THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam.” DUNEDIN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1862.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22063, 20 September 1933, Page 5

THE Otago Daily Times. "Inveniam viam aut faciam.” DUNEDIN, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. 1862.

SEVENTY-ONE YEARS AGO.

A large proportion of the emigrants by the Robert Henderson were landed yesterday afternoon, and were taken to the barracks in Princes-street. No arrangements appeared to have been made as to the hiring of the female servants, now so much needed in Dunedin. No Immigration Officer, no matron, no person at the doors to prevent the ingress of improper characters. The girls were their own mistresses, in every respect, and looked for the most part as if they intended to remain so. The enquiries whether they would accept service were met by such replies as “ They didna ken ” or “ They couldna just say. They would bide a wee bittie. They hadna seen enoo’ o’ the toon to answer the speerins.” What wages would they require if they did agree to hire ? “It is gey an’ difficr to say; whay would be gi’en ? ” For a good useful servant, £3O. “Thirty poons! Eh, sirs, that would never do, Saxty poons was little enoo’.” These, and similar answers, only went to show that the females, from the time they landed, had been under very improper tutelage, and that if immigrants are to be useful to colonists, upon their arrival in this country, a different system must be initiated than that which at present exists. ? It is now several weeks since our market has been liberally supplied with fish. Two causes have operated to bring this about. The first is, that fish on our coast are scarce at this time of the year; the next is. owing to the fishermen engaged in supplying the town having all gone off to the Dunstan goldfields. It is now_ known that barracoota in large quantities may be taken inside the Heads, and as many of the fishers have returned, it is expected that in a few days an abundant supply will again come into the market. Nothing can be more opportune when the present famine price which meat is sold at is considered. The town yesterday presented a very animated and busy appearance, owing to the large number of new arrivals, the greater part of whom had not yet determined to which of the new or old gold fields they should make for. Most of the boarding-houses of the cheaper class, which only a few days back were all but deserted, are now thronged with guests. Many are awaiting anxiously for further news from the Dunstan, and for Mr. Branigan’s report of the Nokomai gold fields. Should the weather hold good, by Monday a large number of men will be on their way to one or other of the new diggings.

REMOVAL OF THE RESTRICTIONS ON THE IMPORTATION OF CATTLE. OFFICIAL INTIMATION. We understand that the Government have resolved to allow the importation of cattle from Gipp’s Land, having ascertained that pleuro-pneumonia has never existed there. They have also resolved to bring a Bill into the Provincial Council to amend the law requiring that all sheep be dipped on arrival, in so far as to facilitate the importation of fat sheep for killing. The present very high price of meat, and the anticipation of a large increase to our population within the next few months, have induced the Government to take these steps, as they consider that the time has now arrived, when it is better to run the risk involved in the resolution come to, than allow meat to remain at famine prices. . . .

M. Louis Marin, a member of the French Chamber of Deputies, claims to be the world’s champion parliamentary orator. His speeches in the Chamber have occupied 59 hours 20 minutes. He once spoke 34 times in one day on a single topic. The words he has contributed to the French Hansard total 227,924. Order “ Huia," the butter that is made from the.finest Otago creath.—Advt. Every day London uses nearly 300,000,000 gallons of water, which would fill a canal 10ft wide and 3ft deep, stretching for nearly 300 miles.