SUGAR BEET INDUSTRY
Wellington, Aug 11 At the Central Chamber of Commerce, the chairman said he had received a letter from Christchurch, stating it was intended to start the sugar beet industry in the South Island. It was hoped a similar industry would be started in the North Island. In. the South Island it was proposed -to put down 3,000 acres in beet at a cost, approximately, of £250,000.
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Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7471, 12 August 1920, Page 4
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