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Southland Times, Volume 2, Issue 67, 26 June 1863, Page 2

Tobacco. — In addition to the twenty-six applications for navel industries, referring to this district, we learn that Mr Hassall, of Cambridrrestreet, ha 3 let fifteen acres of land at Spring Hill for the growth of tobacco. The lessee, we are informed, a former resident in Araorica, fully understands the managoment of tobacco. The aspect of tho land is favorable ; the soil is of great depth— supposed to be a very important matter, to obtain sufficient nutriment for the plant. "We are informed that it is advantageous to lestrict one fipld to a particular kind of tobacco, as otherwise the seed is likely to be blown on the next field, thus deteriorating the crop. — dunes Aduertisar. ' Emigration. — An old colonist writes per ] last mail : — " I have just had here Mr Knifiht, late secretary for Victoria at tho Exhibition. He tells me that Victoria is now proposing to establish a society for promoting and assisting emigration. There was a meeting held to-day which went off most satisfactorily. The trut is that the competition for the working classes, as evinced by the different colonies, is something wonderful. Canada has appointed an agent here ou a very extensive scale of operation. She is the greatest rival n{ the Australian colonies, and she is working strenuously. New Zealand has appointed her agents, who are sending out numbers. South Australia lias her agent fur emigration (not with this special duty assigned, but une who works it). Queensland has had, and has still, a most energetic and most deserving laborer, Mr Jordan. Victoria has devoted LSGGO to the sending out of the Lancashire operatives. Mr Knight, under the authority of the Victorian Governnent, visits Lancashire next week to select these people ; and now it is in contemplation by Victoeia to establish here a pennant agency. Th\s will, no doubt, benefit all the colonies ; and I trust that Mr Knight will be appointed to select, for from his Exhibition experience he will know into what quarters to go and whom to select, and from his position there will carry much greater weight in his representations. Such are the deeds of the other colonies. Where is New South Wales ? When -will she wake from her slumbers? If in Exhibition matters Victoria expended Ll s,ooo— New South Wale3i L7,ooo— and in every other mode of encouraging emigration Victoria spends her 214 ncr cent, as compared with New South Wales which do we suppose ought to sue- , the best 1 j In Luck..- A miner, of the class known as " hatters," who is well known on Talbot, succeeded in ferreting out two handsome nuggets last week, weighing respectively six and five ounces, at the old workings at the Mia-Mia Flat. — Maryborough Advertiser, Price of Gold. — In March last the various bank managers of Ballarat entered into an agreement not to pay more than * 4 0s 6d per ounce for gold. Since then the private buyera have been taking advantage of the banks, and some of them have given from £4 0s 9d to £4 Is per ounce. On Friday a private buyer and a, bank manager met at a mining claim in the Buninyong di6trict. The former offered £4 0s 9>l per ounce for the gold, and the result was an angry altercation and the interchange of uncomplimentary epithets. The bank manager purchased the gold at £4 Is., but gave a receipt for only £4 0s 6d, which induced the Secretary and Treasurer of the company to come into Ballarat on Saturday and make affidavit that the gold was sold for £4 Is. This affidavit, we learn, was sworn before Mr Ochiltree, who was one of the parties to the agreement not to purchase for rnoie than £4 0s 6d, and it is said that he has forwarded it to town with the view of recovering the penalty named in the agreement entered into by the contracting parties. In the meantime we hear tliat some of the banks have engaged private persons to purchase for them at a higher figure than £4 Os Gd. Some of the Buninyong companies, knowing the competition between the purchasers, are disposing of their gol#l by tender.