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Otago Daily Times, Issue 4020, 6 January 1875, Page 6 (Supplement)

Writing co the Hobart Town pipers, Mr 0. F. Croswell states that, in 13GG, he executed an ■ order for oOOibs of blue gum seed to one Now Zealand firm, and during that year he exported Tasmanian forest tree s«eds fco the extent of £1,400, and while he wrote he liad 0-donial, European, and American orders for over a ton of blno gum and wattle seeds. This gives tome idea of tiie extent "<s which the trade in blue gum tree seeds has been developed. Ifc is understood (says the Clutha Leader) fche tlirough line of railway as far as the Mosgiel'crossing will be ready for traffic within the next month or six weeks. It was currently reported thafc an arrangement .would be made between the Goveniment 1 aud the contractors whtrcby tho hue would be wrought as far a* possible pending com- '■ pletion of tho Chain Hills Uiun'el. We regret - to*!earn tjiat doubts have arisen as to ihe > practicability of that caursc being followed. ; The subject -yyas mooted a few days ago to i His Honour the Superintendent, and very f little pnk-pect, we understand, was held out ■ iv that quarter of the Hue being r\t work • soon. So far fr.,m tliat, His Honour gave it 5 fco be understood he would not be at all surs prised if its opening were to be delayed until 3 the tunnel was finished, or until the Green i Island branch line had been continued over . the hill, and brought to rejoin the main line i at some point or another along the Taieri 3 Plain—the latter beiiig considered the most 3 likely to be the firsfc accomplished work of 3 the two. Such an opportunity was not to r be neglected by his Honour to read a homily 5 on the superior advantages of Provincial ad--6 ministration re the abolition of Provinces ) question,and this, we are assured, he did in J language at once clear and forcible. Be that i- as ifc may, a delay of this kind in the openin" ; of the line would be most disastrous, and we I cannot believe but that an arrangement; for ; opening it at puce could be made without n treading upon the rights of either the Go- ) 1 vernmenfc or the contractors,