SURPLUS GOLDFISH
LIBERATED IN STREAMS. ; . ' Surplus goldfish from ponds in Palmerston North, disposed of by being put in .streams, have made their way to Lake Horowhenua, and 'there increased iu thousands, according to a statement made by Captain M. Foster at last meeting of the council of the Wellington Acclimatisation ■ Society. He said the goldfish, which were Japanese carp, were displacing trout. 'Some weighed three pounds. Captain Foster ■replied to a (member who /asked 'if they could bo eaten that they tasted as much like cotton wool as anything could.
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Patea Mail, 30 March 1936, Page 2
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90SURPLUS GOLDFISH Patea Mail, 30 March 1936, Page 2
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