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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 352, 12 April 1911, Page 7

Daring the pasfc .year ->S Chinese arrived at Auckland from overseas, and 11L» departed. Land in the vicinity of Feilding has been changing hands at £SO an acre for dairying purposes. The Hun. T. Mackenzie this week visited Wokan, where he inspected the river in view of representations that the Government should take steps towards the preservation of the scenery. There are 229 newspapers published in New Zealand and registered at the General Post Office, Wellington. Of these G5 are published daily, 32 thrice weekly, twice weekly, 7(J weekly, o fortnightly, 35 monthly, one every four weeks, and one excyy three weeks. News from tito Argentine is none too cheering. Letters have been recieved in Palmerston stating that the country, generally speaking, is in a bad way. Wages have gone down, while the expense of living has increased. The outlook, on the whole, is most unpromising, ai;u a crisis before long is nut improbable. Several who left New Zealand to settle in that part of the world are wishing they had selected some other Held of emigration.