Considerable annoyaueo has been caused at Port Chalmers during the recent spell of warm weather to tho residents in the locality of the George street pier and to passers by from the olTeusive effluvia which arises at low water from the sewers which empty into that portion of the bay between the dock and the George street pier. This nuisance should be seen to, as our representative was informed by a leading resi dent yesterday that his family were suffering from its effects.
The period for which Shaw, Savill, and Albion Company's mail steamers were arranged to take the North Island ports outwards having elapsed, an alteration will now be made in tho rotation' and|for the; next six months the company's steamers will make Port Chalmers and Lyttel ton alternately first ports of arrival, commenc ing with the Arawa, which left Plymouth on 26th January for Port Chalmers. During the same period tho New Zealand Shipping Company's boats will take the northern ports for arrival.
From Woodend the Christchurch F ross learns that a crop of oats this season has threshed out 79 bushels per acre. At Kaiapoi Island a crop of barley will, ii is confidently expected, give a return of 70 bushels per ;iere. A crop of wheat iv the same locality is expected to produce from (JO to 70 bushels per acre. A crop of barley at Ituigiora has thrilled out 52 bu.,hA- ),._.• . ;31 , i'-ml v (i.jM (I f the &a.;.;s cu'wd lit I'Vin-.id.: i\ "Xpyctwl to give a return of nearly (JO bushels per aero.
