TASMANIA.

Southland Times, Volume 1, Issue 8, 5 December 1862, Page 3

TASMANIA.

.~..3?iuc New PAnuAMENT.-rMeinbers Re-•tutned.^-G lenorehy — D r Officer ; Lan nceston—K. B. Miller, W.L.D. Murray, H. E. Lette. Hobart Town— W. B Allison, Thomas Home, K. P. Adams, Maxwell Miller, D'Arcy Haggiit. Campbell Town — T. D. Chapman. Sorell— W. Hod K son. New Norfolk— W. S. Sharland. Queenborough—Robert Walker. Oatlands— ■ James Lord. Brighton— Hajs. Deloraine —Meredith. Sfkinq Bay— The present season is likely to prove anything but a favorable one to the settlers in this District. All the corn crops and hay are reported to be affect ed more or less by the. wireworm, and ow. ing to the long drought each will be late. A few refreshing showers have fallen within the last fortnight, but they seem to moisten the surface of the earth for a few hours only. From the shortness of feed the lambing season has been one of great loss, the same cause has more than decimated many of the flocks, and a short clip of . wool from the survivors is all that can be expected. — H. T. Mercury. v Thb Cro£s.— Seren weeks have elapsed without rain in the agricultural districts in the north, and the crops, inconsequence, will probably be very scanty. The farmers are already complaining, and the prospect is far from cheeiing to the country. That prices will rule hi»h to compensate deficient productiveness, is far from certain, as the competition from abroad may keep'down ihe figure fur wheat and flour. — Launceston Examiner. •Gold at FiNGAL— The quartz crushed thisweek has produced 4£ ozs of golb equal to* 11 dwtsthe ton. The alluvial diggers have got 4 oz 8-dwts— three ounces of which have been got by Gallagher and his mate in Major's Gully. — C. Chronicle. From the gold mining statistics of Victoria* for September, issued by the Mining j Department, it appears that the total population on the goldfields during the- month was 236,060; of whom 102,808 are actual miners. Of these, 63,459 Europeans, and 23,271 j Chinese, are alluvial miners, and 16,050 Europeans and 28 Chinese are engaged in quartz reefing. The total area of ground •worked is estimated -at 6OB£ square miles, and the approximate value of all the plant j employed £1,442,061. In alluvial mining there are employed 332 steam engines, having an aggregate power of 4558 holses, 4024 puddling machines, 547 whims and pulleys, 236 whips, 54 horse pumps, 445 sluices and toms, 183 water wheels, 28 hj-draulic hoses, and 6 derricks. In quartz reefing, there are employed 465 steam engines, with 8180 aggregate horse power ; 72 crushing machines, 229 whims and pulleys. 23 water wheels, 4