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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1202, 15 March 1895, Page 8

At the meeting of the Hutt County Council on Tuesday, a letter was read from the City Council asking that a delegate be appointed to the meeting on the 21st inst. to deal with the appointment of an inspector under the Dairy Act, and discuss the details of the regulations. Councillor C. W. Brown strongly objected to the appointment of a city inspector to look after the dairies in the country. He thought they should appoint their own inspector. This inspection would cause a great deal of trouble and expense to farmers, and might be carried too far. The regulations were too stringent altogether, and might be necessary for the city of'London, but were not suitable here, where cattle were only housed for a few hours in the day. The Council was not consulted when these regulations were drawn up. The Chairman pointed out that the dairy regulations were submitted to the Council, but they did not take any notice of them. Councillor Speedy said it was very necessary that an inspector should be appointed to see that the yards be kept clean, but these regulations went altogether too far for the country people. The Chairman considered that an inspector should show people., what to do, and impress upon them the necessity of cleanliness. After some further discussion Councillor Speedy was appointed a delegate to the meeting. - The Survey Department are making arrangements for the disposal of the following second-class lands on the optional system:—l7Bl acres in the districts of Onamatutu, Wakamarina and Orieri, Marlborough, 10th April; 1642 acres in the counties of Marlborough and Sounds, 10th April; 750 acres in the Tennyson Survey District, Sounds, 32 miles from Havelock, 24th April; 3047 acres in the districts of Hokonui and Forest Hill, Southland, 11 miles from the Centre Rush Railway Station, Ist May. Invercargill, March 12. At a meeting of the Land Board, the Chief Commissioner said that settlement was net progressing satisfactorily, owing to selectors taking up too much land, and not having the means to work. All some of them did was to place statutory _ improvements and allow the land to lie idle, themselves seeking work in different directions. _ The Board decided to recommend the Government to give power to forfeit part instead of the whole of the holdings in cases where selectors were in arrears, oFjlia not comply with the statutory conditions. Sydney/ -March 12.

About 30 farmers are leaving for thenorthwestern districts of Victoria to .take up several thousand acres on the Kudeen

estate, near Calcairn, which are to be devoted to wheat-growing on the halves system. The owners pay for the clearing and find the seed, and receive in return ;onehalf the crops. The land is let for five years.