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| | SOUTHLAND REGION - Economic Growth - 1966 Encyclopaedia of New Zealand |
 | | One of the striking characteristics of the region's settlement pattern is the prevalence of small marketing centres (population figures for 1961): Winton, 1,473; Tuatapere, 872; Wyndham, 679; Edendale, 607; Lumsden, 666; Makarewa, 465; Riverside, 393; Woodlands, 363; Wallacetown, 319; Mossburn, 273; Tokanui, 227; Balfour, 246; Browns, 273. |
 | | The impact of the scheme upon Southland's economy ought to be considerable, but its precise effects remain a matter of conjecture, as in fact does the execution of the whole project, because of the world market situation for aluminium. |
 | | Southland has important reserves of sub-bituminous coal and lignite and in 1960 produced 364,050 tons, 12.08 per cent of the national output, a proportion which has doubled since 1910. |
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