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Temuka Leader, Issue 991, 15 August 1882, Page 2

Mcaptubed.—Eru Waranui\ who esH. from the Wairoa lock-up a~fortnight Hand for whose capture the R.M. Hd a reward of £6, was taken into on Saturday by some Maoris in a The prisoner had hia arms bound and his feet with a trace chain, called at a native pah for food, and was at once seized and ■yed to town in the manner described. He Effect of "Weather on Grain.— H|eresting experiment was made at Agricultural College, It that grain shipped dry in gains in gr»S3 weight from its of moisture in crossing the Hkic to an extent sufficient to pay the The experiment■*to which \ve Baa undertaken to test the truth of Perfectly dry grain was glass in a moist atmosphere. the oats had gained nearly in weight, barley I£, and wheat increased 7 per cent and wheat less. It has been calculated that a fairly dry condition may thus 3to 5. per cent. The of course gets lighter, ; but Bk and gross weight increase ; conHis somewhat lost •, still the astonishHct remains that really well-condi-grain does by the influence of the ■breezes of the Atlantic, frequently Bs.own freight. He McCormick Reaper and Binder ft attention of intending purchasers Bapers and binders is directed to Brs Priest and Holdgate's advertisement Hi appears in another column. The ftrmick reaper and binder is a machine ■ known in this district, and there■need no recommendation. It was l-ded the gold medal in Oamaru, first fc in Timaru, Ellesmer3, Rangiora, Idaltown, Taieri, and many other places year, aad the first order of merit and ificate of gold medal at the Christrch international exhibition, being the lest awards the jurors had at their-dis-il. • But it is not in New Zealand ie the McGormick machine is a favorIn Eugland, France, &ud America, ;is gained the highest honors, and if catalogues issued by the New Zea--1 agents be true, it stands preeminently ve .. all others, Messrs Priest and dgate are now receiving orders for E.achine, and those who intend pur. g one should communicate with it once, as only a limited number are r sale,

I Temuka Hotel. —The Temuka 'as sold last Saturday in Messrs l and Stewart's auction rooms, Mr Donald Maclean, who offis auctioneer expatiated at great in the progress of Temuka, point as an instance of what the place ning to, that the lemuka Butter, and Bacon-Curing Factory Cotnd started, and that many more es were going to b 3 started, owing ldefatigable efforts of the Tejiuka to stir the people on to local in- . Mr Peter Coira was the first the hotel at £IOOO, but Mr John ier immediately rose it to £I4OO. ii 3 figure it rose rapidly to £2OOO, I local nien gave it up, and some s to the place continued to bid each other till £2BOO was reached h price it was knocked down to bert Fenton, of ChrisUtchurch. vpotition was very keen, and the very, brisk, and the price realised said to be an extremely satisfac3, but no doubt a great deal of the of.the sale was due to the plausible which the auctioneer represented , MfG.H. Thompson's section wa» next, but, the amount offered n«t r the reserve put upon it it was , and the auctioneer stated that d be willing to treat privately yone for it. tion is directed to Messrs t>iegert ivel'R advertisement, . F.Gray will sell to-raorrow at jnteer Hall, a large assortment of Id furniture, etc.. the property of Esq. •s R. Wilkin and Co. will hold a skins and hides at their Rooms, to-morrow ; at Winchester Fair, sday, they will sell fat and store They have for sale privately a ire freehold farm at Pleasant Point.