KING COUNTRY PROGRESS.
jߣtttthSheep Returns. Season's Increase. That the settlement of the King Country is increasing very rapidly is well known, a**d the amount of new country brought into grass each year is a constantly increasing asset which will make itself felt in a substantial manner in a very short time. The amount of land thrown open by the Crown during the past year or two has not been so great as in previous years, but on the other hand the stimulus given to settlement by the passing of the legislation for the purpose of allowing Native lands to be leased by private individuals has been very marked in its effect. Desirable settlers in many instances have preferred to lease from the Natives, rather than wait for the chance of ballotting. As showing the progress during the past year it is interesting to compare the sheep returns of the past year with those of the previous period. According to the official returns the total number of sheep in the King Country in 1906 was 40,428 ; the returns for the present year show a total of 68,148, being an increase of 27,720. Appended is a table showing the totals in the different Counties during the periods mentioned :
County 1906 1907 crease Waitomo ... 11,257 27,740 16,483 Awakino ... 13,984 23,295 7,311Kawhia ... 6,811 10,579 3,768 WestTaupo 6,376 6,534 158
40,428 68,148 27,720 It is highly gratifying to note the large percentage of increase in sheep, and when it is remembered that cattle play a very important part in the breaking in of new country, some idea may be obtained of the strides being made in progress each year in the district. In addition, the dairying industry must be considered, as to that branch of f arming a great number of settlers throughout the district are turning their attention. In the Ohura """two" new factories are to be opened this season, and negotiations for a factory at Aria are also being conducted, to say nothing of other localities where the industry has been established for some seasons, and is rapidly widening its sphere of influence. However it is well known that the King Country is but in its infancy as a stock carrying country, and with the bringing in of the Native land and settlement of the remaining Crown ■ afeas the district will easily rival the best in the Dominion. Our chief requirement is a comprehensive and active policy of roading, and at even the present rate of progress it will not be long before the settlers will be strong enough to demand a greater amount of attention in this respect than has hitherto been the case.
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King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 52, 18 October 1907, Page 3
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442KING COUNTRY PROGRESS. King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 52, 18 October 1907, Page 3
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