Drift to North Island
An unexpected effect of the tendency for population to drift to the North Island was mentioned at a meeting of the National Patriotic Fund Board in Wellington. After the 1914-18 war, it was stated in support of the suggestion that there should be a central fund upon which provincial patriotic councils could draw, some of the provincial organisations entrusted with administering the funds varied considerably. There has been a tendency for former servicemen to gravitate to the North Island, and pensioners and convalescents seemed to desire the warmer climate. - The consequence was that the demands upon the resources of the northern patriotic councils had been much heavier than elsewhere. One speaker suggested that a similar drift to the north would occur again, but South Island speakers contended goodhumouredly that the attractions of the southern regions were being better appreciated, and a countermovement could easily develop.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 40, 21 October 1946, Page 8
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149Drift to North Island Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 10, Issue 40, 21 October 1946, Page 8
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