MUTTON BIRD SEASON.
•MAIXSR CATCH REPORTED.
(By Telegraph. —Prese Association.)
TNVERCARGILL, this day. The total catch of mutton birds this season shows a large decrease compared with former years. The catch in a normal eeaeon is about 300,000, but thie season there is a decrease of about 30 to 40 per cent. This is attributed by a leading merchant to the stormy weather and better economic conditions resulting in fewer Maoris going to the islands. '
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 140, 16 June 1939, Page 11
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75MUTTON BIRD SEASON. Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 140, 16 June 1939, Page 11
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