GOOD PRICES PAID
KAURI GUM INDUSTRY ALTERNATIVE MARKETS FOUND (0.C.) KAITAIA, this day. The kauri gum industry, in so far as the far northern fields are concerned, is in a very good position, and a comfortable living is assured for the diggers. It is estimated that from 200 to 300 men are actively engaged as gum diggers, the majority being married with families. The general opinion among the diggers was that when the war had been in progress a few months the price of gum would drop on account of the markets being so far distant from New Zealand and shipping space being required for more necessary products. Moreover, Germany, Italy and Japan were purchasers of gum prior to hostilities. Fortunately for the diggers other markets have been found, and the following prices are the approximate amounts paid to the diggers on their fields for the various grades of gum:—Steel, 110/ per cwt; black, 80/; chalk, 50/; chips, 30/ to 40/.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 281, 27 November 1941, Page 3
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