POULTRY IN DOMINION.
* THE LATEST RETURNS. WELLINGTON, January 18. The number of fowls, ducks, and geese, etc., in New Zealand in 1921 was greater than in 1926, when the last census was taken. In a report to the Alinister of Internal Affairs ('he Hon. R. F. Bollard), the Government Statistician (Air Alalcolm Fraser) gives the following interesting
return: — 1926 ; 1921 Fowls .. .. 3.308,384 3.491,567 Ducks 352,030 379,988 Geese 43,879 46,234 Turkeys 76,852 73,220 Totals .. 3.781,145 3,991,009 This shows a decrease of 209,864.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3802, 25 January 1927, Page 33
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