WAX FROM PEAT DEPOSITS
Peat deposits in the Chatham Islands which contain waxy material suitable tor the manufacture of wax polishes are being investigated by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research. The Minister in charge of the department (Mr Sullivan) said yesterday that this investigation was part of a search for substitutes for imported materials now unavailable or in short, supply. It was one of the important war activities of the department.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 191, 15 July 1941, Page 4
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73WAX FROM PEAT DEPOSITS Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 191, 15 July 1941, Page 4
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