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TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Letter of Transmittal .. .. .. • • • • • • • • " « Summary .. .. • • • • * • • • •• • • .. 6 Part I—lntroduction—(l) National Pulp and Paper Scheme .. .. .. .. • - .. 6 (2) Independent Reports by Consultants .. .. .. .. • • .. 6 (3) Invitation to World Wood Pulp Conference .. .. .. • • .. 7 (4) Composition of Delegation .. .. .. .. • • - • .. 7 (5) Itinerary en route to Montreal .. .. -. • • • • .. 7 (6) Return Itinerary en route to New Zealand .. .. .. • • .. 7 Part ll—Organization and Conduct of Conference — A. Description of Conference — (1) General .. .. .. •. • • • • • • .. 8 (2) Proceedings .. .. .. .. • • • • • • .. 8 (3) Entertainment .. .. •. .. • • • • .. 8 B. Organization of Conference — (1) Preparatory Work .. .. .. • • • • • • .. 9 (2) Administration .. .. .. .. • • • • .. 9 (3) Accommodation .. .. .. • • • • • • .. 9 (4) Steering Committee .. .. .. .. • • • • .. 9 (5) Composition .. .. .. .. •. • • • • -.. 9 C. Proceedings of Conference — (1) Procedure .. .. .. •• • • •• • • .. 10 (2) Agenda .. .. .. • • • • • • • • .. 10 (3) Statistical Work .. .. .. • • • • • ■ .. 10 Part III —Report of the Preparatory Conference on World Pulp Problems— Preamble .. .. .. •. • • • • • • • • " *2 Recommendations .. .. • • • • • • • • • • .. 12 Conclusions .. .. .. . • • • • • • • • • .. 14 A. General Summary .. .. .. .. - • • • .. 14 B. Short-term Situation .. .. .. ■ • • • • • .. 15 C. Long-term Outlook — I. General Remarks .. .. • - • • • • .. 16 11. Consumer Needs .. .. ■ • • • • • .. 17 111. Production and Requirements .. .. - • • • .. 18 IV. Raw Materials .. .. -. • • • • • • .. 22 V. World Trade in Wood-pulp .. .. • - • • .. 27 VI. Supply and Requirements by Grades .. .. .. .. 27 VII. Dissolving Pulp .. .. . • • • • • • • .. 27 Part IV —Application of Conference Conclusions to New Zealand — (1) General .. .. .. • - • • • • • • • • ' * oo (2) World Wood-pulp Trade, 1949-55 .. .. • • • • • • " oq (3) 1947-48 Investigations .. .. • • • • • • • • " oq (4) Wood Pulp Conference and Newsprint .. .. • • • • " * ~ (5) World Newsprint Supply .. .. • • • • • • • • '' o(6) New Zealand and Australian Demand for Newsprint .. .. .. • • 35 (7) World Newsprint Prices .. .. . • • • • • • • .. 39 (8) Cost Price of Newsprint in New Zealand .. .. .. • • .. 45 (9) Effects of General Currency Revaluations .. .. • • • • .. 46 (10) Economic Size of Newsprint Units .. .. .. • • • • .. 47 (11) Bearing of Conference Conclusions on World Sulphate Position .. .. .. 47 (12) General Aspects of Supply-Demand Position in Chemical Wood-pulp .. 49 (13) Effect of World War II and Post-war Developments on United States of America Sulphite Wood Pulp Position .. .. .. _ •• ..55 (14) Effect of World War II and Post-war Developments on United States of America Sulphate Wood-pulp Trade .. .. .... .. .. 56 (15) Per Capita and Total Consumption Trends in the Use of Chemical Wood-pulp .. 58 (16) Possible Markets for Chemical Wood-pulp in New Zealand and Australia .. .. 60 (17) Long-term Price Trends in Sulphate Pulp .. .. . - • • .. 63 (18) Comparison Between Newsprint and Sulphate Pulp .. .. •• . .69 (19) Forestry Conditions in Pulp-producing Countries and in New Zealand and Australia 69 (20) Conclusions and Recommendations of the Delegation .. .. .. .. 73

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