FERTILISER TRADE
The use of fertilisers is steadily growing, and the trade lias now assumed very important dimensions. Last year's imports were valued at £821.900, as compared with £618,055 in 1028, £405,370 in 1927, £517,424 in 1926, and £430,611 in 1925. Phosphatic fertilisers are growing in popularity, and this class forms the 'bulk of the imports, largely mineral phosphates for the manufacture locally of superphosphate. Imports for the year ended March 31 last amounted to 368,762 tons, valued at £864,367, as compared with 331,897 tons valued at £691,071 in 1928-29. Of the latest year's total 170,997 tons was Nauru and other Island phosphate, 73,072 tons North African phosphate, 94,332 tons basic slag, 11,015 tons sulphate of ammonia, leaving 19,346 tons of all other kinds.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 140, 16 June 1930, Page 4
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