MAXAWATU FLAX MILLS.
Well over 200 men are now engaged in the Manawatu flax industry, largely through provision by the Unemployment Board of a subsidy of £4 a ton. There is still a'considerable amount o£ flax in the district, and the rise in flax fibre prices to over £20 a ton after the low level of .£ll, is welcome, as it will mean added employment and increased business activity.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 112, 7 November 1935, Page 12
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69MAXAWATU FLAX MILLS. Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 112, 7 November 1935, Page 12
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