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1934. NEW ZEALAND.

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

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

CONTENTS.

PAGE Secretary's Report .. .. . • .. 2 Dominion Laboratory .. • • 2* Meteorological Office .. • • .. 3 Geological Survey .. . . • • .. 3 Geophysics .. .. . • ■ • .. 4 Observatories .. . • • ■ .. 4 Mineral Content of Pastures . . . . .. 5 Phormium tenax .. .. • • . . 5 Wheat Research Institute .. •. .. 5 Kauri-gum . . • . ■ • ■ • .. 5 Plant Research Station .. .. .. 5 Dairy Research .. . • • ■ .. 6 Fruit Research .. . ■ ■ • .. 6 Soil Survey • • • • • • .. 6 Leather and Pelts .. .. • • .. 6 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 .. • • .. 12 Wheat Research Institute .. .. . . 15 Phormium Research .. .. • . . . 16

PAGE Reports of Research Committees of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research —continued. Mineral Content of Pastures .. .. 18 Pakihi Soils Research .. .. .. 20 Fruit Research .. . . .. 21 Fruit Cold-storage Committee .. .. .. 24 Leather Research .. . . .. 25 Pelt Research .. .. . . 26 Soil Survey—Third Annual Report .. .. 27 Research Scholarships .. .. 32 New Zealand .Journal of Science and Technology .. 32 Imperial Agricultural Research Bureaux .. 32 Pig-recording, Pork, and Bacon .. .. 32 Publications .. . . • ■ 32 Research Work at Canterbury Agricultural College, Lincoln . . .. ■ • ■ ■ 33 Dominion Laboratory . . .. . ■ .. 36 Geological Survey Branch .. . • . . 38 Meteorological Branch . . .. . . 57 Dominion Observatory .. .. . • 61 Apia Observatory .. .. . . .. 69 Magnetic Observatory .. .. .. 72

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 1933-34. E. Marsden.

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