LOOKING BACK.
FIFTY YEARS SYNE. (From the “Guardian,” April 2, 1895). Vital Statistics. —Following are the vital statistics at Ashburton for March and for the same month last year in parentheses: Births IS (34), deaths 14 (9), marriages 5 (7). For the quarters ending March 31 in both years the figures are: Births 65 (79), deaths 27 (29), marriages 9 (14). TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO. (From the “Guardian,” April 2, 1920). Deer Shooting Season. —To-day is the opening of the deer shooting season in the Alford Forest, Rakaia (Manuka Point) and Rangitata districts. Expectations are of the most optimistic for good shooting, one stalker stating that the sport to be had at Rakaia Gorge “was the best in the southern hemisphere.” Those who were lucky in the ballot for deer licences got away to the back country early this week.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 65, Issue 145, 2 April 1945, Page 2
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