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1937. NEW ZEALAND.

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

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave.

CONTENTS.

PAGE PAGE Minister's Statement . . .. .. .. 2 Reports of Research Committees, &c. —continued. Secretary's Report .. . . .. .. 5 Social Science Research Bureau .. .. 40 Dominion Laboratory .. . . .. 6 Wheat Research Institute .. .. .. 41 Meteorological Branch .. . . .. 6 Phormium Research .. .. 42 Geological Survey . . . . .. .. 7 Mineral Content of Pastures .. .. 45 Observatories .. . . • • • • 8 Leather and Pelt Research .. .. 50 Plant Research Bureau . . .. .. 8 Fruit Research .. .. .. 52 Dairy Research Institute .. . . .. 8 Fruit Cold Storage Research .. .. 57 Wheat Research Institute .. .. ■ . 9 Soil Survey .. .. .. 60 Leather and Pelt Research . . . . .. 9 Research Scholarships . . .. .. 80 Soil and Land Utilization Survey .. .. 9 New Zealand Journal of Science and Technology .. 80 Fruit Research . . . . . . 10 Imperial Agricultural Research Bureaux ... 80 Mineral Content of Pastures .. .. . . 10 Research Work at Canterbury Agricultural College 81 Phormium tenax .. .. ■ ■ ■ ■ 11 Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. .. 86 Miscellaneous .. . . . . .. 11 Geological Survey Branch .. .. 92 Reports of Research Committees of the Council Meteorological Branch .. .. .. 131 of Scientific and Industrial Research— Dominion Observatory .. .. . . 135 Dairy Research Institute .. .. .. 12 Apia Observatory .. .. .. .. 144 Plant Research Bureau .. . . . . 18 Magnetic Observatory .. .. .. .. 146 Standards Institute . . .. .. 34

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 1936-37. E. Marsden,

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