H.—34.

1932. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (REPORT OF THE).

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

CONTENTS.

PAGE Secretary's Report .. .. .. 2 Dominion Laboratory .. .. 3 Geological Survey .. .. .. 3 Meteorological Office .. .. .. 4 Observatories .. .. • ■ .. 5 Mineral Content of Pastures .. .. 5 Phormium tenax .. ■ ■ .. 5 Wheat Research Institute .. .. 6 Kauri-gum .. .. .. . • .. 6 Plant Research Station .. .. 6 Dairy Research .. .. .. 6 Geophysical Prospecting .. .. 7 Standardization .. .. .. 7 Fruit Research .. .. .. 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 7 Reports of Research Committees of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 8 Dairy Research .. .. .. 8 Plant Research .. .. .. ..11 Wheat Research Institute .. . . .. 15 Noxious Weeds Research .. . . .. 16 Flax Research .. .. .. .. 17 Mineral Content of Pastures Investigation .. 18 Pakihi Soils Research .. .. .. 22

PAGE Reports of Research Committees of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research—continued. Pig recording .. .. .. .. 24 Pork and Bacon .. .. .. 24 Wool .. .. .. .. 24 Fuel Research .. .. .. 25 Cold Storage Research: Fruit .. .. 26 Fruit Research .. .. .. 26 Leather Research .. .. .. 27 Standardization .. .. .. .. 28 Reconnaissance Soil Survey, Central North Island Territory .. .. .. 29 Publications .. .. .. 31 Research Scholarships .. .. .. 31 New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology.. 31 Imperial Agricultural Research Bureaux .. 31 Research Work at Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln . . .. .. .. 32 Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. 34 Geological Survey Branch . . .. .. 35 Meteorological Branch .. .. .. 45 Dominion Observatory .. .. .. 48 Apia Observatory . . .. .. .. 56 Magnetic Observatory.. .. .. .. 58

Tie Eight Hon. G. W. Forbes, Minister of Scientific and Industrial Research, — I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report of the Department for the year 1931-32. E. Marsden.

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