Decrease in Sheep.
At the banquet in his honor on Friday night at Palmerston, the Premier quoted figures showing the progress of the colony during the last decade. The only decrease was in the number of sheep—42s,Bl6 between the years 1893-1903. Speaking on the subject Mr Secldon said he would be quite prepared tomorrow, with the approval of the pastoralists, to ensure by legislation that the export of ewe lambs should be stopped. “We must bring up that half-million sheep again,” added the Premier,
Later in the evening Mr R. S. Abraham referred to the master. He was able to judge in his business the effect the exportation of ewe lambs would have if continued, and what .the result was likely to be. When they took a man’s freezing sheep they did not take his worst ones. The result was that animals which should have been kept were allowed to go away. The farmers thought it was a good thing probably as it put up the price b£ sheep, but he pointed out that if this was allowed to go on the flocks of blew Zealand would be seriously depleted, and they would have to pay heavily to other countries to replete their flocks. He hoped the Premier would make a point of attending to the matter early next session.
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Manawatu Herald, 1 March 1904, Page 3
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