THE 'POSSUM.
TO FIGHT FOR [US OWN LI.VINO. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Yesterday. At the meeting of the Wellington Acclimatisation Society, Mr. L. 0. Tripp, chairman, said that ho had received notice from the Minister of Internal Affaire that the protection of opossums had been removed. He had also received a letter from a fanner, pointing out that it was a mistake wholly to remove the protection, as it would be sufficient to remove it for the winter months only. The winter skins were valuable onefi Mr. Tripp said that he was making enquiries into the subject, with a view to approaching the Government. Good winter skins were worth 10s each, so the trade in skins was a valuable one, and it would employ many men in the winter, when, as a rule, the general demand for labor was scarce. The protection could, if required, be removed in the fruit districts. Opossum skins were as valuable as store lambs, and the question of protection was important. There was no sport in shooting opossums, so the matter was purely a commercial one.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 94, 6 September 1912, Page 7
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181THE 'POSSUM. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 94, 6 September 1912, Page 7
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