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The pine cone industry, though quietly conducted, is a successful and extensive business in Palmerston North. The cones are actually sold for fuel at less than one-fourth what they cost to gather; but in (he meantime the seed is extracted by heat and marketed in Europe and America. The extent of the trade may be judged by the fact that one contract alone was for gathering 3500 *mcks, arid one fuel supply was 509 sacks.
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Shannon News, 31 January 1922, Page 3
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75Untitled Shannon News, 31 January 1922, Page 3
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