THE FARMERS' LAMENT.

Greymouth Evening Star, Volume XXXI, 28 May 1901, Page 4

THE FARMERS' LAMENT.

'Tis the growl of the West Coast farmers That is heard afar through the land : Whatever will we poor farmers do P We're beset on every hand. For they've filled up the creeks with tailings, And dredging is now come to stay, 'Tis we poor, hard-working, sad farmers Are cursing our hard fates this day.

They've filled up the creeks with sluicing, Bad enough that farmers all know: We'll be swamped completely when dredging Gets once fairly started to go. With hardships we long time sore wrestled, Homelike homes mid drear bush to make, Now, ye Gods ! wore aside to be hustled, While they gold from the rivers rake.

It was felling, burning, and bush clearing, No smooth road to fortune that way, It was stumping and fencing, swamps draining, Hard grafting the weary, long day. We'd no time for pleasure and playing, There were sheds and houses to build. Now homesteads, in plenty, are smiling In the midst of grassy green fields.

Our bravo wives, in oui" labours sharing, Tho hard battle by our eides did figbt; Wc scarce managed to make a living, To meet ends, the fit was oft tight. Now dredges, are coining for neighbours, Just when we had victory won. No use now our strivings and labours, For our farm 3, will soon bo all gone.

They'll block up the rivers, 'eavo tailings Piled up high in their wake behind, When the liver comes flowing a banker, A channel its waters must find, The big heaps of tailings then meeting, Out over the low banks it must go, Spoiling crops, drowning sheep taking fences, Leaving silt and gravel in its flow.

Now W 8 ought to our Government go, Making known our hard case ; they'll

give Ready ear, and justice, willing show ; And give us a fair cbanoa to live. For fanners did good work in New Zca

land ! Quite ns much as miners, 'tis true. Their produce exported will bring gold, Ages after, gold dredging is through. Farmer,

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