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Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 16, Issue 874, 23 November 1870, Page 3

A Southland contemporary is informed that the triennial census will be taken in February next, instead of at the latter end of this year, and that the collection of the agricultural statistics will be combined therewith on this occasion. The Canterbury Press states that Mr Moffat, of the Lincoln mill, has in his possession a cow that is certainly one of the most remarkable animals in this country. She has had no less than five calves in eleven months (four heifers and one bull), and they are alive and show no signs of weakness. The number of schools in the late province of Southland is stated by an Invercargill paper to be only eleven, with an average attendance of 185. Suoh a state of matters is truly described as "lamentable." The great proportion of flax put up for sale in London, marked in the returns "sea damaged," is beginning to excite the serious attention of flax manufacturers, and efforts are to be made to ascertain what is the cause of such au undesirable state of affairs. The Lyttelton Times says:—lt is generally understood that the projected encampment of volunteers will commence on the afternoon of Saturday the 31st of December, and that it will extend over the two following days, breaking up on Tuesday. This will not interfere much with business, as one of the days will be Sunday, and another a public holiday. The site for the encampment is not yet fixed, but Sumner is at present regarded with the most favor. The sum of £SO has been voted by the Provincial Council towards the transit of the respective corps and other incidental expenses. It is thus more than probable that a good muster of the outlying corps will take part in the proceedings. The Christchurch Artillery, we should say, have just received a large quantity of blank ammunition, which will put them in good supply for any field operations that may form part of the programme.