OPOSSUM SKINS
QUESTION OF ROYALTY. (Per United Press Association. * WELLINGTON, November 6. In the House of Representatives this afternoon, the Leader of the Opposition raised the question of royalties on oppossum skins. Mr Wilford stated that in addition to the royalties charged by the Crown, private owners levied royalties as well. The Minister of Internal Affairs stated that no request had come to him for a reduction of royalties. Some of the trappers were doing remarkably well. One man had made £3OO in two months. He would again consider the matter.
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Southland Times, Issue 19395, 8 November 1924, Page 8
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91OPOSSUM SKINS Southland Times, Issue 19395, 8 November 1924, Page 8
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