Gold-mining Brings Increased Population To Westland.
Press Association —Copyright. Wellington, May 24. The last of the preliminary census returns for counties, boroughs and town districts was issued to-day by the Government Statistician. It is for the Westland county, which has increased by 30 per cent, in the past ten years. In 1926 the population stood at 4203 and. it is now 5535. Increased activity in goldmining, following a rise in the price of the metal, probably accounts for part of the increase.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 139, 25 May 1936, Page 7
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82Gold-mining Brings Increased Population To Westland. Stratford Evening Post, Volume IV, Issue 139, 25 May 1936, Page 7
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