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1945 NEW ZEALAND

DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH (NINETEENTH 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 oe the Council oe Scientific and Industrial ResearchSecretary's Report .. .. .. 3 continued Tobacco Research .. .. .. .. 36 Reports op Research Committees or the Council Wheat Research Institute .. .. .. 39 or Scientific and Industrial Research — - Cawthron Institute .. .. .. ..40 .Building Research .. .. .. 5 Dairy Research Institute .. .. .. 8 Research Work at Agricultural Colleges—■ Food Preservation and Transport Advisory .. 12 Canterbury Agricultural College .. ..44 „ Massey Agricultural College .. .. .. 48 Fruit Cold Storage Research .. .. 12 „ . „ _ _ Dominion Laboratory .. .. .. 51 Fruit Research .. .. .. 15 T , .. , „ , , t%- • • n Dominion Observatory .. .. ..56 Industrial Psychology Division .. .. 17 T ~ ioi -d i oa Dominion Physical Laboratory .. .. 57 Leather and Shoe Research .. .. ZO Manufacturers' Research Committee .. .. 21 Geological Survey .. .. .. .. 61 Mineral Resources 22 Magnetic Observatory 63 N.Z. Wool Manufacturers' Research Association .. 22 Meteorological Branch .. .. .. 64 Plant Chemistry Laboratory 22 Imperial Agricultural Bureaux .. .. 64 Plant Research Bureau .. .. .. 23 Liaison Office, London .. .. .. 64 Soil Survey Division . . .. .. .. 34 Information Bureau .. .. .. .. 65

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