FLAX INDUSTRY.
Sir,—ln a recent issue I saw a. letter of "The Grading of Flax," signed'by "J , Waikato Miller." His letter, shows a dif- , ference of 12 points between Auckland arid ;s Wellington in the grading of one consign*, ment of flax. Tliis is a very, serious thin(". r for the miller and the Auckland district / In "Waikato Miller's" case the .difference would be about £11 53 per ton, worked out in this way: At Auckland "Waikato Mil-v* ler's" flax was graded under 50 points, and therefore could not be exported. • Good , value for flax graded under 50 points would i be about £10 per ton. " Waikato Miller's" flax was graded again in Wellington, and given 62 points. This brought the , value v of his; flax up to £21 5s per ton, a differ- ; ence of £11 5s per ton. Now.. sir, . there ■is no reason why hemp in Auckland shouia ; be graded 12 points lower than Wellington., Something should be done to get The grad- • ing of hemp as near equal as possible all over Now Zealand. James Brown.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14336, 5 April 1910, Page 3
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