SEASONAL SHEEP TREK
EAST COAST TO WAIKATO GISBORNE, Jan. 7. The season for large sheep movements both within the district and to outside areas is now beginning, and should be very busy, with more breeding ewes going to the Waikato than last year. In the past, few sheep have been put on the road for the Waikato before the New Year holiday traffic is off the roads, but during the past few weeks, in response to a demand front purchasers, an earlier start was made. Most of the sheep concerned in the present movements have been sold forward to owners who wish to take delivery on their farms. It is stated that present intentions are that few will be going forward from the Gisborne district on consignment for offer at public auction, although every year numbers are sent from the upper end of the coast in this manner. The greatest proportion of the sheep will be despatched by road and rail, although it is expected that 50,000 to 60,000 will be sent by boat to Tauranga and thence by rail to the inland destinations, while possibly .some may be sent to Auckland.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 85, Issue 9, 11 January 1941, Page 10
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