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Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 111, 10 May 1919, Page 8

One article of export from Auckland that was practically stopped during the war was that of tanekaha bark. Large quantities of this article were exported to Bristol in pre-war days when freight rates were 33a per ton. After tlie declaration of war in 1014, some bark was exported at . r >o/ per ton freight, and when 80/ was reached the shipments ceased. The bark was used for the purposes of tanning -leather. That the value of the bark was being more recognised was shown by the fact that a local exporter was asked just before the war for quotations for a .Paris firm, as they wished to use it for tanning kid gloves. Any chance of further export at the present time is blocked, both on account of shortage of labour and the high freights ruling. Inquiry made recently as to what freight would be charged on the bark, elicited the information that £24 per weight was the figure. Of course tan bark is bulky, and a ton weight' takes up some space. i

Nicholas when Cz.ar of Russia had a dragon tattooed on his left forearm, and quite a number of other European royalties, both past and present, have been similarly "decorated."