THE POTATO BLIGHT.
■ "- 1 • (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent) WELLINGTON, this Although many crops of potatoes*in various parts of the colony have, been attacked by blight, it is not expected that New Zealand will have to impo« potatoes to any extent. In fact;'.-on* - Wellington merchant is confident that the colony, notwithstanding the outoreak of the disease, will still have sufficient potatoes to meet all the local requirements. He states that although, prices have hardened of late * n ? r *_J' reason to believe that they will reeeae before long. Large quantities of P°* tatoes are still in the South Isla-4 w pits, and that being so he does not see how it will pay to import from Tasr mania, where the crops have been unusually large. 'News of the outbreaKr of the potato disease having reachea California a firm there has appTOachea a Wellington firm with a view to Wi» shipments to New Zeaipnd. A *•[£ has been sent that there is no neeeM>£ at preaent to place any orders outaiae. the «*my. ■ * .
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Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 139, 12 June 1905, Page 4
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169THE POTATO BLIGHT. Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 139, 12 June 1905, Page 4
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