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Inangahua Times, Volume II, Issue II, 26 March 1880, Page 2

Wool is the largest export of the colony, and a rise in its value most tell beneficially on all classes. The occupation of the growing of wool is not by any means confiued to the squitter, as some erroneously imagine. On May 31st last there were 5980 owners of sheep in the colony. Of these no less than 4049 possessed under 500 ; 693 he'd uufier 1000 ; 436 O mcd less than 2000 ; 324 possessed under 5000 ; 200 held less 10 000; 192 owned undei 20,000 ; 113 possessed less than 50,000; • here were 19 who owned under 100,000 ; while there was only one who possessed more than 100,000 and under 200,000 sheep, and he belonged to Ofago. There were at that time 11,405,389 sheep in the colony altogether, of which number uo leS3 than 7,443,889 were depastureb on freehold and on'y 3,961 500 on Crown latd. In the Canterbury provincial district there were 3,371 904 sheep, of which 2,015. 017 were maintained on freehold and the balance on Crown land. These figures show how generally diffused the industry of wool growing is in this colony, and how intimately connected it is with the general of the community. ; In reference to the proposiyg^H the " New York Herald " [2^^^H one of the commissionersl^^^^^^M the ' Heraid " fund ioJ^^^^^^H Parnell said that be bj^^^^^^^l accept, provided Mr^^^^^^^^^H allow him to appou^^^^^^^^^H in his stead till be r^^^^^^^^^H A journal in W&shij^^^^^^^^^^^H House and Naval agreed to submit I^^^^^^^^^^^J authorising the se^^^^^^^^^H vessel to carry P^'^^^^^^^^l to Ireland. Did you ever go eollecting^^W^W don't ever try. li's a poor game, believe me. I've tried it. I've co.» lected for widows, starviag peoplp, heathens, orphan?, South Sea Missionaries, and gentlemen's testimonials. It's a losing biz. If you want my tip, the testimonial ticket is the best, but it wants a knowledge of the subject in more ways than one. A well worked up testim >ni<l, mind you, is worth money to the collector as well as the recipient. I shall have a word or two more to say about this topic in the sweet by and bye, but I can't help telling you a little remark given to me in the strictest confidence about one of our publicans, by a collector for the Review expenses. The Bonifncd re fused to part on ' moral and lieligious Grounds.' I scarcely like quoting the confidence imparted to me, but I waro his brother Licensed Victuallers that such excuses as quoted won't run through more than once. Morality of that kind and Beer don't travel in double harness for any length of time with much success. Still, mind you, 1 moral grounds ' is good when you don't want to part,aq d if I can impress a useful hint like this on your readers I shall not have written this amusiog paragraph in vain. At the Melbourne Onivers : ty, on and after M_ arch 22nd, females will be

admitted io ail privileges, but they will be restricted from following ibafc of medicine. Mr Monle takes the place ofC Bannt-rman In the Australian team. It is rumored that Sir John O'Sfean* nessy goes to England for the sake of hiß bealtb, and that be will be offered the Agent- Geeralship. The President of the igricttltural Engineers' Association of Great Bri« tain writes that the association declined to exhib t at Philadelphia in conse* quence of the high protective duties, but they will exhibit at Melbourne, hoping the display may lead to more liberal fiscal arrangements. It is runored that the reason of Mr Farrell's — the late Agent-General of New South Wales — resignation is that be regarded an act of the Ministry as a disgraceful po itical job.