FLAX.
[Pee Peess Association.] WELLINGTON, Aram 25. A return prepared by the Lands Department shows the area of laud in the Colony carrying flax to he:—Crown lands, 119,690 acres ; Private lands, 179,450 acres; Native lands, 147,262 acres; total, 446,402 acres. With the exception of a few acres in South Wellington, the only flax remaining in the Colony is grown on the banks of lagoons, rivers, or creeks, and in isolated positions. Until recently it was regarded as a weed and has been burnt off.
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Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 9088, 26 April 1890, Page 6
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84FLAX. Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 9088, 26 April 1890, Page 6
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