ON THE WAY
Since 1956 the number of farm holdings in New Zealand had declined by 20,000, or 25 per cent, Professor K. B. Cumberland. professor of geography at Auckland University, said recently in Canterbury. Today there were only 65,000 holdings. By National Development Conference target dates, and before the end of the decade, the number might be down to 50,000 or less. “This is a completely new but profound change. It is the result mainly of amalgamations. The area occupied by farms is steady. The average size of holdings has jumped in 14 years from 502 to 654 acres. Only to a very limited extent is it the result of urban encroachment on rural land. It is a world-wide trend ... It is a trend that, if anything, will accelerate,” he said.
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Press, Volume CX, Issue 32321, 12 June 1970, Page 6
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