Thank you for correcting the text in this article. Your corrections improve Papers Past searches for everyone. See the latest corrections.

This article contains searchable text which was automatically generated and may contain errors. Join the community and correct any errors you spot to help us improve Papers Past.

Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image
Article image

NEW ZEALAND HEMP

•REHABILITATION prospects. ECONOMY COMMITTEE’S REPORT. I Ter I'ress Association — Copyiigilt.f WELLINGTON, Oct. 31. The Imperial ■ Economic Committee ih their ieport on hemp fibres make several suggestions for the rehabilitation of the New Zealand hemp industry. Research to improve the strains, better machinery for stripping the loaves and reorganisation of the industry itself are' all strongly recommended. jne report deplores the discontinuance of research work which had be-' gun to show promising resuits. It is thought that the plan of offering a bonus, which the New,, Zealand government adopted ill 1930 lor the* invention of a -commercially' practicable process for improving the fibre, is less advantageous' than would be continuous experiment such as couid be secured by the appointment oi 1 an agricultural engineer. ' -

Milling and haulage Costs per ton of fibre are very much higher in New Zealand than in Kenya, though New Zealand seems to have the advantage cf smaller overhead end depreciation charges! v “

< The report covers,, all the fields of Empire production—lndian and Mauritian hemp, East African, and West Indian sisal, in addition to New Zealand |hemp, and discusses the prospects for extending the use of these fib res for 1 making , ropes, cords and strings in Empire countries.

Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/HOG19321101.2.67

Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1932, Page 6

Word count
Tapeke kupu
205

NEW ZEALAND HEMP Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1932, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND HEMP Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1932, Page 6

Help

Log in or create a Papers Past website account

Use your Papers Past website account to correct newspaper text.

By creating and using this account you agree to our terms of use.

Log in with RealMe®

If you’ve used a RealMe login somewhere else, you can use it here too. If you don’t already have a username and password, just click Log in and you can choose to create one.


Log in again to continue your work

Your session has expired.

Log in again with RealMe®


Alert