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H.—34.

1936. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Presented to both House* of the General Assembly by Leave.

CONTENTS.

PAGE . PA GTS Minister's Statement .. .. .. .. 2 Reports of the Research Committees of the Council of Secretary's Report .. . ■ • • .. 7 Scientific and Industrial Research — continued. Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. 7 Phormium Research .. . . .. .. 28 Meteorological Branch .. .. .. 8 Mineral Content of Pastures .. .. .. 30 - Geological Survey 8 Pakihi Soils • ■ • • AA Observatories .. . • ■ • .. 9 Leather and Pelt Research .. .. .. it Phormium Tenax .. .. ■■ .. 9 Fruit Research .. .. .. .. 36 Mineral Content of Pastures .. .. .. 9 Fruit Cold Storage .. .. .. . • 42 Plant Research Station .. .. .. 10 Soil Survey .. .. ~ • • • • « Wheat Research Institute .. .. .. 11 Research Scholarships .. .. ... •. bo Dairy Research .. .. .. ..11 New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology .. bo Fruit Research .. .. ■■ ..11 Imperial Agricultural Research Bureaux .. ..65 Soil Survey .. . • • • ■ • . . 12 Research Work at Canterbury Agricultural College 66, Leather and Pelts '.. .. .. ..12 Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. •. 70- - Miscellaneous .. .. ■ ■ .. 12 Geological Survey Branch .. .. •. 75 Reports of the Research Committees of the Council Meteorological Branch .. .. -. ■ • »0of Scientific and Industrial Research .. .. .13 Dominion Observatory .. .. .. " i^ Dairy Research Institute .. .. ..13 Apia Observatory .. .. .. • • J ObPlant Research Station .. .. ..18 Magnetic Observatory .. .. .. ..108 Wheat Research Institute .. .. .. 27

The Hon. D. G. Sullivan, Minister of Scientific and Industrial Research. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report of the Department for the year 1935-36. Ē. Maesden.

I—H. 34.

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