SOUTHERN CLIPPINGS

Hawke's Bay Times, Volume 18, Issue 1181, 25 November 1871, Page 2

SOUTHERN CLIPPINGS

Messrs. Driver, Stewart and Co., of Dunedin, recently concluded a sale on account of Mr G. M. Bell, of Wainiea Plains, Southland, of the whole of his stnd flock of merino sheep to Messrs. Campbell and Low for the sum of ,£2,500, This flock comprises a large number of ewes specially selected by Mr Bell, who is one of the best judges of merino sheep in the colony, from the Warrambeen and Mudgee flocks, with their progeny by very high class rams of the most celebrated Australian strains, and for symmetry of caicase, firmness, lustre, length, and density of fleece, are probably unsurpassed in New Ziealand. Mr Bell (says the Daily Times) has not been an exhibitor at any of the local or provincial shows, presumably on account of the difficulties and risks attendant on transport of his stock from the interior; but it is not unlikely that those sheep, under the able management of Mr Ifi. D. Rich, with all the conveniences for "bringing out" sheep for exhibition which he has at his beautiful estate of Bushy Park, will at future shows creditably sustain, their reputation, while* in other and more profitable respects, they will prove a most valuable acquisition to the present magnificent stud flocks of the spirited purchasers. A glue factory has been, erected and; is now in complete working order in the K.aik;orai Valley, Otago. The Rev. Canon Wilson has been ap> pointed Archdeacon of Christ church. The archdeaconry includes all the easU ern portion of the diocese. A cattle show took place at Christ church on the 9th November which,, in point of the number and the quality of the exhibits, was* the greatest success ever achieved there. Over 7,000 persons visited the ground. With regard to. matters at the Nevis,, the correspondent of the Dunstan Times writes in the following exuberant strain;. — M The earth is looking green> the hills are resonant with the bleatings of sheep calling to their sportive offspring i on the flats, herds of cattle bask concontentedly in the sunshine up to. the knees in 'grub,' while the creeks are. full to overflowing, pi'omising a rich harvest of gold and rheumatics to thehardy sluicer." Through all parts of the Province,, says, the Otago Daily Times, farmers feel severely the present low prices ob* tained for produce, and of which there appears no sign of improvement. We believe the other day a party purchased, in the Clutha district a few hundred pounds of good fresh butter at 4d per |b. In a neighboring district a few days ago, a good lady went to thetownship to dispose of her but was unable to da so at any price.. Rather than carry it home, she gave it away gratis. A bill conserving nearly two millions of acres of land in. the Province of Otago for educational purposes passed the General Assembly during the last session. A member stated that it was on a scale of 32 acres for every man,, woman, and child in the Province. Well done, Otago!" As applied chiefly to education, these reserves (a squatterindignantly remarked) would educate them out of the colony \