The Waikato Times.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 690, 16 November 1876, Page 2

The Waikato Times.

Kqual an'l <"sact justice to all men, Ot whatever M.ite 01 pei»u**iou, religious or po'itical ***** Here shall the Prew the pEOfLE'B right mtiintain. Un.iwcil by iuflupiwp and unhrihed bv train

THURSDAY JVOVti.VBERW, 1876

We had recently occasion to call in question the attempt,! be vain attempt we rive glad to say, of the Legislative Council to oveiTi'de popul»r legislation in New Zealand, by expunging from tho Wast Ltnds Administration Bill the clauses providing for the sale of land upon drferr»l payments. For years past, the immigrating classes at home have received advantages from tho Colonial and Piorincial Governments in New Zealand which have been denied to the colonists. Our young men, the sons of those who havo made the Colony what it is, have matured to manhood, and, if then they desired to enter on a settlers life, they were welcome to take cash in hand aud purchase a piece of laud at the Government auctions, in competition with the speculator and the capitalist, while the p'cfe of the country w»s given away in special settlements, and otherwise, to men at home, who have bei>n allowed to step into, and enjoy the fruits of one ihirdoi'a century's labour. Not that we grudge oar untilled acres to English immigrants, but we do think that the feons of old settlers, or old settlers themselves, should be allowed tho same privileges in this respect as strangers. And ihis is what the clauses so objectionable to our mock aristocrats of the Upper House endeavour to do. -Facilities for settlement will be afforded by 'them to the colonists which they had not before enjoyed. Blocks of Biibnrban and <raral land will be selected by the Waste Land Boards, and set aside exclusively for sale on deferred payments. Small capitalists who can ill spare from their woiking capital, the 6rst cost of the land they settle upon will have the means they have saved to improve and render that land productive, and the opportunity of winning the purchnso money fiom the soil itself. The quantity that may be selected must not exceed two hundred acres of country, or ten acres of land, and the price will be fixed at one half as much again as the U| set price of tho Sdine land, had it been sold by the Government, under the regulations in force at the time of selection It would at first seem that the increase of fifty per cent, on the price is making the selector pay dearly for his whistle, but, wheu it is calculated t*?at the cost price of the laud is spread over twenty half-yearly equal payments, it will be found that the increased price does not amount to more than five per cent, interest on the purchase money unpaid. Tho payments are to be m ide in advance. a deposit of one twentieth of the cost of tb« land, which will be counted as the fiist bilf-yearly payment, being made with the application. Seleutois, except in the case of a bush section, where a further grace of twelve months is allowed, must commence to live on the land within six months after they have obtained possession, and must have cultivated one twontieth of the section by the end of the fii st, one tenth at the end of the second, and one fifth at the end of i he fourth year; and at the end of the aixth year, the value of the improvements must not be less than a sum which represents one pound per aci c on the whole selec tion. Alter this, by paying up the balance of the purchase money, instead of waiting till the end of the term, the se.ee tor may receive a Crown title for the land. Where two or more apply for the same piece of land, the price will be fixed by public nuction amongst the applicants for that particular tot. Such are the main provisions of the 8} stem as embodied in the Waste Lands Administration Act of lasi Session, and thpy seem to bit the proper mean. The price is easy, and the conditions are lihoral, whil> , at the same time, sufficiently stringent to debar any but bona fide settlors from taking up land under

them. This i^ whnt wn<* wnntrd, and thon*?h, perhaps, tho system is capable of improvement; in dot.iil, we cannot but feel thankful, in the absence of any other system whatever, Becnrin£» the tamls of the people on the easiest possible terms, that the .Rill was by the outspoken and determined efforts of the Lower Houf>e waved from emasculation by the legislative bunglers of our 10 called " Lords."

Mr Bhoouhall, now iv New Zealand acd VI r Joseph Newman bay« ju«t returned from a visit to the Thames where they have been to iunprct the laud proposed to be giantod fora special leniperauce Settlement. At I'aeroa, iv the upper country, Mr Broomhall was met by Mr Maokay, vrbo gave him every information and xssiktance, and iv company with Mr Guildiog they proceeded up the rivor to Oinihn, where it is proposed th<a grant shall be made. Mr Brootnball )>, it te< mt, desiiom of leciniDg 100,000 aeies of land, a rather ensiderabie ddou" opoly iv the Thame* district, as, ot courae, noue but good and easily reclaimed la -id, with but a small prqport on of swamp, would bo suitable for such a purpose. It will be tl o duty of the Government, iv handing over so large a block of land to see that a population proportionate to the extent of the gr»nt is insisted upon. buoh a settlement: upon tbe Thames would, doubtless, be of great advantage from tnoi-e than one poiut of view, but, it mntt not be forgotten, that in parting with so large a blook tbe Government is really parting with a ve-y valuable estate, and ud Hug ti thing totbelooal laud fund r© venue. We are, in faut, giving that which reprceeute A considerable sum of money, £200, 0U0 at tLe very least, it submitted to Auction tomorrow, or as Urge a bum us the iiou«o vf Kepreatntili os h^s ju«t voted (£2u5,00(J) tor eoimigration |)iirpo»es for iho # colouy lor the tu>-rei)t year. Wo do not say that oue huudred tnousaud acres mty not be u efuliy *l>pl>o t bo the introduction of a large »ettletueut of Europeaus in the Upi>er roamei. All thut we a, k is that lUe ooluny aod the district get the value of the r money s »oitu, the land whion they offer an ttie inducement to settlement. Omahu, the Le^d of the navigation on the Thames is spoken of as the lite of the proposed block, but, doubtless, the name is us d generally to devote meiely the bent known poiut in tbe vicinity of tne proposed giant, tor Uiuahu will be the site of oue of tbe largt « mlaud cities in thisp^.t of Ne# Zealand, and the laud immediately «d j .ming the Omahu township itself, would eveu no# be spiritedly Compci6d f >r l.y cap.talists and ottio'i, were it opeued for aale Mr Broomhtll left Au kland foi the VVdikato we belijve y«.s orday.

Kerosknb.— Rich oil wells Wo been ducorered in U,»e, Japau. Sev< n are producing 10,000 gal per diem, superior to imported kevoaouo.

Tenders for 'the erection of Post-offi-oa and telegraph offices »t Waiukn, Cambridge, and Mercer hare b»en callpd f-r bj the Colonial Architect nud-will be reoeived up to noon of this SUtli instant.

Mb S Bkigiit holds hi* fir«fc cuttle tale at Cambridge to day, when * number of fat cattle, cows, and store stock will be offered. Afier th- oattUurie, Mr Bright will offar out of the b»it pair of hearj draught oolU in Waitnto.

Tk AwAMtmr Catalry Drill.— lt will be seen by a<ivertisem<mt that the day for holding the half-yearly drill of tbe i c Awamutu CAValry trcop b»s been postponed from JNov 27th, as heretofore adveitisod, to the 4fcb of De. ember.

Cimbridoi Town Impuov«ment3.— The North Townthip Bourd his commenced th« much-needed work* ia the new ro-id leading from l)uke-a reeb to th" *barf, and notice appear* el«e where that the thoroughfare bas bot-n cloted in con itqueuce.

Attcklavd Cbicjcrt Club v Waik*to — We understand that arrangement* art* on the tapis for bringing about a mutcli between the club above mentioned anJ the Waikuto c iokoten to come off on Friday week m-xt on tho Zing n'» ground at' Hamilton.

Ik 1875 the United State* bad iv opera, tinn 74,658 aiilea of railroad, o-n-M^g 4 658 208,630 dol., and earning 403,3^9, 708 ioi • year. They transported thai year over 200,000 000 tons, and paasengeru namtierihg mor- thia Ut« timea the population of the country, <

The Central Education Board, at its vi etMig • f Monday, received a protest a^aimt the site selactedfor the *chn«] » R.myiri i, whioh hat boeu given by Mr Bris-'endfn. Upm c 'iisuietation of th« qjt-itiou, tbe Bo*rdcani3 tothecoiiclusion ibat there was no rensoa to alter their pieviou* deoition.

MINIBTKBIAL &lAVGE* — Th«rfaBf publi»hed '■az-'t.te announces th it Mr Wlul aker has taken (ha nppomtniaut of A.\torney-&enora\. ftp hia ri-signrtl his porifolio a* Po-tmas'or-Gfii'ral, and t»ua ofßcfi will now b»» filled by the Hon GfTgo McLeaa, Commisiiuner of Cus ioni«.

Abbotts Fnwr Prize —The "Wellington Post" understands that the first prize (£1010) in Abbotts £2000 iv»«ep on the Melbourne Cup hit (alien to a gentleman now in Wellington. Cuptain Bowdon, of the schooner JVlarmioa, was lucky enough to draw Brueia, and the result is that be lias won a small '* fortune."

Cat ili for Waikato. _ Our up county iettierg weru large pnr.,baser« at, Mr tin clt I ■ rattle fair ou Saturday, aud we are not far out when we state that thmo must be fully »rvea hundred df»it of uattle, or, oue hilf of tbo-o -o'd ; now ou (heir road up to tbo W*ik>to .tißtrian. Uur informant pitsed oue herd ' )O«terd»y ot fmly SOU i>oa>l. '

An 'able SKaman' from Ard nnuchan wma »t ttie ulier of his sloop oiiu uigbt, "hoitly after th« introduotion of coloured y'gual light! ou ships A attamer wan approaching, And -.rohy e»w the green and red li^bt for Ihe first time At »c». He H«toniBtied bis shipmatbs by >el ing our, ' Hard *-port -h^.d a-port ! We\e i^iun riuht nitao tlie '^oihecaiy'g shop Ht Gournok.'

Satu tiMT'a Storm. —A c**eof injury, not fa al, occurred on Saturday moruiug. It appear* that the servant gin of Mr Ouilnle * oho tor, wm at the watur tank on Saturday <!u ia« >be atorm, and wui nllini a uau of wainr *n the Haih of light, iug bund over Ler head. Tn« cleotno o rrt nt it< uck tier ahoulder firtt, ran down th'< ;.rm ( a d «vjk conducted ' y thoet'-caui

of wa'er nn io j from fie t p mfn th> <ir»m. Th>< %rl d senb 8 ihj rffo t nf the -hook to have br»n as if h r shoulrlfr. wan <?i lornterl. Jn r. frrei c« to the fatal flish at Pi.k'nn, Mr W H P-rtpr, of the Que^-u's Hotel, aaji ibe tLnniler was uul<reopcl»>ntp(l in bi» «-xj e^ieiice. It wan like »rfcil]ety < u'wide hi* d<>or. TLe flash was tivul. A Mr MeG II alao ea^v the s»me fl>»ah from Pokeno, and »»y« thi« li^htninK came down fntn thi sky like a coik «cr<jw, ri^ht orer the mill.

I/AcrEM, Impboprtetiks.— The following epistle wv> foi wardod to v* yesterday for publication : — Dear Sir I wish to eivc notice to n corlen woman in Hamilton We»t being in tha Jmbit of taking eo\»s with calvs at foot for fie purijose of milfcinu them and when the owniT cr>mo for ir «he bcub -d liim and swore at and da,red him to touch it would bs acWisabel for people having cvittpl on the rain to have there cittel b'randrd if I boy dont wfint them claimed by fals owners.— 1 i cumin yours catlel owner Hamilton West Nomber one.

Sali op Gr VERNMBifT Storks —There "ill be hu extensive gate of Govprnnient stores on Satin day next at the B-irrftrks. Hamilton, when Air Kennedy Hi'l will ofl'ar for Bale some really va uable lots. There is ft very large assortment of c*rpeuter'i lo^«, and these are of th very best quality, tuitab c for tradesmens use, and nearly new. The cross- ut sa^s, tho harness, und s lar^e quantity of miscellaneous q oJi are alao eitlicr new or in good comliiion. The boole, too, of their kind, are of oictllcnt quality Tin* whole will be sold without reserve, &n& in lota to suit puich.isere.

The Hamiliok West Town Board have taken the hint, and are very properly huutinp up the depasturing fees. If we • re to hive the nuisance of cattlo tro<passing on our streets and roadi, it is at least desirable that tbeir owners should bo tnnde to pay for the privilege, and that the onl •Ivuld bo reduced to a mimmuin, which will bu the cage if the depasturing foes u re rigidly ex icted Mr John Moore has, we iee, been appointed run go r or U imilton West, and all depa3tunvgo lers muetbepud to him on or before the 29 h instuut, and ull horset and c»ttla not regit-rart-d with him bj thut date will be impounded.

lO.UT- Tho Quarterly MeetiDg of the Kose < f Te Awamutu Loig'', No. 7<£ was h> Id in the Lo Ige-ro tn, c w»cuutu, on No r, 11 Over 30 member wee present, when the follow iog officers, toi tb<- en*uing quarter, wu'o iuaule.l by Bro Saunder* o.DQWCT:— BronS ephen B.»nd WOT; Culpm, WVf ; W Bruo-, WS; Fffimgham, WH"B ; F Bruce. WT • WilsoD, WC ; Koff y, WM ; Quttou, I\i j Fr&mer, AS '• blmpson, "M j Do Ivan, RHS; Qualrrougb. LBS ; AU^n, PWCF. It w»* ulto docnied to hod a grand invitation pic-»io on the 25th of November, heu.g the (ire 1 anni*ordar) if the Ho-eof Te L"dk, f<a .

A worthy wampus.— Many memoirs of the House of Representatives wilt tins st'tßion feel the ho orarium re«tirii» like an iifubus in their pockets, and be rnixi >u» like the eonicioncp stricken def lulte s of income lax at homo, who tend conscie <ac money to the treum y, to make reparation for their ignoble action of September laet. Asa mggestion to all such wo reprtit the follaniug frum Tuesday's ''Cross." Mr JS Mm iarlaue, M.UK, lias set an erample of unostentatious ■'hurity in the mailer 'if the Ijonomrium received by the members of the Generil Amenably at the olose of. the latn -oswion. The whole of i ho money 10 received by him li»h been applied towards (lie purchnse of books, •niUble to the ago, far all the school children in the Wailoawta District.

The lats fatal Acoidbkt bt LightNlfcQhas left a widow and six chndien totally unprovided for. Wo arc Rlud to j zee the Auckland juurn ils taking up thric ; cise. Doubtless a commiti- will bo former) and iomo ouo appoiatud to o*i>t<is lor subiiTiptiom in Has and other dimrut*. I Tue "Gro*&" of 'rue-day »&.>& :— " The sudden oah.mitr which instantaneously deprived a wilo and six young children of a husband and lath r on Saturday lut, by the fatal lightning flash wbioh laid Mr Cbristophfr Leathern lifeoss at h<a mdl uoor, at Queuns Redoubt, meriti the c >n•'deration of jjon j roU3 and feeling uiiuiu. The widovr ond o pl'tim of tha dco< u»ed are left unprovided fir ; their bread-din-ner has been t.ikiu a ay by a most an- • xpectcd stroke. With tho anguish ol the sudden beruaromi-ut pir^ing on the Ihe widovr and ihilriren is coupled the pronpect of ponurj It is linpos-ib'e to restore the deaa, but o aril? cm lesion tho painful p oapoct ol ininidJiato poverty nhioh vow presents itself. A subscription list hat been opened at the " Cron" office in aid of the widow and her children, aud wa ahull g'adly take charge of any fuudt \fh'ch tuny be «<-nt to m, und hind ihem to the friends of the beroavrd. We pre■iiine a oommittpe of the SAitluri of th^ district will be appointed to f >rwari this UiOTemenr, and wl h. whioh we shall roadily ict in securing nome proYuion for the suf-fort-r*. bubHcriptioos of £1 eaoh hare been received from Mesm J S Macfurlane, MUR.j J ML ; and A G Horton.

Scmißß Bathiho.— The letter of our convxpoudent ABC opens up again the question of providing public b th for the •me of people residing in tlte townships It teemi ioinewbat hard ti>at poreon* desirous of having u bath t-houM be dnren to a long walk up or dowu the river so si to secure » retreat from observation, but iiete*junly tliis rouit be the cane, for, on ho other hand, no one cm be permitted to make a nuisance bj bathing lum-elf At any .but a very parly hour in tha vicinity ofdwelliug houai'9. The consequence is that (or the want of u pubic bathing place, mtiny regpectable people go without i heir bath altogether, and cert am shameless individuals mike themselves a nuisance to resp-ota"le h >asehoidetu and thi j ir families. No»r I oil a •ttnitaiy point ot view alone, it is exceedingly to be desired, ia » climate auoti as this, that bathing sh< uld be encouraged. Swimming onijlit also to form part of every boy's education, and every girl's 100, for thtj matter of that, but. where wo liavo a rapid and I iinewhat dangerous river tuuh at ih>* VVaikato, it » lourcfly likely thit our youth will learn to dabble in it and make it almost their nsrion 1 c ecnent as the children of the local capital where the nun swimmers are the exception. Our only reioedjr far this state jfe, hi uga is the eethbliaumem of Hotting twminuiz baths in tha river, such ai that ended List year at Nyaruawauia. What N^aruawahia but done, surely Hamilton may attempt ; "»y, we bt-licve, llut a o<>mpuiv or m>iividurtl might make n very fair soecuhiiion out ot such underUkia^, as a large number of action tieket • would br ciijpoacd of.

The Kaimai Goldfiklo —The 'B vy of Plenty liiius' has a tull rejKjri of the pro,oeediug« at the late meeting at Wbareroa wuh regard to the opening of the Kaiaa^i In * l«a ier coium-nting on tho j»rooiedinga tbat j >uru»l sayH : — ' lo ub it appears tbat the rij.li men have no ih ir conceut, ; «o ainc<rely hope wv are miiukeu in rur view a, t n t we o ufes« 'hjt we ihould hnva p ef< r e\ ob taming th« eniiro u< nseut or lePiririk*u, in midiiiou to tbut of the N^aite - augi, and of nv:h of the Ngatiraukawa ai hap^eurd to be prraetit, at thin most hurriedly-arranged f r native -meeting. Whrn Hurl Tu^ata received » daicenr of JL'5O fur • pmin^ Kctiuiu., pros^cotors

wi rv n formed by the Cormni ci w r to it Km ) wm frop to a> y »><■ it>. biny fo tf»M, bat in every ux'.ince prospectors were 'nTie'l b»i< h i We nr>- now n^Jin •ol<l <he «arne th'ti^. nff r £100 or «o' hay» been paid to the Ng.iiter.iDgi ; le us h n pn a like f-itu will uor, Attend ih" next proapeoting pxrtite. In the me^ntome, wo h»vo only to draw tho attention of iiitpndiug prospectors tr> the fact, that the name native", who opposed pmapcctora b> fore, »re ntill nnsntisfipd ; inHee \, to all interit* arid purpose', w*».e unoreii at Wharerort ' 'I he Taimnga people set vi detTmi-ied to* have tbe tnittter put upon a proper footing

Hot ow the Epitor — Dr Carr, the mjenmemt ntid phrenol gist, has been exoh^n^'ni? civilities with th'i editor of the ' Wuirarapa Standard ' The following 1 tter from Dr Carr, said ' o have be> n forwarded to the ofiendinjj journalist, han been published :—": — " Sir, —Ib- q to return. id half penny stamps, the one an t four pence you jiaul me four months a#o for a chart of jour hu»d. In doin» so, pe<xnit me to suy a word in explmation Dm ing the 25 yearn I have te j n in ao lva prm tice, I hi<e examit ed all kinds of heads, from thn bead of a Clicking pig to that of a birb'Vs pole, but jour head is, without doubt, the most extraordinary pheiiOm ■- non of the kmd I ever witnessed. But for the fact that you pronented the thing to me pois-d upon a pair of bumm ihouldera, I ghoul 1 have imagined that you hid had male a mistake and brought the fore quarter of a jickass to bo operated upon. 1 have often heard your readers complain <.f theuumitiga el twaddle with which your columns are fi;l. d, but if they had read your head as I do, they would n t be in the least astonished— I am, <fco.

Methods op planting Maize —We take the oulijoined from the "Town »nd Country Join nal" as interesting at the present time: — "Judge Buel gites the following information, which will intertot all corn growers : ' Tlio following table will show the difference in product of various met hoils of p untui<.', nn I arrro* to explain the manner in which Urge er>pe of this grain have been obtaiied. I ha to assumed in this estimate that each slock produce one cob of corn, and that, in shelling, each cob gtTe=i one gill of grain. Tim is a low estimate, for I find my Urge cobs often give two gilla, and one hundred of the cobs a half bushel of shelled corn : — No 1, an acre in hilln, 4 feet apart way, will produce 2722 hi Is, 42 bushels ; No 2. the came pUn, 3 feet by 3, 4540 hills 75 bu»lid* ; No 3, The same, 2 by 2i, 5808 hills, 93 b .shels No 4, thi iMine in drill* at 3 feet, pia its six inchei apart in d>ill, 29,040 btuWin, 113 bushel; No 5, the same in drills, two rovra in a drill 6 inche* apart, aid the plants 9 mc'ies »pnrt, and ihe drill-- from centre to eentro 3 <eet 9 inehe*. 3j970 -talks, IUO buthol. The b"lth plan, the judge adds, I have carefully tried, ttie giound \f<iH highly manured, f c crop cleaned twice, and the entire aero gathered and w uhed aocuratrly.

ANCIENT AND MODKRW WfiiLTH.— What i> Vho wealth .of any of the biggest millionaires of En r <>po or Amonca to that of Ptolemy Phi adnlphm, o r Ki.yi't, who anitiawud a lit t. c property if £7<>,000 000? And which of our extrava gautyuuug ladies in these nan ted tinien ever gave her lover, a.* Cicopatm did, a pearl dueolved in \iurgar ( r uudis*n!ved) worth £8'i,000? Thau there wan Vauliim, i>ne of ije ton in rome, who uited to wear j-wel*, wh>n ahu returned her viaitg, worth a million. Cicero, who wai a poor man, gave i 40,000 f»r hi" house ; and (Jlodiu? pa d £150,001) for hi* es ablisnment on th" P>latiue ; while Mt-ixala gave £40,000 for ton house «f Antony. Seieo>, who wai just a plain philosopher, was worth £2,400,(00 Cssiar, before he entered into any office — v»heti he was a youne: vntlcmkn in p- ivAte life— ow ned £3,000, (KK). H e pur-oh->rd tftho (nundihiu of 'Ju»<tor for £500 000. Mark Antony owed 1 300,000 on tho Idea of March, anil he paid it before tho Kalends of .Viar.h. This was nothing : he squandered £14O,OOO,('OO of ihe public money — aud yet the Biitiih (Tovcrnmo'it quail el at having to pay a trifl of tivo hundred millions sterling of ludirect claims to Anaerio* !

G> I^SBORO'fi Mo>"IHLT CIRCtTLAB fc Novcin'itr, published iv Melbourne, • now t>> han<l, and wo take from it the f illoni'iti extraou : — Wool ; T'.o opening dftle of the xea^n wan held at our wntehoiiea on the 18th ult., and there was a lnn?e att'ridnno*, the koal mat ohm ta, and English, Continental, and American Uijers being wtll represented. The biddings opened with spirit, and there was a full competition for each Hit offured, the prices realised boing very satisfactory considoiiog the aspect of the Home market. The- subsequent sales have aKo paved off in a brisk manner, and ur> fc > the 30 h ult. 13,213 bales ha.) b-en offe?ed, and about 10,000 biles sold At quotations fully supporting the opening rate-. Prices as cnmpired with laot year «hii» a reduction of aoout IJd to 2d on gfeasy, 2J'l to 3id " D nY te, aid 3 1 to id p4r Ib on (scoured ; greasy had range 1 ho high as 12{ I, but this price nrag paid for an exceptionally superior lot, very heavily skirted, in uuunually kght condition, and specially bought. No oth-r lot* of unwashed have rulrd hiuhcr than lljd. The snow of wa«hed wool has so far included only ordinary to goo 1 average descriptions, and the bi^liext price hitherto given has been I* 7d per Ib. Some superior lots are now coining f< rward, *nd probably figures ranging np to Is 101 or Is lid will be obtained for two or three oil. a in warehouses ; the lots being carefully gf>t up, in light o«ndi ion, souud and well grown. As regards the condition of the present year's yield, it d io§ not, so far as we can ascertain, differ materitlly from that of last season, except that a proportion is scarcely so well giown. Some of the clip* are in a butter order, havini,' bnen more freely «kitted, but in othor re*, ectb th-re u not much improv. ment to be noted, the diy season having frequently told on the condition of the aheep, ami U«senod the uo'ght <'f fcliei fleeues. More thin the usu<*l propoition in un. washed, owing to the tcaroity ot' wate on many of the back stations. We should cla*s the clip as beinj, if anything, rather under tho average in condition so far as we have seen it, portions beiny tender in tho staple ; but generally there is not an important differencm, and moft of the god lots ore fully equal to previous yearn, Ie n^ quite up to the unapproauba 1 'a stand .>r I of excellence which our Australian fl -ck-« have gained. Wool is now arriving iv ld.r^e quanti'ies, a«d tho ships kndiug tor the London February Males are rapidly tilling up Owing, howev«r, to dcUys tbiou^h the i'lkuffioiout wbaifage acooujm xiation at Ech 'oa and other ports on the rivers and the of railway tru ko, not »o much wool will be forwarded for February »n might have »>»•( n »-xpec ed The total cleared to date is 41,169 I>a'oB ; and if we add tho yes* la now filled an'i announo d to sail positively b fora th^ 10 h mar, we. find a total of 85,000 bales ftoni Melbourne snd Q-eelong w ioh may be in time if the sjtleu do not commence before the middle or Uiter *nd of Feb. About 57,000 bales are expected to • c olearrd Ir-m South Austra'ian ports, and ab ut 21 00D lales from .New South Wales, up to the s*mo date, tius giving m total 163,000* bales from the three oo onns for tue n'rst nales of next. year. The quantity expartel last year 'to the oorrei poudiug ilate, November lOt.i,

f -m ti c lime uo'oniOM vl* p tin lied .it J45D00 t^lt-, but oii'j 63 779 Lile* re>o el Lnn'on m time to i>< ncu d.-.l in the snles oi mmencmg Febrmty 15th, the ships having been irtsrdrd by a>lverse wjndß. It >a possible the «nm» oauftt* may apain operate to prevent them making average passages, and the date of ConinKnoe nent of the s»Us ta » so unotrtain, bah it will prob&bly be about th« eDdof F'lirnary, tb" rp^n'ngof the J«tt ernoa htrint;, ncctir'tiu^ to ft' mo t g'nei&l opinion, b--i-n fix>-d too'i-a ly in the y< ar Tlie se-it-en continues dry ovei » Iftige portion of tl'e interior ; m,<l alfcluu^li runs have f.leu at mteria'a throughout hem-nthovei aoonaidetable area, the back ttntions on the LaoliUn, and those in the Darling district gei c rally, continue to suffer from drought, and thera » a soaicity of both food and water. Owing to the runs in tbe#e districts being io heavily »t< eked, the low>« will m places be considerable if thrr« i^ not a fa/ourable cbauge iv the weather shortly.