THE HORSE
HANDY IN WELLINGTON Perhaps one of the Wellington services least affected by the petrol restrictions is the Wellington City Council’s milk department, which has always maintained a policy of using horses to the fullest extent possible on its delivery rounds, except on steep bituminous slopes which are too difficult or dangerous for them to negotiate. Some 80 to 85 per cent, of the department’s milk delivery is done by horses, and there are 52 horse carts on the road. Costing £3O to £4O each, the horses have been found to be cheapest from the points of view of capital investment and maintenance, and far less noisy than motor vehicles. It has been found in general practice that horses get to know the round just as well as their drivers, and know just where to stop and start. The average period spent by a horse between the shafts of the municipal milk cart is eight to ten years, but after he has finished his days on the city streets he is still useful for light farm work.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 64, Issue 4528, 26 January 1942, Page 4
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178THE HORSE Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 64, Issue 4528, 26 January 1942, Page 4
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