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 The second male child born in Canterbury at Akaroa was Charles Malmanche, born about a fortnight after the French arrived. He is still living, Oct., 1913.

Second female child born in Canterbury, Akaroa, was Miss J. Breitmeyer, now Mrs. Edward Harrington, born 24th September, 1841; still living, Oct., 1914, at Akaroa.

First child born on Canterbury Plains, at Riccarton, was Jeannie Manson, now Mrs. Reginald Orton, born 7th January, 1844.

First child born after the arrival of the first four ships was Miss Agnes Thacker, in February, 1851.

First child born in Timaru district, South Canterbury, was Richard William Hornbrook, born 17th November, 1854.

How the principal bays on Banks Peninsula were named:—

Taylor’s Mistake, a small bay between Sumner and the lighthouse, was called after Captain Taylor, of the United States ship Volga, who mistook it for Lyttelton Harbour.

Port Cooper, now called Lyttelton, after the town of that name, was called after Messrs. Cooper and Levy, merchants, Sydney,