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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 553, 30 July 1920, Page 2

It is no fairy tale (says the Sydney Sun). A really genuine green sheep can be seen on the Dubbo racecourse. It is a sheep of rare breeding, too. Nothing common about it? even as it presents on# of the rarest sights in the world's woollies. It is one of the classic Wanganella breed,* and a member of the Strahorn flock of studs. And there it is—not ® spot of white or black is to be seen about it, though it is heavily roated green. Kven when it wags its stumpy tail it wags* ; ,a tuft of the most fascinating of emeralds. There is a Naroissus touch, too, about this woolly wonder, for whenever it chances to see itself reflected in pure wajter, it is so filled with admiration that it is tempted by a desire to eat itself. This is hardly to be wondered at for the sheep is covered with a rich growth of trefoil. During the drought the clover burr nestled in its growing cloak, and the recent rain has made the transformation. It would seem that at least one sheep in the west, a sensible, well-bred one—has responded to the slogan of "More Production." And it proves that breeding will tell- even in sheep.

Auckland is the largest city in New Zealand. A "Gazette" gives the following figures: Auckland, 144,646 church, 101,747; Dunedin, 72,048. The persons; Wellington. 100,898; Christtotal metropolitan area is included in each case. £ %