Substitute For Cane
The way in which some war-time necessities may become peace-time innovations is suggested by a type of jar crate at present being made at the New Zealand Institute for the Blind. When supplies of cane ceased to be imported from Singapore, an alternative to the usual “demijohn” container had to be found and a crate made of light wood bound together with wire is now proving suitable. More than 1000 have so far been made' bj’ the blind workers.
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 32303, 23 August 1943, Page 8
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82Substitute For Cane Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 32303, 23 August 1943, Page 8
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