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1933. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE).

Laid on the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave.

CONTENTS.

PAGE Secretary's Report .. .. .. .. 2 Dominion Laboratory .. .. 2 Geological Survey .. .. .. .. 3 Meteorological Office .. .. .. 4 Observatories .. .. .. .. 4 Mineral Content of Pastures .. .. 4 Noxious Weeds .. .. .. .. 4 Phormium tenax .. .. .. .. 5 Wheat Research Institute .. .. 5 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. .. 5 Plant Research Station .. .. 5 Dairy Research .. .. .. 5 Standardization .. .. .. .. 6 Fruit Research .. .. .. .. 6 Soil Survey .. .. .. C Leather and Pelts .. .. .. ..7 Bananas .. .. .. .. 7 Development of Industries Committee .. .. 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 7 Reports of Research Committees of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. 8 Dairy Research Institute .. .. .. 8 Plant Research Station .. .. 10 Wheat Research Institute .. .. ..13 Noxious Weeds Research .. .. 15

PAGE Reports of Research Committees of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research —continued. Phormium Research .. .. 15 Mineral Content of Pastures .. .. 17 Pakihi Soils Research .. .. .. 24 Pig-recording, Pork, and Bacon .. 27 Wool Research .. .. .. 27 Fruit Cold Storage Committee .. .. 27 Fruit Research .. .. .. .. 28 Leather Research .. .. .. .. 30 Pelt Research .. .. .. 31 Soil Survey—Third Annual Report .. 32 Publications .. .. .. .. 41 Research Scholarships .. .. .. 41 New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology.. 41 Imperial Agricultural Research Bureaux .. 41 Research Work at Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln .. .. .. .. .. 42 Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. 47 Geological Survey Branch .. .. .. 49 Meteorological Branch .. .. .. 68 Dominion Observatory .. .. 73 Apia Observatory .. .. .. 80 Magnetic Observatory.. .. .. 82

The Right Hon. G. W. Forbes, Minister of Scientific and Industrial Research, — I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report of the Department for the year 1932-33. E. Marsden.

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