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Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1915, Page 5

In Australia, 4 recent cable message stated, ri firm has produced steel suitable for the manufacture of shell casings, and had this country developed its resources, in all probability we should have been able to do the same. At Parapara, in the Nelson province,' there Is iron ore in abundance, and on the beaches of Taranaki are immense quantities of ironsand, (writes the Christchurch Star). A few enthusiasts, such as the late Mr. E. M, Smith, have persistently urged that the Dominion should utilise these great resources, and fitful attempts to do so have been made from time to time. To-day, these sources of supply are not available, and the consequence is the "if" in the committee's report—"if suitable materials could' be supplied." A correspondent has written drawing attention to the fact that there are immense iron-works in China, especially in the Yang-tee-Kiang valley, and expressing the opinion that it might be possible to draw supplies from that source. Doubtless the committee hn ut overlooked the Eastern market*.' 97 pleasant place (agoy lt|ds thea.