APARIMA.
March 8. — Harvest is now general. The weather on the whole has been favourable, and fair progress is being made. A few muggy days lately retarded both cutting and stackiug, and more drought would be welcome.
" Injored Innocence." — In my la3t notes, I did not mean to lay the introduction of rabbits to the charge of the Acclimatisation Society, though my composition may have warranted such an assumption. Your account of the origin of our sparrow tribe corrected a misapprehension on my part. Ifumanum est errare.
London Cheese Market.— The following quotation is from a cablegram received by tho {Southland branch of tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency JCompany, Limited : — " The shipment of cheese made by the Fairfax Dairy Factory Company, Kaikoura's cool chamber, has arrived in fair condition, and sold at an average of 46s per cwt. The cheese in case No. 173, Fairfax, shipped in Kaikour&'s cool chamber, has arrived in good condition, and sold at 54s per cwt." I am credibly informed that a previous Fairfax consignment, shipped as ordinary cargo, realised only about 4d per Ib. Football. — Of the three South Islanderspicked by Warbrick for his native team two are Rivertonians — viz, H. Lee (back) and C. Brown (forward). Last season Lee made his debut creditably as an interprovmcial player. Brown's fame is but local.
Ohicket. — The newly formed Jacob's River Club played the Aparima (Riverton) C.C. at Gummie's Bush a week ago. The game was more productive of sociality than of good cricket. Riverton made 123 runs, (McHutcheson, 48 ; J. G. Fullarton, 27; H. Lee, 11). The fielders dropped numerous catches, chiefly off McHutcheson's bat. Inglis at long stop allowed only one — a leg-bye. Against the bowliug of J. A. Fullarton and McHutcheson, the novices collapsed for 10 runs. They followed on against different bowling, aud at the call of time had scored 46 for four wickets (M. McKay, 24 ; D. McKay, 11, not out). The day was splendid, and the Riverfconiaus enjoyed their trip greatly.
Maech 10. — A deal of rain has fallen, and there are signs of more. Harvesting is consequently at a standstill.
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Otago Witness, Issue 1895, 16 March 1888, Page 17
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353APARIMA. Otago Witness, Issue 1895, 16 March 1888, Page 17
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