NITRATE SUPPLIES
PROVISIONS FOR THE EMPIRE
BY ENGLAND AND DOMINIONS
GREAT POSSIBILITIES OVERSEAS
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received January 19, 8.50 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 15. Thefinal report of the Nitrogen Products Committee's investigations noinl to the definite conclusion that it o practicable to make, the British Empire independent in regard to external supplies of nitrogen. Cana*. wiOl i-cr exceptional water power and accessibility to the seaboard, could produce much' cheaper than anywhere in the world, and New Zealand and Tasmania also offer possibilities of the cheap manufacture of synthetic nitrogui also the large deposits ot low-giade coal in Australia can furnish arnmoneium sulphate. The committee stronbS advises -that in the light of war experiences, the country should not ibk depending on Chilian nitrates Horn a n i" arv noinf of view, it would proSahh he wise to concentrate major installations in Britain. «'iOi supplementary installations throughout the Empire, and, if necessary, create an Imperial authority to carefully study Empire requirements.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19200119.2.55
Bibliographic details
Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14267, 19 January 1920, Page 5
Word Count
161NITRATE SUPPLIES Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14267, 19 January 1920, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Waikato Times. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in