Th* Maem of tba cauntw diririete «f poverty Bay bt« wry wueh, con. cwMtt over tfewr rotate* orops this ye». **«&§*> Wight the Qishonie "Times ). This inU have ft* wV of crw%g a abortage of food, pointed out on® prominent XaHls. " liika the Irish, ha said, tho Maoris depended ontheir potatoes and kumaras It is anticipated that if a week i or two of sunny weather isexperifißfisd, the knmara crops will be good. So far they have not developed any great size owing to the and it now only needs the sun to bring therm on. Unlike the potato, the fcumara is not affected by blight.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17395, 4 March 1922, Page 14
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