the Gully it is first necessary to obtain Mr Porter's

. : permission. There is no road but merely sheep s and if this walk is attempted it is advis- .

able to keep well up the hill side. The entrance ? ' t o the gully is also difficult and can only be

obtained by climbing down among the trees well ' up the Akaroa side of the gully just under the cliff and it is a good scramble to get down this rocky slope. This is said to be the most southerly point where Nikau balms are growing- The walk to Nikau palm gully is a strenuous one and takes several hours, but the view of. the harbour makes i t an admirable one. There is a fine waterfall at the head of the gully . ,+ ' 1 1 r, .y+~;;- -

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Christchurch to Akaroa.

Cam leave in front of Wamr's Hotel, Cathedral Square daily at 8.30 a.m and 3 p.m. Arrive Akam 1x30 am. and, 5.80 p.m.

AEABOA : Depart Drrily 7.45 a.m. and 1 p.m. SKINDAY : Depart 9- am. f r m Christch~rch.

IWOWATTW AND BOIO;KWGS.

Govt. Tourist Mice wood ward^, Tobacconist W. A. Thomas, Chthedral Square, Cham.,

PZlbne, 3@QQ6. Black and White Sweet $hop, Cathedral

Squwe. Phone 33-555.

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White Diamond Garage, Gloucester St.

DAILY LOIRlRiY TRJANWO~RT SEXWPCrE-Nothing too big, m d nothing too small.

water: Little hhiagtm's, ' to Che right be yend Lushington'sl B w wit& !t%kmat;~ further on. In both h y a there. is a god h h ~ Q F hth* ins. Rsa Point Bay Iim to the, M:d the S@W on the way to Lwhington's.

Low Tide.

Handy- Bathing Beaches. The most popular bathing beaches near Akaroa

are in Children's Bay a t the north end of the town, where the beach slopes down gradually for a long distance and it is perfectly safe for children. There are two distinct beaches and room for many bathers. Bathing can also be obtained in the Bay below the Domain and in Buckland's Bay ; but there are only small patches of sand in each of these Bays.

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THE ONLY STORE on the Peninsula t q stock

GROGEZtY C%QNAWARtI3 DRAPEBY STA¶OlNERY - MILLlNEZtY 'TOYS Fmm GiOlOlDB HARDWARE GUSSWARX ,

sou- arrd all under the one roof.

CAMPERS ALL We aster especially for you.,

~ e b l & ' ' and ikpendabli? delivery 8 t d c e weekly ri8h.t round the Harbour (including Wainui). We wi l l also 'arrange to bring you fresh bread and meat each trip. No meed to bring yaw stores with you. Past us your list and we will have ready packed fur you.

Stocks are Fresh and Varied and our Prices are Right. Let m belp you enjoy yquk next trip. T. E TAYLOR & Ca Ltd. AKAROA. . -

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,-$43 Camping ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ d ~ : i t % $ 4 .:+ A m -

There are man;;*Lping places close to Akaroa, but campers should always obtain property owners' permission to camp on their grounds. There are many good flat sections in the valleys near the creeks.

The Canterbury Automobile Association's camp- ing ground is situated in Bdguerie Street* about half a mile frqm Post Office.

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Games. Games available for visitors are as follows :- Golf Links, 15 minutes walk from the Post

Mice, a splendid nine-hole course full of interest, open winter and summer and availablerto visiting players on payment -of the usual green fees.

Domain Tennis Courts, situated in Domain, two asphalt courts in ideal surroundings.

Aka~oa Recreation Ground' Tennis Courts, situ- ated on the waterfront behind the Grand Hotel. There are three splendid new courts, all asphalt. .

Akaroa Croquet Courts,. three courts available next to the Pavilion on Recreation Ground.

Akaroa Bowling Green, near the Recreation! Ground in Jolie Street.

Visitors wishing to participate in any of the games will be particularly welcome.

NOTE.-Visitors should enquire from hotel and boardinghouse-keepers as to particulars regarding keys of courts and where available.

Launch Trips. The launches run regular trips outside the

arbour to Akaroa Lighthouse in Damon's Bay, assirg the meat Dan Rogers' Rock and the Long

at, a small rock island off the North Head. TO

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Christchurch to Akaroa. . . . Tralnk, NIP hp E B & ~ C 'RIEli& Car, ' wM& ''ecmn~c* *at

Liktb MVW WZ& J,, E-a% JI~V. ~ O ~ F - C W ~ ~ Q I - d f r k Akarss, run ' ad 'uder :- .

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!I%eset-@zLi? Mke g&ssengers only for Main %utb Rmad a ~ s i r g hornby by) anad s@%isnts beyond. Lincoln; md For Akmosr.

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Wie& . Fri. at. !l%mr. Wed. ,Onl$. .$at, Only. i On$. am. am. p,m. ~. p.m. p.m+

AItar- , dep. 7.5, . 7 . 1.40 3.4%. 4.2% Litttb rive^ dlep. 8.40 ,9&0 3iUS , 15B . 6J ,

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d m efxcepti tibat at &in South Road Cnoeksing (Hornby) strope wi42 be n-ale to pick up p f n g e r s .

maugh bieketa to hem fby lgLib and) motor) mag be :pe& at ,ygr f l k e r f l , , W y Wartion. im the h t h l Island. '< - ' t - ' 7 , . .

J. R& Jnr.,' mstm pr-aprietor, Akamtip wild iame thrmgh atkke? froan A h a by tootar and rail to any &w&la ! ILP~~' WScerd! 1Wtien. . *

, W h y ~Depwtm&' ' b mt rqon&%, f OF tb &axxi& ob the nib*-&. betmeen Akwae~".and Mtb -

&&fpQd fi~.apbQ&-:* & lQng one of safe.. 4@wweq .. and - there been an auttet fmm tb be nn tmpoztant sxqmrt. Ebwever, sgCh as tlOt to be, Its many fine beacbw and B v p d d f ) ZL

dljrifig- the su$qner mon . wonderful field for thbsa- . f h d of boakin& &id

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party has p enty of cho

Public Garage. (Next Kowhai Tea Rooms)

Sl-~ith & Giddens, Motor Experts, Mechanical and

Electrical Engineers.

Spacious Garage Accommodation.

We maintain an ulp-to-date

Petrol Service Station. 'Phone 92M, Private 92s.

The Cup that Cheers after your morning walk.

You can have i t here with Biscuits for

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Perf ection

of

Boiling Watei available.

I Ice Crezim, Fruit ,and Confee

Highest Quality days svkiisble.

Mxw I. lwuu?.ON* &p1& Tea

which can be reached by laun~h are Takarnatua, Robinson's Bay, the Maori Kaik, Kaiwarra, Mat White's Bay, beyond the Caves and Lucas Bay near the South Head of the Harbour.

Great Variety of Fishing. A fleet of oil launches are engaged in the fishing

industry a t Akaroa, and regular supplies are sent to the qhristchurch market. Red cod and herrings can be caught off the wharves, and alrnast any- where that a boat can be tied' up to kelp or an anchor dropped. The handiest .places are at Red Point, Lushington's Bay, Green% Point and down towards the Kaik. Net fishing is available in. the kelp beds along the shores of the harbour, where butterfish and moki are caught in abundance. To- wards the heads blue cod, trumpeter and several other varietias are available. Rock oysters and mussels are -also plentiful on the rocks. Crayfish are caught in crayfish pots towards the entrance of the harbour, while flounders can be dragged for on any of the sandy beaches. and herrings caught at creek entrances. The fishing grounds beyond Akaroa Harbour are a valuable asset; and bere the fishermen operate all through the year. The groper banks are some distance out, and fish are very plentiful in the summer months. Barra- cbuta are found in shoals off the Peninsula and provide exciting sport as they grab voraciously a t the piece of painted wood with hooks attached. Splendid brill, large flounders, soles and hake are obtained in the trawl off the heads. Net fish are very p1,entiful. dong; the- 8ea caast . ~utside t h e harbour,-and fine specimens of'moki and'butterflsh

ape' f0mi% here. ' g i i ' and' ,&pbei'ire fairly plentiful, and there we, bwhdb, silver tfim~etm, kawhai and elephant fish. The & h e m a ~p&~&ng:

the Akaroa Heads frequmtIy catch bhe and 4 b I . 1 q w d ',.&&@kg,: '.q, ;iif+& *i. the " ' * ! * ' ~ 1 ; o &a&; ~Ficfi - h a ' ~ i i@e$ed so &&.r 'Pl. 'thg Gd~Ed'd keenest d&lier'inenl ko ' I $ W U r . J&frg., d. I+ lands. . An outing - in -or?.&' of the hrge 4u46ba1 ou$i& Akarci-a Heads ig .. one of the: fib$$: "day's $port one could wish for, and the abundat &hing has attmted many to A&dpa. * - . . ,. .

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, . . * Akaroa Bo&iiqg Club's Boat %@. . . - .

- A multitade of trips1 'with piitwesqHwe': 'h to &$' mo&w kkaroa a yichtsmen'i .pim&m.'.' The bhrbow' is pmdicdly land-locked and ~ruvides a safe passage . for both yachting and laanbhing. . OaeBts have a fine sailing rag.-, anand dret c b , yakhte can sail right raund Banks Peninsula in the summer time, and can go beyond north and south of the Akaroa doubt the safety of the Harbour port in resehintr the olam .will In Akaroa becoming a favmritk, $or yachtsmen. , . - . .

Akaroa. Harbour. f

/ : Ideal For Aquatic Sports.

I There i s every posibility that as the years g$ by h a r m Harbour wilI be recognisd as w sheet:

/ of water most kuitabk for all aquatie $pork In Pebruam, 19BJ:the Sanders Gup contest sailsit on the, H a r b o ~ and visiting yachtsnien were loud in their praise of- thiS gphndid: shet of wdei. Cha~swr of my lmgth can be obtained, sad emep* for sudden fbutbrly "busters" are sheltered by the slarrounding hills. e

The Can terbury hkboard MoMr ' b g t -Cham- piorshins a y e alco tn be held in a fm w q k s &* this puLl:ca+im. (Ew' er Satur*y awl ~ot 'uby , 1WO). The Can terbury Outboard Motor &oat GI@ sef*+ed J k*rca aPter c-npicJesing $1 itbe caqrses

, in (ranterbury an8 ramie to the conctwlia~;a that in Aka-os. odv could thea get a sheltered e$~&b gf

! water and the length of course they r e w e d , e*., a 80 mile course.

The Akaroa. Regatta is held annually an- N&w Year's Dav w h ~ n ow-m;en from a31 ovei@~terbury compete ?nd an excellent' course is ab$&ifiaita' In - 1910 the Iocrrl rowing o'harnpion George Whe'ich, who vron the Amatem Championship of New: Zealand several times. r w e d Dick &st hi %he World's C'brn~ionshjp Title. He alw rowed Fopwell fur tihe A u - ~ t r d a ~ l i a ~ C h ~ m p i s n g ~ in' 1909 and FSIO~I it. The c ~ u - rowed f o ~ both races was from P m p d the Kaik to Childyen's -Bay, p distance of three miles. On New Year'. ' D*y. 1930; sis. . -Maori rkvmd

the popqlar m wine ~+el~FsI&n - .b~twesn* M t ~ 1 t o n and Abawtc *he 'fir~t. pinee p~e-kar' dayrs. *Between 1300 and 1400 maile t h e excursitin nnd on the

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Yictures are shown at the Oddfellows' Hall every * . I

Tuesday d Saturday evenings where all the 1,itest' programmes are screened. Other entertain-

ments and dances are held throughout the holiday

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ive a sunslqzary of t e chief bqppening from the !/!BY$; :*h~$ :the .; Ebao 2 . $b@f'iii~i awbi.t:ei the : x k f ~ geance iought by th6 dread btda for neglect df homage, when whaling vessels of every nationality sought refuge in the harbour from their arduous work. throwing off all restraint in wild carousals, when a party ~f enterprising French * pioneers came. to claim, r nkw boloq~i and, found themselves f oresf aIled, down by gradual development to the present day. when the virgn bush has almost .dis- appeared ~ n d eve* modetll cofivenienee is to be had including electricity, telephonic communication and wireless even in the most distant part of Banks Peninsula. In less than a century develop- ment has been rapid indeed. The story of the development of the' Peninsula can be divided i n b four sections : Maori History, Whaling Days, Saw; milling Days and the day of t he Pas'toralist and grazi-er. The story of the French Settlement in Akaroa come a t the end of the Whaling section and can) b~ treated seIfmat;ely1

Whaling Days.

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Akaroa's historic interest lies in the fact that in the early @ r s of the fSth century it became the rendezvous of whalers who mostly had their headquarters in Sydney and who f0lEn.d a safe. anchorage in the Harbour at all times. The coast a t &hat time a d for half a a e n t u ~ ~ afterwards providect3 a .valuable fishing ground fm whalemi the catches being tried down on board the whalers ar . a t 'shore fishing stations. . , Elhip .of a l nationalities took part in the whaling industry the best . k n m in b t e r days -king Geo. Hempleman, whq-had a shore fishery in Per& Bay and the - French Captain L'Angloig both of whom laid claim to . having b0u.g A

Maoris. L I ~ - t-., ,

Have You Wondered '.'.'LJ so I ! - iy do and do so Often ?

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The run is' now one of the finest and'the r o d one ~f the best. You will be surprised how easy the Hills are to travel.

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TAKE THE GOOD ROAD . ,

GOOD ROADS ARE ONLY

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Contrary to the idea .herd ' by sme people the R o d to A k a m is now .a goad one. The run from Littles %vkr I is abtau.6 18 miles ' h i d constitute8 the most p l e ~ i n g andindeed the best part of the trip. - Any driver can n@ travel these hills safely. .

The rod has a vk'ry good surf- and: sthere: is room far. jm: carsf at any' part , of the road. Indeed Wheneirer a .mdtcw run' is. contemplated' no more pleksant -. trip ' could' be rin&ertaken. than the trip

. < : to Akaroa.

Whem -E3titish,Poa~ession h ~ a s l P~oclaiimecl . . . .. ,. . I f . , , . ' . i . ( r r . . A , , . v : ' 4 , ,. . , : ; t a . i : ' a , t * : ~

a In .1886. . Giptain . UAnglois; athilei engaged *in r whaling' ciulsq -put h t o : .$bee :Ak&odd IIa~bour snd the beaaty:of the mot 'seemedt to grip him' corn. pletely. . He ,d@teliimiae& W , w i r e ' tbe Penins* iqr "La Belle 7Ft"m~ep'~~~axd in.5838 ~ g o l ~ t o -p* chase the whole Penirisuk, 'from the Mm& fdr.the sum 09 9240 and ee*ain m%icla~, : The: ~arn of $6 was paid do* md CwtainQ L' Abglois ~ t u r n k d *to Franoa wherehe eeded'his rights to thk iIand to r Company styling itself. the Nahto-BordelAisei Corn- gany wBi,ch ~0115kted of two mercantile housw at -Nan.tz, two at brdeaux and two a Pmisiari gdntk inen. Captain L'Anglois retained a .Aft& interest in the Company's itrmsmtions. An olil war vead Comte de Paris was fitted but to c a m emigr&aCit and the frigate L'Aube wa granted* to the C o p pany to protect the, rights of the settlers. .The French had in- their minds the acquisition of the South Island, New Zealand &t being declkred a British Colony till 1841. , Whim &er '&n: ai.duous and fa5iguing +byages the French reaehd, Al~&~oa it was f b see the Union Jack floating in the.breeze on, what is now k n m astGz'een"s Paint and where the memorial now stam;&. , . # I . '

I t hag been . stated by some of the modern authorities oh New Zealand history that* t&e st@@ of the French plan to form a colony 'on Btmh Peninsula and aequire the South Island! is .a1 pure- myth. In and about the Penimrula the story has never been doubted ,and when %he late Hi C. Jacobson, collected his fir& materiala for 'Wesrof Banks Peninsula," about he .year 188l, tbre were many of the original emigrants+ &f ll alive: and. . t h q all had the *same :stol'g voicing the dis&pp;ointm& of the French when they. A found the Union Jack floating .o& the hillside overlooking9 Akwoa Har- bour. ' I t tramspir-d, that the L'dube . pat into Auckland on the way down the cot& where. Cbe hip's company .wa$. most . hospitably. entertained by Captain. HoBsoi.1, the .. Britiah . Resident; ! Some indiscreet remarks .were: :dropped about .their$ Dl-

of colonisation at Akaroa and the result 'was that Captain Hobson sent the British. Britornart past haste' to forestall 'the Frenchmen; proolaim the sovereignty of th6 British. Captain Stanley, 'who was in: dommandl of the B~tornart, received the secret instructions from Captain H~bson. These secret 'ihstructions were not available for publicai tion till 1910, and1 reveal the anxiety of Captain Hokson to forestall the .French and acquire the Sodl h Island for the British, A court was held by Messrs Mufphy and Robinson, Magistrates, the British Flag hoisted and the Neationd Anthem was sung on this historic spot. On June 14th, 1898, His Excellency the Governor, Lord Ranfurly, per- formed the ceremony of unveiling the memorial a t Green's Point. where on August l l th , 1840, the British Flag was hoisted to denote the assertion of the Queen's Sovereignty bver the Southern part of New Zealand. o 'The New Zealand Official Year Book gives the principal event in t h e acquiring of New Zealand as a British possessi~n :-

1840, February 6th.-Trreaty of Waitangi signed. 1846, :May 2lst;-Date of Proclamation of

sovereignty over the Islands of New Zedand. 1840, June 17th.-The Queen's sovereignty over

the Swth 'Lsland formally' pr&l.ai.med at Cloudy Bay, by Major Bunbury, H.M. 80th Regiment, and Captain N'ias, R.N.

1840, August 11th.-The British flag hoisted at Aliaroa by Captain Stanley, R.N., and British authority exercised for the first time in the South Island by. the holding of a Court.

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The Frerch frigate L'Aube arrived there oli August ISth, and the vessel, Comte de Paris, with Afty-seven immigrants, on .August 16th; in order to ,eqtablish, a French colony.

1840 September 18th.-The British flag hoisted at Aucklandnd: The Lihtenant-Governor's residence established there. ' The Green's Point memorial site -has now b&n 'acauired. by the New Zealand Government and will be preserved 'as a public resekve.

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Qn Wainui Beach.

When the French discovered their%eams of Calonisation were frustrated they took the matter in the most philosophical spirit, .and though a t first Akaroeb was divided into the French and English seqtions, the two peoples have lived together in the greatest harmony and are now mer ed oqq into the other with no dividing ideas. & ere is no doubt about, the purchase of Ban& Peninsula by the French as the title deeds of t;he earlier properties as at Holmes Bay shoai. The following extract from "Tales of Banks Peninsula'bhows the genuineness of. the French purchase of. khis Penin- sula. " ' b g n g the stores broyght were six long '

24 pounders, which, upon Captaiq Stanley's ramon- strating with Cornmodare Lavaud, were not al- lowed to be landed. Mr Robinson, ,who came from the Bay of Islands in another vessel, war, left there as magistrate, and from the 'G&teP. we learn that the Commadore was particularly hospitable, ;and offered to send his carpenter ern shore to build a house for Mr Robinson, and insistied. upon that gentleman living on board the EAube during her stay in the watem of t h e Peninsula, which offer, of conrse, was gratefully *accepted until the corn- pletion of the magisterial residence. On the 19th the immigrants landed in 'a sheltered, well-ehmen part of the bay, where they could not interfere with my one,' and commenced, with the chariace teristic i n d u ~ t m of the French workman, to erect houses and cultivate land, and so successful WM

. . .- - -- one df the c u l t i v i ~ i s the following year, c the Colony, stated t had planted himself a leame &.c~ixi,, h&& with the aid of his wife, from two acres and. a haH of land, cleared in five months 150K by the gale of vegetables. The English Mabitwtb of the Peninsula, at the time of the landng of the French immigrants, amounted to 84 adults and their child- ren, so from this source the 1500f. would probably partially come. At the end of the year the immi- grants had not procured any stock, but were living on prese~ved and a1t meats; with what vegetables they could get from their small gardens, while the commodore o'f the L'Aube had commenced building a store for them to-protect their property from the weather. rt must be remembered that the f'rigate stayed ' a$ Akaroa for a lengthy ' period, and. the cornrubdore! thereby arrogated to himself the domination -of' the s&tlement, but mowed ' most distinct1.y: tu Ckptain, ~H'obsali tht he !disdaimed any natithial,intm$ion on the part of his Govern- merit, but he supported, the claim's of the cdmpany as.pri~ate individuals, m a t i n g this to be the only %on_& fide' purchase of that district which had' b m made f r o a the Netivea.' It wa at :%his time (November, 1841) that the ' Governo~, made the proposal that the' company s h d d be given si'milar .t,erms.to! the' New Zedand Company, and'put in postiiession of a block of land; . in proportion' to their of capital, in the extreme northern district of the North Island 'in the district of Hataia, where there is a good harbour, with an abundance of fine land with an undulating surface, well adapted for vineyards.' This proposal was not ado~ted, and early in the following year (1842) Monsieur Mailleres arrived in England 'to make arrangements with the Government, with a view to the ~ t t l e m ~ e n t of the claino, and the company's title ; when the 'Colonial Land and Emigration Commimioners' found that a;n expenditure by the company of £11,685 had been incurred. including, of course, the subsidy obtained from Louis

The Kai Huanga Feud. . Apparently the Ngai Tahu tribe entered .upon its most exciting time some .years before the white people arrived. After years of comparative peace a terrible feud broke out, called the Km Huanga (eat relation), which speakg for itself. The whole trouble arose through the wife of a minor chieftain wearing .a d'og skin

' at of Te Mai Hara Nui, the Upoko Ariki, or ad Chieftain of the Tribe. Everything

e. Ariki wore was held sacred, anii this act of uritaha, wife ,of Potahi, was looked upon as a rrible sacrilege: Some of Te Mai Hara Nui's

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i +e6~eance W& :dbtitined- in a .manner reflecting '-I g e * Ofedit upan the pakeh;~, f b ~ be *w able to

I be Captain -"Stewcirt of the bpig Efiabeth by ' - ~r'omise of a cargo .of flax to hk.~?. him and his

warriors to Akaroa Harbour for the purpose of s b a ~ ~ i n g Te Mai Hara Nyi. Captain Stewart ahchored ' off Wainui and sent mesaages for ~e ' kai Hara Nui, only to fins he was away at ~ittle

. wver superintending the dispatch of a cargo of fla. ' He had to wait .eight days Te Mai

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' unfortunately Te Raupmaha was not e~t i s$d ' ~ 4 t h this fd act of vengeance, bgt conthud %o make canthud raids on the HgtJ wb until becoming converted ,do Christianity he for- pook pillage and murder. It was on the Onawe Peninsula near Duvauchelle that the N ai Tau tribe made the greatest stand against f'e. &u- '- - - paraha and here can be still seen t r m of the earth ramparts used which are considered by gome . authorities to have been designed by European &&stance. Te Rauparaha landed near where the

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than the . Canterbury Plains.

The Ideal 'Winter Resort

' :Enjoy a Holiday away from

The Rigours of Winter.

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