HONEY INDUSTRY
The harvest of honey throughout tb* Dominion for the season 1939-31 has been, with the exception of one or two localities such as Waikato and Hawke’s Bay, exceptionally poor, approximating one-third to one-ball the normal yield, reports the National Beekeepers' Association. Many districts, notably Otago and Southland, have had phenomenally poor returns. The reason for the small crops was the very unseasonable weather during the past spring and summer. The previous season was a very bad one ftir those engaged in the honey industry, the export figures being about fifty tons only, against about HOP tons for 1028-29. The past season’s export totals only seventy tons to date, and it is unlikely that much more will be shipped. It is fortunate that sufficient stocks are held in London to cover sales of New Zealand honey until next season’s crop reaches England. a s the Dominion market is likely to be starved somewhat before the end of the year, in spite of the fact that so little has been sent overseas.
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Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1931, Page 1
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172HONEY INDUSTRY Hokitika Guardian, 23 May 1931, Page 1
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