THE HEMP INDUSTRY.
PARTICULARS OF EXPORT. The copy of the Statistics of New Zealand dealing with Trade and Shipping, just to hand from the Government Printer, gives Use following details of the export; and value of Noav Zealand hem]) for the vear 1918: — HEMP. The total quantity of hemp exported was 25,107 tons, valued at £1,387,763. The following are the quantities and values exported to the different countries: — United Kingdom, 3,286 tons, £178,829; Ca-, nada, via West Coast, 1,572 tons, £89,876; Australia, 4,556 tons, £218,507; Nonva\|, 185 tons, £9,957; U.S.A., via West Coast, 15,568 tuns, £890,594. The quantities and value of the hemp exported from the different ports were; —Auckland, 4,817 tons, £280,320; Wellington, 10,849 tons, £929,402; Lyttelton, 385 tons, £1.5,163; Dunedin, 1,500 tons. £82,010: other districts, 1,577 tons, £81,739. TOW. The quantity of tow exported was 1,815 lons, of a total value of £20,384. Of this quantity, 4,756 tons, valued ;it £10,730, Was-exported to Australia, and 50 tons, valued at £654, to Japan. The quantities and value of the tow exported from the different ports were; —Auckland, 220 tons, £2,465 ; Wellington, 1,347 tons, £15,310; Lytlenton, 30 tons, £240; Dunedin, 32 tons, £377; other districts, 186 tons, £1,022.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2045, 23 October 1919, Page 3
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198THE HEMP INDUSTRY. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 2045, 23 October 1919, Page 3
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