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Taranaki Daily News, 4 January 1916, Page 7

"The present year in Victoria has been a p-eat one,'' said Mr. Win. Fraser, the well-known ex-Sonthland representative footballer, who is now working manager at one of the branches of the biggest meat exporting companies in Victoria, to a Southland Times reporter. There had been an abundant rainfall, and the crops and pastures were of the most luxuriant description, there being insiiflieieiit stork to cope with the latter. He anticipated that there would be a large quantity of grain available for export from the Commonwealth next year notwithstanding the continued drought in Queensland,' which was suffering very severely. Owing to the drought that had previously prevailed in the southern States the export of meat during the present year had fallen away to almost nothing. He mentioned that his firm had in 1914 exported over 800,000 carcases of lamb and mutton; in 1913 considerably over a million *ses, and in this year only 10,000 ises had been exported. It would take the Commonwealth some years to recover in the matter of sheep, no matter how favourable the seasons might be, and in regard to cattle the position was much worse. In some parts of the States the country had been completely depleted of stock. At present farmers were holding their stock as much as possible in order to copo as well as they possibly could with the extraordinary growth of grass, If a spell of hot weather took place the grass would shrivel up quickly, and then there would be the continuous danger of devastating fires, so that farmers were not happily placed, in theicireunistances. There was, however, a spirit of hopefulness everywhere, and signs of despondency were nowhere in evidence. Shampooing, Hairdresaing *sd Twistißg; Electrolysis for the pemaaent removal of superfhioHs hair. Switches, Toupees, etc. Ladies' coroWngs made up to any design. MRS. BEADLE, Eginont Toilet Parlors, Griffiths' Buildings, New .Plymouth, near Oiurn»gi< Library.