ANGORA RABBITS.
SHIPMENT FOR AUSTRALIA,
Two hundred angoras and chinchillas were among the most conifortablelookiug passengers oil board the Uliinaroa when the vessel left for Sydney to-day. These rabbits were the third shipment f sent'from-Auckland: : In their cases on the poop they nibbled grass or slumbered quietly alongside a partly-eaten breakfast. Though they do: not love the water these rabbits are'good sailors. In one of the cages three! or four in a' snug corner were seen with their mother. Other litters are expected: during the voyage. • ■' : Mr. A. Sands, of Point Chevalier, is in; charge of the shipment. He says the fur industry is developing in New South Wales and on one farm there are 10,000 rabbits. On arrival at Sydney the shipment goes into quarantine. for a fortnight. • ■ ■
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 222, 19 September 1930, Page 9
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129ANGORA RABBITS. Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 222, 19 September 1930, Page 9
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