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Hawke's Bay Weekly Times, Volume 2, Issue 56, 27 January 1868, Page 21

English Song Birds.— While the trees and the bushes in and about the town of Nelson are alive with the various finchesand linnets which have bred so freely Bince they were introduced here, some-four years* ago, the fields in the Waimea are equally alive with skylarks, which all day long—but more particularly during the morning and evening—send forth their thrilling: songs. A ride through the Waimea, a few days ago, awakened many old recollections as we stopped again and again to watch the larks soaring upwards, their - little throats all the while sending forth floods of' song. Of the blackbirds and thrushes liberated at the same time we have lost sight, but they can scarcely fail to be thriving well, though they may have left the “ haunts of men.”—Examiner, 6th Jan. A public meeting was held at Greymouth on the 3rd inst., "for the purpose of considering the insecurity of the' town caused by the encroachments of the river, and taking steps for protecting the lives and property of the residen-s. Theffolio wing resolution .was passed i—“ That a respectful memorial be presented to the General Government, praying that the amount of money necessary to defray the cost of protecting,, the town, may be ad-? vanced as a loan,, to be spread over five years, and to he repaid out of the looal revenues of the district, and that each owner of property pledges himself to Bign the memorial.”. Subscription&to the amount of.£tl2 were obtained during the following 'few days. ; / At last the work of driving the piles for the river embankment by steam has been commenced, one of the donkey engines' haying started work on Saturday. The saving in / time and money by the use:of steam is something considerable, the piles costing fully, three times as much by hand, and occupying three times the time iu driving; In a few days a second-engine will be set agoing.—Grey .River Argus, 7th January.

Tasmania.— lt is reported that Sir Henry /Manners Sutton' has tendered hie resignation of the Governorship of ’'th» hbpye Cqlqny. /The report has caused con.surprise. . , / Has-occurred on. the . Ara*kura/Riyer.on the 2nd hast.,"by which/five!: persons lost their ' lives, —Grey/ /’River Argus/-7th January. /./ -■/ . /// //-/,/'“/; ' THCE/pTOteotionisf millenium ought to be .very hear in Victoria; where, acoording to. the Argus’the exports of lhsti year exceeded/* foaports. /-■ -/ //' '//;/;/;//: