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Colonist, Volume XXVI, Issue 3701, 4 September 1883, Page 4

"'.., A. Gtjebnsey correspondent, writing to an English paper, states: — "Her Majesty's prison in this island is at present empty, the only two prisoners having been discharged this morning. This is a very gratifying condition of affaire, and speaks well for the absence of crime among a .population of over 32,000. A similar eircuuietance has not occurred during the 27 years thai the present governor fof the prison haß held office." Tub • Egmont Courier,' is tie name ofanewapaper published at Opunake, Tarahaki. ' ;J . : ;-.. ; : ." ":"' ' : ;.. Mis Maet JACKSON,_of Tbreep]and Cumberland, the: •. originator of the term " Potato Oats,? has just died at the age of 82. Bhe it was who first discovered the metboa:qfreariDg;wbat are now called potato oits. Obseryiii^ a single stem of..oaV«j. growing on ';i potato rig, theseed'of which bad been ;cQnveyed.thither by the wiad, and tbat the straw was uncommonly strobg, when the grain was matured she preserved it'and used'it forleeed the en. suing season, which succeeding in a extraordinary degree, the method was won ' aft9r adopted by numbers of farmers. .