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Otago Daily Times, Issue 260, 20 October 1862, Page 6

: Worthy op His Wages.—Although; ftfrJßennie realised a competency by the practice'of his profesr sion, he did not accumulate, a large fprtune, ) The,, enpineer was then gatisfietV with a comparatiyely* moderate^rate •. of pay,] and Mr Bennies. charge of eeyen guineas, for anJ entire <3ay's work, was ,even objeefed to by .General JBrbwnrigg, the head of Ihe 0 rdnance "De^artmeni at the time,, f' •■ Why, this will never do," said; the General, looking bven.the bill; " seven guineas a day';! Wliy, it fs^ edijairloithe pay of a Field-MarshalU'' .f' Well;" repliealfr ptenniep ■ ''•J am a Field-irarshall'lin my profession; and if a Field-Marshall in your;lirie liad a^ysvv-eyedj.you^pur-pose, I suppose you; wtiuUl"not have senVfojvtne!;? you refti^e to mak^any;abat^meufc?? 'i '„" NTot, a penny," replied' j;iond Wb b)U ; wfts' paid.- -Lives of Wie JSiig^ieefsr *y:lsif- \ Sdmnef Svyilet. ,<, ':;... V:'":..-;

The New PifHEAiPi'iiß.r-The.newj-pine, called from "%m '■' Brovince dnxiißrazil where is is found,, iAbachediesj hasf-bfeen,;sentdown.to ißaby Castfe,."aiLifl: is! one of thei greatest; acquisitions; of j:thisi cl«f8'"; 6f" frmtei r, ThefruiUsa'periectcoh color^ nt ihe base/nieep^tcn'mson,^ shad^. oJEi; to dark orange; tlie^flcsh is deep yellowy veryg'tticy and tender, | and in flayprieanhot bfe surpassed*vjri Itfejsl a divarf .^oirer/pbs^ses4he:prdper^ori^eepjn|^6ome ttme jafterbeingcut, 5 4 Those whoiarcehj^aiiipppoHunlt^^ ofseemg^l;he Tnii^-prohp.nn^e/it'.fiirot^^^'^^£|^eV' we lg ht, 6lbto 8 lb.—Journal of Sorliculi^fe':

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