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Otago Daily Times, Issue 266, 27 October 1862, Page 5

Coionial-jiade Eails.—The directors of the Fitzroy Ironworks, at Mittaionjr, bave ask*d the Government to give them an orier for rails, which they represent themselves as beiiig prepared to supply of the most approved quality, The Sec etary for Works has promised to give them an order for 10,000 rtons, if the company will pledge itself to fulfil the order. If they will do that, he will give the same price as it costs him to put imported rails on the ground. The negotiations are still pending. There are rolling mills already on the property. Nothing is wanting to make the whole establishment productive hut capital and this will be forthcoming if there is a fair prospect of remunerative employment for the machinery.—Sidney Herald.

Bee Culture.—Austria would seem, from authentic accounts, to be ahead of all other conntrifs in bee culture. The annual production, in honey and wax. is valued at 15,000 dol. Hungary leads all the other departments uf the empi c, producing 90,000 quintals (JOO 1b) of honey annually; Gallacia comes next with 85,000 quintals; Transylvania, f>0,000; while Upper Austria yield* only 1.800. The total number of, beehives is put at 2,733,000, averaging 270 to the square mile. If there were as many cows to the square mi c, truly Austria wight be re* carded as a land flowing with milk and. honey.— Amancan AgriwltwUt.