THE FLAX INDUSTRY.
The steady and yet rapid increase of the number of mills engaged in flax dressing, and the importance of the flux industry to thi< Colony will be seen by rcfeience to the following figure.*, which set forth the quantities exploited 5 for each qnaiter of the past year, ending December 31st : Quarter ending March 31 : Exported to the United Kingdom, 254| tons,
£5507 ;to Australia, 51A tons, £1162 ; to the United States. ton, £l6 ; total, tons, value £6685. Quarter ending June 30 : To United King Jon, tons, £45 5 ; to Australia, 41 tons, £IO2B ; to the United States, 45 tons, £1166: total, tons, £6719. Quarter ending September 30 : To United Kingdom, 135 tons, £3329 ; to Australia, 26|- tons, £619; to the United States, 291 f tons, £7302 : total, 453 tons, £11,260, Quarter ending December 31 : To United Kingdom, 295 f tons, £7OBO ; to Australia, 65 tons, £1412 ; to the United States, 526 tons, £12,960 ; to China, tons, £491 ; to Germany. tons, £37": total, 901 f tons, £21,710. Total for 1889 : 1939 tons, valued at L 4 6,374.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 438, 18 January 1890, Page 2
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180THE FLAX INDUSTRY. Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 438, 18 January 1890, Page 2
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