METAL FOR JAPAN.
REINFORCING CONCRETE. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sej)t. 25. The total export of scrap metal from New Zealand to Japan this year was 21,577 tons of a value of £25j091. The Asama Maru, now loading at Wellington, is taking 5500 tons, including tons from here. The Nankura Maru takes 500 tons next month. It is stated that practically all the scrap purchased will be used for reinforcing concrete. A Japanese private company is buying the metal and selling it to strengthen concrete structures, as the Japanese law now requires some metal to be used in building new shops.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 255, 25 September 1933, Page 2
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100METAL FOR JAPAN. Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 255, 25 September 1933, Page 2
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