PARROTS FOR FOWLS

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 793, 14 October 1929, Page 16

PARROTS FOR FOWLS

ONE-SIDED EXCHANGE DEALINGS WITH FIJI From Our Own Correspondent HAMILTON, Saturday. There is certainly an Eastern touch about the business methods of a Fijian resident here. His system of supplementing his stock of poultry, is, without doubt, a novel one, and one that has caused considerable inconvenience and discomfort to many poultry fanciers in the Dominion. If the experience of a Frankton resi- ! dent is the same as that of others I who have had dealings with the ! Fijian man they have good reason for bemoaning their business associaj tions with him. j It was with the object of saving | others from being duped that the I Frankton woman issued a warning | through the Press. It appears that the i Fijian man, after scrutinising New i Zealand newspaper advertisements, r communicates with the person who \ has poultry for sale, offering in ox- ; change a selection of rare Fijian i parrots. The New Zealand fancier is | requested to pay freight this end and I the birds are dispatched to Fiji. All that is needed to complete the transaction are the promised parrots which, despite the assurance that plenty can be procured without trouble, fail to arrive. The birds are acknowledged in due course, and the excuse for the non-appearance of the parrots is that trouble is being experienced in obtaining the necessary permit to export them to New Zealand. Guinea fowls, bantams, a turkey gobbler and a black swan were included in the Frankton resident’s contribution. In her case the black swan was the only part of the consignment for which parrots were to be exchanged, the balance to be paid for in cash. The first shipment was made last March, but as yet the woman has not seen a penny of the £2O due to her over the transaction? It is understood that the parrot dealer’s transactions are well known among prominent poultry and game dealers in New Zealand. They had sent over poultry and game in exchange for parrots which in every case failed to materialise. Realising that something was wrong, the Frankton resident got into i touch with the authorities and has | received official intimation that the exportation of parrots is prohibited by the Fijian Administration.