EGMONT BOX FACTORY.
THE OUTPUT. The following is a return of the output of butter boxes and crates manufactured at the Egmont Box Factory from July, 1002 to Juno, 1917. The figures are very interesting, as illustrating the steady growth of the company's business in keeping pace with the Increase in the dairying industry (says the Argus). It will be noticed that there ".as a regular increase in the output up ,io the last year, when through the shortage of labor and other war conditions the dairy industry lias fallen away somewhat, and the butter and cheose crate manufacture consequently also fell away. 'The figures are as follow:
Season. Boxes. Crates. Total. Butter Cheese 02/03 110.G93 17,010 133,703 03/04 129,732 29,610 159,342 04>/05 152,557 6,302 158,859 05/00 167.S03 31,807 199,700 00/07 200,310 7-1,130 2711,446 oa/os 1711,099 101,535 276,234 08/09 194,753 125,486 320,239 09/10 211,543 150,678 362,2-28 10/H '238^04 129,585 367,789 11/12 210 618 162,136 372,764 12/13 182,204 219,005 401,209 13/14 100,990 251,190 442,170 14/15 198,819 249,190 IM6,009 15/10 192,395 298,325 488,720 10/17 178,133 268,737 444,875 / 2,737,549 2,107,720 4,845,275
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Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1917, Page 6
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178EGMONT BOX FACTORY. Taranaki Daily News, 18 September 1917, Page 6
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