KING COUNTRY EXPORTS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 610, 11 October 1913, Page 5

KING COUNTRY EXPORTS.

THE WOOL OUTPUT. EXPANSION OF DAIRYING. The amount of wool produced in the King Country Is steadily increasing, and of the stations on the King Country section or the Main Trunk line Te Kuiii handles the greatest quantity. During the ysar ending March 31sc la;t there were shipped irora Te Kuiti 2054 bales. Waiouru handled 1954 bales, Ghak'ine 15b 5, Ongarue 12bj, Wsimarino 54, Otorohanga 572. and Taumsrunui 12S. 4G and Taringamatuu 28 reoresen: the lowest agurss, tne totai for ali the stations being Sl5O bales. A considerable output goe3 from Ks«nii and i'vlouau by steamer, so that the quantify taken by rail, while representing the greater porof the wool output, by no means represents the full figures for the dis trict In addition there is no doubt porti?>n of the amounts handled at the border stations such as Te Awamutu on the north and Mataroa on the south is produced in the King County, while a Certain quantity is also sent down the Wanganui river. Thus the quantity produced i:> the district may fairly be assessed at something approaching twelve thousand bales. When it is remembered that this total has been reached within a decade of the opening of the district lor settlement, some idea may be ootainerl of :he progess of the district. It is only reasonable to assume that these totals will be annually increasedfor some yearj to corns, and with a rapidly increasing production of butter in these district? which are suitable for dairying " very rapid increase in both the volume and value of King Country exports may be locked for. |