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The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1880.

Thb present delighiful hnrvest weather is a blessing which we cannot be too thankful for. With a few weeks' contrmance of such weather the fiuits of the earth will be secured in good condition. A few patches here and there are blighte J, but

the dread of rust hi neatly got over. Thn ■ Tops cvori wh«.at.- . re- ahumlmi,in <he {> r Idine, K.-s-Unhu, T«inu'k;i anil Ki foi-fl dVr»:isp >r( c'l'ji'ly. Cro;)s of all sorts in-:.! magniii-ent. !! "d ' fc wom'd be n-ediess making distinction'-'. The averse f<T t!;e \\h<>ie of the di.sorh t from Tiimun to lit- Kaiigitala cannot be short of the figures wo now give :— Wheat. 35 to 40 bus!,el-- an :.cr« ; oats, GO bushels ; and lm-ioy 40 bushels an aero, good, soiinc* grain. Potatoes and turnips also look well, while pnsturagc continues abundant. Shearing is now o or, harvest is in full s'vint;'. Hl 'd aire uly the steam-whistle of the threshing-machine is heard Jii the neighborhood. Reapers and binders are ail the rage, but wo cannot but feel disappointed that no triol of these maehines has b' on spoken of as likely to take place in this district. This is a mistake even fur the owners or importers o£ those machines, as the Tonmka district is one of the most important agiicultural districts in Canterbury. Such a large number of -small farmers are in it, whose sole business is cropping, that surely it would be for the interests of those who dispose of smh machines to give these settlers a chance for seeing for themselves how they work. The rapidity with which the standing com disappears before these modern inventions is something marvellous—lessening the risk to farmers of weeks together, but decreasing the r ,demand, for manual labour. iSvorcs of able and willing men have been hanging about Temnka and other places for weeks p'isr, waiting for harvest work, but Mien, this is done, what then 1 It is well known thai, although the crops are abundant, and the pri'.-o of wheat likely to be fair, yet aem-'ill balance will n. mam for the fa ,- mer3 to place to their account in the bank this year when all the old scores are rubbed out. What, then, is to bo done with the hordes of workmen 1 Farmers and ov/uers of Lmcl will have no money to lay out on imftfoveraenis, and, as no pu'o'ric works nva to be commenced aparenfcly m the district, these men must betake themselves to another part of the colony.

It may not be out or place therefore to soonest that a deputation should ho appointed to wait upon Mv Oliver, Minister of Public Works, to urge upon that gentleman the advisability of commencing ti.o formation pf the Temiika-Cxford Railway. The bridge over the Temuka Riyer will soon ba finished, and it would be a complete waste of public money to allow it to become a standing menace to the public spirit of Temuka. We have only to bring public pressure to bear to have a share of the money voted to this railway extension spent in tin's district If a deputation doea not have the desired effect, then hold a pub ic meeting and petition ifj a body, direct to the Government, for it is no use sending it to our member to be thrown into the waste paper basket. Another thing, oar Road Board should be jogged about the Opihi bridge, and if they will not move in the matter let the County Council do it, as a better time for supply of labour and material may not bo got for years. In the view of a hard oppressing winter wa would also advise the Road Boards to repeat the wise and considerate action of last year by providing labour for the working classes, who otherwise must leave the district. We cannot but thank the .Temuka Road Board for their kind and considerate action last year.

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Temuka Leader, Issue 230, 31 January 1880, Page 2

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The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1880. Temuka Leader, Issue 230, 31 January 1880, Page 2

The Temuka Leader SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1880. Temuka Leader, Issue 230, 31 January 1880, Page 2

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