The mutton bird season will be opened on April 1, but already preparations are being made by the Maori families in Bluff, Riverton and Colac Bay to travel to the islands in Foveaux Strait, and llax kits and other equipment are being prepared. Several families are now ready to sail. It is understood that fewer families will visit the islands this year than previously. Better economic conditions are suggested as one reason for this. Prospects are for a very good season and, because of the smaller number making the trip, the birds should command a good market when they come to hand. It is expected that the young birds will be found in good condition.
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Dominion, Volume 32, Issue 149, 20 March 1939, Page 11
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