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1943 14 EW ZEALAND

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE)

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Leave

CONTENTS

page Minister's Statement .. .. .. .. 2 Secretary's Report .. .. .. 3 Reports of Research Committees of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research — Building Research .. .. .. .. 4 Dairy Research Institute .. .. .. 5 Food Preservation and Transport Advisory .. 6 Fruit Cold Storage Research .. .. .. 7 Fruit Research . . . . • • .. 8 Leather and Shoe Research . . . . . . 10 Mineral Content of Pastures .. . . .. 10 Mineral Resources .. .. • • ..II N.Z. Wool Manufacturers' Research Association .. 12 Plant Chemistry Laboratory . . .. .. 13 Plant Research Bureau . . .. . . 13 Soil Survey .. .. • • • • .. 22 Sugar Beet Research Section .. .. 24 Timber Protection Research .. .. 24

PAGE Reports of Research Committees op the Council op Scientific and Industrial Research — continued. Tobacco Research .. .. .. 26 Wheat Research Institute .. .. ... 28 Research Work at Agricultural Colleges— Canterbury Agricultural. College .. 28 Massey Agricultural College .. .. 31 Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. 34 Dominion Observatory .. .. .. 38 Dominion Physical Laboratory .. .. 39 Geological Survey .. .. .. .. 41 Magnetic Observatory .. .. .. 43 Meteorological Branch .. .. .. 44 Imperial Agricultural Bureaux .. .. 44 Liaison Office, London .. .. .. 44 Publications .. .. .. .. .. 44 Research Scholarships .. .. .. 44