INCH CLUTHA.

Clutha Leader, Volume I, Issue 31, 11 February 1875, Page 5

INCH CLUTHA.

Weather and Crops —Harvest operations are now pretty general, and during the ensuing week a considerable quantity of ~ grain will be in stook. Both on the rangea %/: at North Clutha and on the low ground A the crops are of very good quality, and the ' quantity will far exceed anticipations. ?* During the past week or two the weather ha«j been very changeable, and occasionally ' very rough ; and in places where the cropV are exposed to the winds, a great deal of s lake has taken place. Farmers are most anxious for a run of dry, settled weather, ihe labor supply ha*, up to tne present" time, been equal to the demand, and it is expected harvesting demands will coniiune ** well supphed. Green, cops of every dtsen.-jtion are iv a very healthy state. Larly potatoes of first rate quality are very " abundant. Altogether tbe prospects are * good, and the prevailing feeling is one of ;: confidence. :'.~ Bridging the Matau —A co-respondent. [i wrtes : —Our farmers will soon begin to feel A ■ thetffects of thtir apathy in not agitating' properly for the erection of this "bridge ' W 5 e ° the "' cr °P s are threshed and they :< hnd themselves unable to get access to the grain market, it is then they will experience the lull tffect of their apathy. ' Fo»- months " ; past the river has continued to be naviaable. A change in that rtspect may soriu be looked for. The rigors of winter willsooK be announcing their approach by a fall of the river. hThe snags will be again showing - : their heads, and then we'll, bear the old tale about the steamer being, unable to get '•* uptheMatau branch. The railway will shortly be in operatim to Dunedin, and*' for want of this bridge the Isiaud farmer* will be prevented fr. m takrngad**anta<>-eof ' it for the transit of gram. It sny thing is-i to hi done in the matter, now is the tirae*^ The country is just noW prosperous, public j money plentiful, and public works an order f of tbe day. The district has natural endowment whi.m clearly -justify us mi looking, forward to the not very distant t day when it will take the lead in Otago, or* rather New Zealand, respecting agricultural > pursuits. I would there* ©re: say, let our leading men call a meeting of settlers, lb order that some definite action may. be* fixed upon at once. The smaller class of > settlers will be only too glad to co-operate' with them in the matter. Let sueh 'a;* meeting be convened for some evening aU 9 o'clock, at some convenient place, aud I i will guarantee that a good muster ot; settlers will take place. .-. ~\ PORT MOLYNEUX. -A A' A South Molyneux BoadA Board —The* monthly meeting of, the B.mrd* was held ottk Thursday, 28. h-ult.v There was little .'or* **-• ho busines-* of importance brought forwar^.*' The rates far the ens.uiug year were. fixecL Ai at sixpence per pound., A lively antJb 'A interesting discussion is spoken of for tuixtt A meeting., It seems, some;,n>eVm,ontba| ■■§ since, a number of contracts were accepted,^ ■'& and although the works are* urgently re- ■* : quired, tlown to the present time they-have** = not been commenced, A AVa'rcity of'jabor ; ennnotbe argued as the cms *„, " Tne., con*/* tracts in question, were .all competed for, - / and in many insiancesVthe^o-vtst" tender J * was not, accepted. ... The^wholi' ..matter, ap--peart* to be a gross ihuddleyaud its solution^ is .looked forward ' to Vit^on*^ ,1- A ■ TheSa^esp.i—l^zYesfmg ; have:-comnieuced.,at - t^AfSj&^ t m'a^yAp{ac&yi Ax Tt.ia, hp> ♦jver,:pjbiefly* self;. so wn^anii earjy|V AA M ith a continuance of ,|fioe/ wea;herf 4he*y crops, gener*ally ; Vitf,^re^ in .less, tbanj a-week*- both ?her«uand^ut^^ towards ATheyt^e!\6o^tM remarkably-^-ellJand, Vi^^i^fVwJ^^ cep* jonß^toe,se ft? w,|B cxc*; «s,p,f the.us.tnl; average."^ ' t „^ : AAtA'^M pamvs.Muir, ig pushiogihis, p6n\qi£r£umv£ ■'■s ■■ojj^o^Q^g^mm^^ B1^ e W£*^ !M^^*W haße-nOw^a****^^