SHORTAGE OF PAPER.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 2 August 1916, Page 5

SHORTAGE OF PAPER.

CANADA’S INCREASED EXPORTS

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T am doing my ImA as between ibe Canadian Government and the paper miffs to ensure a good supply r,;r New Zealand,” said Mr W. A. Beddoe, Canadian Trade Commissioner to a representative of the “Hearald.” I cabled to Sir George E. Foster, Canadian Minister for Trade and Commerce, to facilitate shipments, and he has promised to do everything possible in the matter.” Canada, remarked Mr B'eddoe, had exported over 200.000, 000 pounds of printing paper more for the year ended March 31st, 1916, than for the year ended March 31,1915, and 1915 shows over 200,000,000 increase oyer 1914fi which year shows over 3(10 : , 000,000 pounds, increase over 1913. Mr Beddoe added that he had just received from the Canadian Government, some reasons for the scarcity of paper abroad.. Among them were the interest taken in the war, whicn has caused a lai'gpr consumption of new s print, owing to increased circulation. The materials entering into the manufacture of paper are difficult to obtain in England, France, South America, Italy and the Orient. Norway has been stripped of all pulp, and Sweden lias been unable to ship during the winter. The Canadian market has been drawn on to a greater extent than formerly, American publishers during the -war have been using a great quantity oi paper. The Canadian mills have not appreciably increased their output of paper, and shipments from. Scandinavian countries have been largely cut off. France and England have not been able to get any pulp or raw materials out of the Baltic. “New Zealand is not the only country short of paper,” is the remark contained in a letter received by Mr Beddoe from Canada. “We have had requests from a number of other countries, but you will see the difficulties are great.”