Among the exports shipped direct from New Plymouth by the lonic last week were 35 tons measurement of large tree ferns being forwarded to England, France and other parts of Europe (says the Taranaki Daily News). This shipment of tree ferns is stated to be the largest ever sent from the Dominion. The timber used in packing the fems was mostly pinua insignis, over 2000 feet being used. The ferns, many of which were 10 to 12 feet high, were being shipped by a firm which stated that the consignment had been made possible only by the opportunity of direct shipment offered by the port of New Plymouth.
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Southland Times, Issue 21198, 26 September 1930, Page 11
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108Page 11 Advertisements Column 4 Southland Times, Issue 21198, 26 September 1930, Page 11
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