The Pahiatua Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1928. CONSIGNMENTS OF STOCK.
The railway statistics for the year ended March 31st last of the live stock consigned from the principal stations, Pahiatua, Alangatai noka and Hukanui, will have proved instructive to those who take more than a passing interest in the welfare of the Borough and County. The district has long enjoyed the distinction of consigning a considerable amount of stock annually to various localities, and the figures published, in the Herald last week, proves that despite the keen competition of the motor, the traffic is 'keeping up very well. For many yeans, there hats been a demand by outside breeders for sheep raised in this district, while dairy stock is railed to localities even as far distant as the Waikato. The pig industry has fallen off of recent years, owing to various causes, and consequently, there hs not the same number trucked as in bygone days. But with the expected revival in the pork trade, the farmers’ income should again show an increase Iron: this source. One notable feature of the traffic returns is the quantity of wool railed from the three stations named. It was anticipated at one stage that this particular business would show a big decline, but owing to the energy of tbe Departments Commercial agents and tbe ccurtcs.es of the stationmasters a very good response has been made by settlers to the appeal to send their wool to Wellington by rail. The Department- expects that next season there will also be a gratifying response. ReprcrsenTtttioivs made by tbe Chamber of Commerce and tlie Farmers’ Union for , : rontor facilities at the chief trackn ... stations have been attended t
j s difficult- to assess the ag district, but it must run mto very many thousands of pounds.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10907, 7 August 1928, Page 4
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301The Pahiatua Herald. PUBLISHED EVERY EVENING TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1928. CONSIGNMENTS OF STOCK. Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 10907, 7 August 1928, Page 4
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