KAURI GUM
RESEARCH TO IMPROVE PRODUCT HOPES FOR COMMERCIAL SUCCESS (MESS \SSOCIATIOH TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, February 7. Hard hit by competition from synthetic gums, the kauri gum industry of New Zealand has languished to such an extent that it is now almost a thing of the past. For some time the Department of Scientific and- Industrial Research has interested itself in the welfare of this industry by directing its efforts to the elaboration of processes which will yield a product satisfactory to the overseas consumer. This particular task was entrusted to Dr. J. R. Hosking, of the Dominion Laboratory, and as a result of his investigations he has evolved a method for purifying and standardising crude kauri gum. Highly favourable reports have been received from abroad on the article obtained by Dr. Hosking's process, for which the Government has taken out patent rights. The authorities are hopeful that its use on a commercial scale will bring about a successful rehabilitation of the industry.
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Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21084, 8 February 1934, Page 10
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162KAURI GUM Press, Volume LXX, Issue 21084, 8 February 1934, Page 10
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