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Grey River Argus, Volume XI, Issue 941, 2 August 1871, Page 2

A ? ne . of i I l e^' d * m P»P«* states that the state of affairs in the agricultural districts of the Province, at the present moment is any. thine but a satisfactory one, and many of tne farmers are looking forward with eloomv apprehensions to the future that awaita them. Ihelowpnces that rule just now are such that, under the system of farming at present pursued, it is quite clear that taose who are dependent upon the cultivation of the It appears that the weather has been as bad in Auckland as on the West Coast. The latest Sout/iem Cross says :— " The long season of wet and stormy weather experienced in Auckland during the past two months has been felt throughout the Irovince The amount of rain that has fallen has been unusually large, even for the winter season. FromWaikato we learn that the river ia higher than for several years past. At Njaruawahia it has overflowed its banks, flooding the mill and destroying some flax and other property on the adjoining lands. The weather is not only unpleasant, but is very unhealthy • coughs, influenza, and other complaints aromg from colds, being very prevalent."