PAPER PRODUCTION

Otago Daily Times, Issue 26853, 18 August 1948, Page 4

PAPER PRODUCTION

POSSIBILITIES IN DOMINION WIDE OVERSEAS , MARKET A suggestion that New Zealand could find a valuable world market if the manufacture of paper from the timber which abounded in the country was undertaken was advanced by Sir Alexander Mackenzie Livingstone in an interview with the Daily Times yesterday. “There is a world shortage of paper, and newsprint is the easiest type of all to make,” he said. “Almost any type of wood can be pulped. The best wood could still be used for building and other purposes.”

He felt that there was an enormous potential wealth in the timber of this country if it was used for such purposes, while it would be of wider benefit to the Empire in that the machinery for the work could be obtained from Britain.

Paper manufacture is one of Sir Alexander’s many interests. When asked if he would comment on aspects of the steel and building position, in which he is-also concerned, he smiled and said: “ This trip is not for business. I prefer to talk about your country.”

The photograph shows a - group of children playing in the sunshine at a Dunedin kindergarten yesterday afterafternoon.

bers to their homes to discuss difficulties and strengthen relationships. This assisted "the teachers to a fuller understanding of the child. As the result of the participation of the parents in the work of the play centres, their scope was widened. The play centres and kindergartens did not supplant the home, but were supplementary to it. Miss Hamilton said that parent clubs, 'which were an integral part of kindergarten .work, gave the mothers an opportunity to exchange views and experiences and to see films on educational subjects. If, however, the work of kindergartens was to increase in Dunedin, more students were required for training.