QUEENSLAND MAY PRODUCE RUBBER
The shutting off of supplies of raw rubber from the East Indies may lead tc Queensland's becoming a grower of rubber. Two sources, arc at present regarded as possibilities ■ —the rubber vine of Queensland and the Mexican rubber shrub. The Queensland rubber vine produces caoutchouc, which is an essential ingredient of rubber. Until recently this vine Avas regarded as a pest, but now it may play an important in the Avar elTort. The Minister for Agriculture (Mr Bulcock) says that some years ago l experiments Averc made to determine the rubber yield from the A'ine and a small quantity of the exudation was shipped to England. The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research is now investigating the commercial possibilities of the A'ine. Experiments arc being conducted in the United States to determine the possibilities of the Mexican rubber shrub, and it is being introduced to Australia to> be tested under climatic conditions.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/BPB19420506.2.37
Bibliographic details
Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 49, 6 May 1942, Page 6
Word Count
156QUEENSLAND MAY PRODUCE RUBBER Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 49, 6 May 1942, Page 6
Using This Item
Beacon Printing and Publishing Company is the copyright owner for the Bay of Plenty Beacon. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Beacon Printing and Publishing Company. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in