Deer are said to lie remarkably plentiful in the Wairurapa, but the herds are deteriorating, and good heads are very scarce. A Masterton sportsman who has just returned from a stalking expedition in the Martin-borough district said that one day his party counted 75 stags, but none were wortt, bringing down. The party secured 14 beads of fair quality, one of them being the progeny of an imported stag. The animal resembled a hind in colour and the head was lighter and finer than those of deer of the old stock. Eleven tenders were received for the erection of the new municipal offices at Christchurch, and that, of Mr W. William ion, of Christchurch, was accepted. The contract price is £40,980, and the building has to be finished in 10 months.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3556, 9 May 1922, Page 57
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