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Evening Star, Volume VII, Issue 1910, 19 June 1869, Page 2

A discovery.—We learn that Mr Coggins—assistant to Mr Luke, chemist, of this town —has discovered a solvent by which the fibre of the phormium tenax is completely cleanstd of gum and all foreign matter by steeping for a few hours, and that entirely without the aid of machinery. The cost, it is said, does not exceed one farthing per pound. If this be not a too favorable estimate, there can be no doubt of the importance of the discovery. Oan\aru Times. Immigration and Emigration. From a table showing the immigration and emigration to and from New Zealand during the year 1868, the Wellington Independent compiles the following statistics : —Auckland immigration, 1164 ; emigration, 377Taranaki —Immigiation is ml., while emigration Is represented by 5. Wellington— Immigration,. 940 ; emigration, 592. Hawke’s Bay—lmmlgrati°u, 31 j emigration, 9, Nelson—immigration, 335; emigration, 173. Marlborough—lmmigration, 8; emigration, 7. Canterbury—immigration, 1071 ; emigration, 355. Westland 1834 ; emigration, 4108. Otago—lmmigration, 2(119 j emigration, HS7. Southland — Immigration, 421 ; emigration, 250. The total net excess of immigration over emigration is 860, Of u totaj immigration from all ports of 8723, 4847 came from the Australian Colonies, while the return t'de was 6519. The emigration to all other parts was only 1344. A peculiarity of the Westland returns is the exceedingly large proportion of adult ma'es and the comparatively few women ar;4 child"en, and a l l from Austrada. A Day’s 'Ploughing.— -Qn Friday last, according to invitation, a great many of the settlers of Shag Val'ey turned out to give a day’s ploughing to one who has recently come amongst us, —Mr Brown, who has not long arrived in the colony, having bought a piece of land, aud not being in possession qf horses and plough, to give him a day’s help in the shape qf pi high mg a piece of his land, thereby giving him a start in his new sphere of life. By early morn, sixteen ploughs, with men and horses, were on the ground, and eagerly started, vicing with each other in turning the work out in a neat and masterly mamibr, both itf regard to quantity and quality, which spirit of emulation was kept up throughout the day. The turn-out was about the best ever seen in the district, and so far exceeded anticipations that there not sufficient laud laid off to keep them goipg. Rqwever, that was soon remedied by onq pf tb e ir numh-E beiqg deg patched to make a start on a fresh piece, whither he was soon fo’lowed by the others, who continued to work with unabated energy until the shades of evening closed around them.— Herald.

Waikouaiti Lagoon. A public meeting, convened by the Mayor, “ to discuss the best means to adopt to alleviate the plague-spreading miasma arising from the sudden discharge of the waters of the lagoon into the sea,” was held in the Council Chambers, Hawksbury, on Saturday evening last, at S o’clock, Cop idef’iagthe inclement state of the night there was a crowded attendance. The following resolution was carried :—“ That the inhabitants of Hawksbury be requested to vo ; unteer, upon a day tp be shortly apppiuted, to take steps to dam back the water ip the lagooop, up as to leriate the nuisance now existing.”—From the speeches of the Mayor and a member of the Municipal Council, it would appear that the police were responsible, in a measure, for the continuance of the nuisance complained of.—After some discussion, the following resolution vyas unanimously adapted : —“That this desires to record a vote of censure on the police here for their apathy in not taking steps to prosecute the party who let out the waters of the lagoon, thereby creating an intolerable nuisance, endangering the health of the inhabitants, and wdfully destroying the property of the public."