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Southland Times, Issue 1197, 18 January 1870, Page 3

"William Martin was at one time a book auctioneer in Edinburgh. He was no great scholar, and occasionally made some humorous blunders during the exercise of bis avocation. One night he had made a clumsy attempt to unravel the title of a French book. A young dandy, wishing to have a laugh at Martin's expense, asked him to read the title again, as he did not quite understand him. "Oh!" said Martin, " it's something about manners, and that's what neither you nor me has ower muckle o\" Wise men learn more by fools, than fools do by wise men. A man being asked why he talked to himself, candidly answered, " Because I like to converse with a man of sense."

AGKRICULTURAL STATISTICS. |

rpENDERS will be received by the undersigned | -*- until noon on TUESDAY, the 24th inst., for the collection of the Agricultural Statistics of the province in the undermentioned sub-districts : j —Oteramika, Roslin, Waikivi, Waihopai, and New River. All holdings of one.^acre and upwards under crop must be visited by the Sub-Collector j and each tender must be accompanied by satisfactory reference as to competency to perform the work. The lowest nor any tender not necessarily accepted. D. MACRORIE, Superintendent Collector.

NOTICE. A LL persons destroying by fire or otherwise injuring flax growing on the Waste Lands of the Crown will be prosecuted with the utmost rigour of the law. A. reward of ]?ive Pounds will be paid to any one furnishing such information as will lead to the conviction of offenders against this notice. WALTER H. PEAESO2T, Commissioner of Crown Lands. Crown Lands Office, January 17th, 1870. ]