The oyster season will be opened this month, although the date has not yet been fixed (states the Auckland Star). Last season 7000 sacks were picked on the various Auckland oyster beds, and it is expected this season that that number will be exceeded, as in several localities the size of the beds has been greatly increased. Last year the oysters on the Waiheke, Barrier, and some, of the other gulf beds were dark in colour as the result of a submarine upheaval in the vicinity of White Island, although they were quite good for consumption. Since then these oysters have steadily improved in colour. Reports from North Auckland state that at Kaipara and Bay of Islands the oysters are in excellent condition.
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Otago Witness, Issue 3818, 17 May 1927, Page 6
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