PLANTING FOREST TREES.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 296, 2 October 1873, Page 6

PLANTING FOREST TREES.

The following Regulations are extracted from the " Gazette,*' and published for general information ;—; — 1. The planting in respect of which a grant of land under the Act is claimed need not be in one block, but may be in several blocks on the same property. 2. The land planted must be securely fenced. 3.. It must have been devoted *to planting for at least two years. (Sec- l tion 2 of { <The. Forest Trees: Planting Encouragement A.ct^ Ajnendment Act, 18T2/' provides that if roots crops are cultivated among the forest trees plan- ; ted on any lands, such landa shall not, by reason only of sweh crops being cultivated, be deemed to be not devoted only to purposes of planting.) 4. The trees must be in a healthy and vigorous state when the grant of land is applied forv. : ft. The number of trees planted must be at the rate of not less than five hundred per acre. 6. The trees, must .be of an average height of two feet, except in the case of gum, wattle, poplar, or willow^ which must be of an average height of six feet. 7* As soon as the land is fenced and and the trees planted, a report must be sent to. the Secretary for Lands* who will cause inspection of the same- to be made j from the da.te of which, if duly ce«*ified> the tw.o years will be calculated. 8.. The amount of the land 1 order to be issued under authority of section 4 of the Amendment Act, 187^, in res-, pect of every acre of; land planted, shall be. four pounds., 9; lie fulfil meat of the conditions above described shall be. ascertained) and shaH be certified in, form annexed by an, officer appointed by the Superintendent. Upon the receipt of such certificate to the Waste Lands, Board, or he may, if bethinks fit; cause furthjer inquiry; to/be npde injfco,s&%>t% ©£$& capa., ' I

A party of fencers were working on Holt and M'Kellar's run, Cudgelligo, Eiverina. It appears that the contractor fop the fencing had under him a son-in-law, whose wife was among the party. The father-in-law alleging that the son-in-law was useless as a fencer discharged him, so away went the man and his wife, and they wan. dered in a, most destitute condition. Camped a.lt a place called the Bald Hills, in Cudgelligo, near a beautiful lake, about fourteen miles by four, the poor woman, bred on the Tumut goldfields, picked up a piece of quarts in which gpld was visible. They searched, and soon found the reef, in opening which they found plenty of quartz of most promising richness. We (Melbourne " Argus ") are told on good authority that these reefs crop out over a large extent of country hereabouts, and that there are likely to be alluvial diggings. The poor wanderer, who ifound the reef, immediately secured it oy law, and was offered £1000 for his share, which he declined, although a short time previously he had not a blanket to put over his wife. A company waft soon formed of men in the neighbourhood, and operations were commenced on a small scale, The specimen from the claim brought to, Hay was very rich, but it was there broken, and the richest part retained at Hay. The piece brought to Deliniquin had gold all through it, and was esti, mated by a good judge that it would yield an ounce to the ton. The method of advertising travelling shows moat in yogue in America at present seems to be by extraordinarysized posters of all oolors, and by issuing challenge programmes. The following is part of the programme of John Smith, proprietor of the Phoenix Great Western, and. Old Whon Jobison Combination Show;— l will bet 10Q,0QQ dol. that I have the largest show ever seen in the world, that I have four times as many animals as Mr. Noah bad in his menagerie, and ako many specimens not included in his collection. 50,000 dol. that I have more ferocious beasts and animals than any secondrate Chicago boarding-house or hotel. 30,000 dol. that my performers receive more salary than the President, all the congressmen and representatives put together, including back and front pay. 120,000 dol. that I have among my many chariots the one in which P-haroah was riding when overwhelmed by the Bed Sea * also two that passed through the siege of Troy (formerly owned byAchilles and Hector) ; two that passed: through the siege ef New Orleans (donated to me by General Butler an 4 others). 5 dol. that I have more cheek than any man in the business, and 1Q dol. given to anyone who will take the bet. In conclusion, I would say that I am not a betting man — *nor a gambler—rrbut if any clergyman or regulardeacon, wherever my show exhibits^ desires to indulge in a weak game of "old draw," I wiU play him at a "dollar, ante," the proceeds to be devoted to charitable objects. — $fc, Lpuh Democrat. Old Lady (to the 'bus conductor): "Three-, pence? Why, I've ridden this way a hun-, dred times, and never paid more than two-« pence..!" — Conductor: "A hundred times, 7 m ! Let me see. Then you owe the co'panyeight an'-fourpence, 'm. Would you like to. settle with me now 'm, or shall I—." Olcfc Lady retreats precipitately.-. The Yirtu^ of Whisky -sThe following curious extract from ( '" Hollinahed's Chronicle." 1577^, will be of interest, the "British Medical Journal* says, to the advocates of whisky aa a therapeutical agent of great power- : — ** There is used an ordinary drink of aqua vitcz, so qualified in the makyng that it dryeth more, and imflameth less than other hote confer tions. One Theoricus (Epsio.. Hermeneii^ sis juxta Bononiam) wrote a. proper treatyse of Aquce Vitce>, wherein he prayseth it to the ninth degree. He distinguisheth three aorta thereof— rsfonplen composite, and pevfectissima. „ , % Beying moderately taken, sayeth he, it sloweth age ; it strengthened youth© j it helpeth diges^ tion ; it cutteth fteume ; it abandoneth. melancholic ;■ it relisheth. the .harte ; it; lighteneth the. mynd j it quickneth the, spirits j it cureth the hydropsie j it healeth the strangury- ; it ponnceth the stone j [it repeleth gravel ; it puffeth awaie vent-, ositie ; it kepyth. and pjeserveth* the hedl 1 from whyrling — the eyes from, dazeling — > the tongue from lispyng^the mouthe from snaffiyng — the teethe from ohattejryng — * the thjote from ratlyng — the weasan from, •stieflyng— the stomache from wamblyng — the, harte from swellyig — the bellfe from wirtchyng -the guts from rumblyng — the hands* from shiueryng — the sioowes. from shrinkyng — the veynes from crump-* lyng— the bones from akyng — the marrow* 'from soakyng^ . . . And trviie it i* a soueraigtu lic/wowe* if: it orderly taken." • We "(Auckland: Star)" give insertion to the following note> picked up, last night at the CMdfeßoW Hall"at. the close of the Good Templar meetings omitting the name of the fair writer i — . | '« Dear SS — «r«, — I feet it to be my duty to confess that I am now a Good Tem> : plaress, and can no more meet you on. ', the old terras* I have been initiated :into the mysteries of the saored ordeir- ' this evening, and am now alHed per* r manently to the pnre stream of nature^ i and in its sweetly temperate meander* inga henceforth I will keep ray head and heart cool and bathe my little feet.. Now, my old lo,v.e> if you really possess, that tender regard fo»- m» t of which. you have so often whispered by the light of" the stars, yon must resort to. the. sanm pellucid source of- physical purity* for-^ believe me, The Kps that touch wine Shall sever- kiss mine j The lips that sip beer Shall ne'er whisper near, ; Wftfcwoi^tfcafcaw^ain,, 4m torn.