KANGAROOS IN MILLIONS
« SHEEP OUTNUMBERED SITUATION IN AY.A. Kangaroos in battalions "like a grey, moving mirage," were talked of by a deputation of Westralian pastoralists last week, in a request to the Government to abolish the royalty on kangaroo skins. For every million sheep 'n the northwest it was said there were two million kangaroos, and they were eating some | of the stations out of feed and spoiling the water supplies. It was stated that one hunter last year had bagged 100,000 kangaroos, while another had taken double this number over two years. The official supposition that the natives would starve if the kangaroos went, was baseless, for the natives would not eat the flesh now that they bad become used to beef and mutton. It was contended that with the present royalty of 9d a pound on dry skins, and 2d on reds, hunting was not profitable. The~Minister promised consideration.
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Auckland Star, Volume LV, Issue 220, 16 September 1924, Page 7
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