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As thrashing is progressing throughout the Tokomairiro plain, (says the Bruce Standard) it is found that the turn-out is certainly not more than what was expected, and we believe 20 bushels is not a very uncommon yield. Thaw are, however, exceptions to this state of matters. On the farm pf Mr J. E. Moore, Waihola, the^ barley turned out between 60 and 70 bushels, and his oats from 40 to 50 bushels an acre. We Bhould like to hear of many others having a similar yield, but fear the average throughout the plain will not exceed of oats about 30 bushels, and barley about 40 bushels. ; Wild duckß are said to have become a perfect pest in the St Bathans district, (Otago) where they have committed great ravages among the crops. ■ ; Dr Eobertson of the Melbourne Hoßpifcal . condemns the use of kerosene in cases of burns and scalds.

According to arrangement, the Mutual Improvement Society held its first regular meeting for this season on the evening of Monday last. The President, the Rev. A. H. Stobo, occupied the chair, and there was a very good attendance of members. After the usual openiag preliminaries, readings were given by Messrs A. Dunlop, H. M'Lean, A. Burns, and R. Erskine. The customary amount of criticism w as passed upon the headers, being both given and taken with the utmost good humor. Afterwards, tlie enrollment of members for the session took place. An Essay on " Oranmer and his times " will form the sub- . ject of instruction for next meeting — Monday evening. The rules of the Society are now in process of printing, and will shortly be published. The S. A. Register, in an article on the " Extent of the Exodus," has the following : — " In round numbers the information at our disposal shows that some 400 agriculturists have left or are leaving their holdings in South Australia. This is exclusive of those who have gone away to make a commencement at farming in the neighboring colony, and also of persons who have not been directly attached to the soil here, and have left with a general view of bettering themselves in whatever pursuit seems most promising. Of the 400 mentioned above some 240 or 250 have left or are leaving for Victoria, in the proportion of 60 or 70 freeholders to 180 or 190 tenant farmers. Rather less than one-fourth of the total are freeholders, the remainder being tenants. Those not included in the exodus to . Victoria are accounte 1 for as having gone to Narracobrte or to new land in the North, as having been sold up or as having gone without leaving their addresses 'behind them. Considerably more than one-half are spoken of as having actually left, whilst there are scores who are said to be very desirous of leaving if they could only break the tie that binds them to the colony without suffering too much in the operation." The,JT««7 ealand Herald is responsible for the following paragraph :— " When Mr Bennett, chief engineer of the s.s. Hero, and a shareholder in the Papakura claim, Panga Flat, left las!; trip for Sydney, he took with him a sample of quartz taken at. random from the stone to grass at the above claim, and in which gold was not visible to the sight. This stone he handed over to the assayer at the Sydney Mint for assay, and received in return a letter, of which the following is a copy. It is also interesting to know that the gold obtained from this claim was '22 carat quality :— ' Royal Mint, Sydney, March sth, 1870.—- Sir, — The sample of quartz submitted with your letter dated the Is*; instant has been duly assayed as requested, and contains gold 290 ozs. 12 dwts. to the ton.— l am, &c., O. Eloms.' " St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Queenstown (says the Mail of the 7th inst.) was formally opened on Sunday last. The attendance at the three diets of worship was large — visitors coming from all parts of the district, and though the pa3tor of the congregation — the Rev. D. Ross — wa3 disappointed in not obtaining the services of the Rev. Mr Stuart, of Dunedin, he proved equal to the emergency. In the morning, the rev. gentleman preached an eloquent and effective sermon from Kings I, viii, 63, referring to Solomon's dedication of the Temple. At the mid-day service the Communion was dispensed. The collection was very creditable to the liberality of the people, being over £30; and it was very gratifying to hear the announcement from the pulpit that the church was now opened free from debt. The building, for which R. A. Lawson, Esq., Dunedin, was architect, is a very fine one, and was greatly admired. It reflects 'much credit on the denomination to whom it belongs, and the church members, have just reason to be proud of it. The JDdylesford Mercury of the 2nd inst., says : — Charles Dawson, groom at the Junction Hotel, writes to express his astonishment at the liberality of the driver of Tom Thumb's phaeton. Dawson says thatyesterdav, when Tom's groom was on his way to Malmsbury, he pulled up at the hotel and requested that the ponies might be watered. The ostler accordingly drew a bucket from a well 105 feet deep, and was rewarded for his trouble with the handsome donation of twopence. This so astonished him that it fairly took away his breath, but he had presence of mind, nevertheless, to hand the coppers over to some children. Possibly. Tom's groom thought he was in Lilliputia. Volunteers are reminded of the parade for inspection of arms which is to take place this evening." After the parade, a meeting of members is to be held for other business, and a full muster is therefore desirable. The Loyal Shamrock, Rose, and Thistle Lodge of Oddfellows opened their new hall in Tay-street last evening by a grand supper and ball; There was a very good attendance, notwithstanding dull times and a rather high-priced ticket ; the ensemble, as the gay dancers mingled and whirled in the brilliantly-lighted and decorated saloon, being very pleasing. The late hour to which festivities were prolonged prevents a fuller notice in this issue. The number of letters, &c, despatched from New Zealand by the San Prancisco'mail, is stated ': by the Southern Cross to have been as follows : — For theTJnited Kingdom, 7,989 letters, 87 books, and 5,800 papers. For America, &c, 1,342 letters, 18 books, and 681 papers. The floods of 1870 is said to have been more disastrous in New South Wales than any similar visitation experienced during the previous 25 years. The Press states; on the authority of Messrs Miles and Co., the Christchurch agents of the Californian line of steamers, that the whole of the berths in the chief cabin of the next steamer, the City of Melbourne, are already engaged. The Wairarapa Mercury prints the following : — " Hint for the Provincial Officials. — In Southland, a wary official has found a new asset, and licenses are issued to cut flax on Crown Lands. Now, 'Mr Holds worth, replenish the Treasury !" . ■ The Bruce Standard of the 16th inst. Bays : — „| " We jegret to learn that, in consequence of the recent floods on Inch Clutha, a number of settlers in the lower part of the island, having lost everything — the fruit of many years' labor — are about to leave the district. Much sympathy is felt, and deservedly so, for those who have wrought so hard to establish a home for themselves and families, and who are now compelled to abandon the enterprise." According to the police returns the population of Westland is as followß .-—Ross, 2000 ; Okarito, 270 ; Kanieri, 2000 ; Stafford and Waimea, 3155 ; "Greenstone, 750 ; Hokitika district, 7000 ; Grey district, including Clifton and Maori G/uly, 3800.

The Rev. Mr Rish worth, the newly-appointed pastor of the Wesleyan congregation, was a passenger by the s.s. Tararua from the North, and will officiate in the chapel, Leet-street, on Sabbath. Mr Stafford, according to the Lyttelton Times of the 11th inst, "is at this moment engaged in re-organising the broken ranks of his supporters to be ready for the opening of the campaign. . . .* Several Canterbury members are supposed, with good reason, to have given in their allegiance." A late Wellington paper says : — tc We are indebted to H. Bunny, Esq., for the following interesting statistics of 100 wethers which he lately sent to the Wairarapa Boiling-down Establishment : — Heaviest sheep weighed 971bs. ; lightest ditto, 681bs. ; average weight of the 100, 771ba. j amount of tallow, 3,0531b5. For the legs he obtained Is 2d. each, and the skins are worth Is 6d. The value of each sheep was — £. s. d. 30ilbs. of tallow, at 4d per lb. ... 0 10 2 Legs 0 2 4 Skins, after deducting expenses of ; boiling down ... ... ... 00 6 j — - — — ~— I Total £0 13 0 j The General Government placed £250 in the hands of Mr Gray, who left Auckland for San Francisco and New York in charge of the mails, for the purpose of procuring birds, plants, and animals in California for introduction in New Zealand. A recent number of the Fiji paper says : — We have seen a plan of the proposed city of Suva, and it will not only be a place beautiful for situation, with a fine harbor and a pleasant prospect, but its wide streets give one an idea of civilisation, and of a town well arranged, being light and airy and healthy. Running parallel with the sea frontage are Beach street, Ifitzgibbon street, and Cook street, and at right angles with these, and also parallel with each other, are Queen street, Victoria street," Marama street, and Alice street. The town allotments are half an acre each. Should Suva ever become what its founders sometimes call it, the " great central entrepdt of Polynesia," these large blocks will be valuable. The first European house has been commenced at the Viti Levu Bay, and we hear of progress in that neighborhood also. ■

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Southland Times, Issue 1240, 22 April 1870, Page 2

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Untitled Southland Times, Issue 1240, 22 April 1870, Page 2

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