Ka.uri gum has been a declining industry for many years and the Government lias been obliged to give substantial help to diggers. The final blow seemed to be the popularity of cellulose lacquers almost universally used in America. However some hopeiul items appear in tfie annual report on the industry. Last year’s export to Aiai’ch 31 was 4529 tons, tho va-’Le being £301,’535. Tho United Kingdom is now the largest customer, though much of its purchases are resold to thu Continent. It is possible that a new process may enable fossil kauri gum to come into general use in the lacquer industry. If so tho result would probably be that very large quantities of kauri gum would be required, and that cellulose lacquers, instead of diminishing the demand, may actually increase it and provide an outlet at payable prices for a large proportion of kauri gum recovered.
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 September 1927, Page 2
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