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Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1181, 29 January 1880, Page 2

It *■> .M appear that Messrs. Grant and the dclf: rr.tes from the Lincolnshire F~r:..t."l'-'i* Association, arc not the only •.'••ritLli.cn from v.Lo .«»c visiting 2\cw 7j with a. view ascertaining the .•.isaMUtt'!-- of t!.r (Vlosiy as a lield for the . t;: r.f F:;"is.-h tr.rm.Ts. From a ' t.-r r« r.d .'it the u:» oli::t' of the Waiaroka v from Mr. John livid, (.'[•,atmhiit. r».po!o.rai»g for his absence, v.i: t'T.rn for the lir.it time that Mr. Bell, another delegate from English farmers, was in" this district yesterday inspecting land on behalf of friends at Home. The disastrous results which have attended farming at

Home lately have naturally roused farmers to a sense of the fact that there are beyond the seas vast extents of land better adapted to agriculture—lands where the farmer has few difficulties to contend against, and success and prosperity attend the efforts of honest labor. The fact that New Zealand has of late entered into competition with older and much nearer countries in the supply of breadstuff's for Great Britain has no doubt attracted the attention of the stru "cling English fanners, and with failure and poverty staring them in the face at Home they arc turning their attention to this Colony. We can only hope that the reports sent Home by the many delegates now inspecting the country will be sufficiently bright—and we certainly think they will be—to induce hundreds of straggling fanners in the Old Country to cast in their lot with us. IVnccical farmers with a small amount of capital are the class of immigrants most required in the Colony, and we should therefore hail with satisfaction the advent of rlio rfjiiviviitativcs of the English farming v. and rentier thoni all the assistance in ous power to prosecute their missions ■iatisfactorilv.

It has come to our knowledge that the Hon. the Minister for Public Works gave instructions for the construction of a siding on hi; ('o.-riodab; estate tv. o or three days after he acceded to uliiee, and that the plans for cattle vards in connection therewith are in course of preparation. One deputation, at least, need not despair. If the lion, trentleman felt that a siding and cattle yards were necessary at Con ic-dale—if he felt that they were so necessary that he is having them constructed for his own convenience—there need bo 110 fear that he will not see the necessity for such accommodation in such an important farming centre as Ngapara, and at once give orders for their construction there.

Our Palmerston correspondent, ■writing last evening, says :—A very serious buggy accident occurred here tliis afternoon, opposite iir. B. O'Xcill's, Sliag Valley. Miss Taylor, housekeeper to Mr. John Douglas, of Mount Royal, 'was driving in a buggy, accompanied by a friend, Miss Kelly. Tlie scat of the buggy gave way, and the horse, taking fright, ran away, and, bringing tlie vehicle with full force against the telegraph post, smashed it to pieces. Both ladies were thrown heavily to the ground, and seriously hurt. Miss Taylor was thrown upon her head and rendered insensible, in which state she was taken home and still remains. She rec ived various other injuries, but their full extent has not been ascertained. Miss Kelly had one of her legs broken, and received other injuries. Both ladies were taken to Mount Eoyal, where tliey were promptly attended by Dr. Brown. Our Inch-Valley correspondent writes : At the close of the meeting for the. election of a .School Committee on Monday evening, a public meeting was held to decide on a rate of wages to Jiarvcst men, for the guidance of settlers, and to frame regulations for the conduct of thrashing operations. Mr. Todd was voted to the chair, and Messrs. David Ross, John M'Donald, J. E. Glover, and Craig addressed the meeting. In the course of their remarks, it was elicited that in Canterbury it is customary for the proprietor of the thrashing mill to provide coal, water, and all hands, also to stack the straw, sew the bags, and weigh the grain, taking the whole by contract before commencing to work, at so much per bushel, the price this year being 3d per bushed for oats, and 3ld for wheat. Some sage remarks made by a Chinaman the other day were also quoted. Mr. John M'Donald said that the result of the meetings of some -ICO or 000 unemployed was that good men could be got for harvest at 30s per week. It was considered expedient that the settlers should, for the present, supply tlie coal and water and cartage of half the mill, allowing the mill proprietor to include all else in his contract. Finally a deputation, to consist of Messrs. George Eoss, L. Craig, .T. -V'itciiL-il, Hugh M'Donald, James Dal/.cil, and Jo!in M/Donald, was appointed to visit tiic members of the Road Board at Palmerston on Friday, at eleven o'clock, and cbtaia their co-opcration.

Forty-one noininnied immigrant.?, ex ship Canterbury, arrive.! i:i Oaniaru by this afternoon's train from Dunedin. A meeting of tlie Reaper and Binder Trial Sub-Committee in connection with theXorth Otago Agricultural and Pastoral Association was held yesterday in the Secretary's office. It was arranged that the trial should take place in Messrs. Fleming and JTedley's Beach Paddock, near the mouth of the Awamoa. Entries for special prize of L 5 ~m, open to all competitors, whether machines use wire or string, to be sent iu not later than February 2. The trial to be on the yth Februa;y. A deputation, consisting of Messrs. Mcnlovc, Reid, and C. Todd was appointed to meet and welcome the Lincolnshire delegates on their arrivpl in Oaniaru. The usual monthly meeting of tlie Waiareka Eoad Board was held yesterday, when there were present—Messrs. Gilchrist (Chairman, Cruickshank, Isdale, Todd, Elder, and Oliver (Knginf-r). The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The Cleric to the W'aitaki County Council wrote stating that the road-line in block 11. Jvauro, and block 1, Maerewhenua had been attended to. A letter was read from tlie District Engineer, staling that he had given the instructions to have the damage done to the Peaks road made good. Mr. J. Re id reported that tlie meeting of ratepayers called to consider the closing of the road-line between sections 'iO and 50 and 60, block S, Awamoko, had lapsed owing to the noiir attendance of a sufficient number of ratepayers. It was decided to consult the solicitor, and act according to his advice. Mr. Jas. Lees-, accompanied by his solicitor, Mr. Mirams, waited on the Board to request that a recommendation be made to the (Government for the issue of Crown grants for closed roads in the Friston and Teaneraki estates. After some discussion, it was resolved, on the motion of Mi*. Todd, seconded by Mr, Klder, "That on the Board receiving conveyances for the various new roads in these estates, it woulcl recommend the Go? vernmerit'to issue Crown grants for closed roads Ho?. & to 9 of schedule, with the cx T ception of apportion bctireen sections 19 and 21, block 11, Oaniaru .District; also that the necessary steps be taken to close the road.line through sections 1 and 4, block 14, and have it Crowr.-granted to Mr. Lees; but that in the event of the Board failing to obta'n tv.e consent of the ratepayers to the closing of this portion, Mr, Lees to waive his claim for a Crown grant." It was rer solved, " That the transfer of the abovementioned roads be prepared by Mr. Lees and perused by the Board's solicitor, and that the coit cl Iho same, also of closing the ro'.d in' portions of sections 1 arid 4, block 14, he pAid in equal parts by Mr. Lees ;uid the Board." Mr. Lees, having expressed his satisfaction with these resolutions, withdrew. Several matters were ordered to stand over jmtil the next meeting. Accounts to the amount of Lfil 12s. were passed for payment, ■ and the Board rose, I