Of late the native pigeon has been often j seen in flight in the Waitnkere Ranges (reports the Auckland Star), and it ha* ! been accepted as a sign that they are short j of food. These birds in the Auckland «. district rely to a large extent on the berried of the puriri and taraire. The former are / finished, and the latter are not yet ripe, f Commenting on the rent question, a WeW lington correspondent says:—“Although the Government Statistician does not say so, it is well known flint current house rents and the cost of building small houses in New Zealand, particularly in Welling-:, ten, are regarded with incredulity by builders in Australia, especially where* wooden houses are concerned.”
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Otago Witness, Issue 3764, 4 May 1926, Page 81
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