LARGER POPULATION
WESTLAND'S INCREASE INFLUENCE OF GOLDMINING [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON, Sunday The last of the preliminary census returns for counties, boroughs and town districts was issued to-day by th*» Government Statistician. It is for Westland County, which has increased by 30 per cent in the past ten years. In 1926 the population stood at 4203, and it is now 5535. The increased activity in goldmining, following the rise in the price of the metal, probably accounts for part of the swollen population.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22427, 25 May 1936, Page 12
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84LARGER POPULATION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22427, 25 May 1936, Page 12
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