HORSE TRANSPORT
TARANAKI DIFFICULTY The swing hack to hoyse transport, immediate consideration of which has been urged on dairy company directorates and suppliers by the New Zealand Dairy Board, will present problems in Taranaki. In the conveyance of milk to the factory, the motor has ousted the horse to a very great extent. For long-distance haulage, horses are nol as economical as motors, because of the time factor, but for short distances they effect a saving. The development of motor transport has caused the breeding of horses to be neglected, and the latest year book shows that there are only 15,079 horses in Taranaki, compared with 22,452 in 1921. In the same period, the cow population of Taranaki increased from 180,201 to 240,351, creating more haulage. A great number of the horses are thoroughbreds, which would be unsuitable for haulage and general utility purposes.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20863, 15 August 1942, Page 5
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144HORSE TRANSPORT Gisborne Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 20863, 15 August 1942, Page 5
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