IMPORTATION OF FERTILIZERS IN YEARS 1934-35 AND 1935-36.

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 54, Issue 1, 20 January 1937, Page 48

IMPORTATION OF FERTILIZERS IN YEARS 1934-35 AND 1935-36.

The following particulars of the importation of fertilizers into New Zealand for the years ending 31st March, 1935 and 1936, have been compiled by the Inspector of Fertilizers, Fields Division, Department of Agriculture, Wellington, from returns furnished by courtesy of the Comptroller of Customs :

* Includes all soft-phosphates from Seychelles Islands and islands in vicinity. J Soft-phosphates-from New Caledonia, includes 55 tons from Peru year 1935-36 and 25 tons year 1934-35. i Chiefly from Belgium—presumably North African phosphate mined in Tunisia and ground in Belgium. .

' * Includes phosphate (not otherwise specified) which is chiefly North African phosphate ground in Belgium. ’ ■; /'• ’’ > : ■ ' . , '■

' Quantity (in Tons). ’ ■ • . . —.. - Quantity (in Tons). . Year 1935-36. Year 1934-35. Bonedust and bone-char .. .. .. 3° < - • 80 Basic slag .. .. .. 50390 9,217 Seychelles soft-phosphate* . . . . . . ■ 5.879 - 22,089 Nauru and Ocean Islands phosphates 209,751 170,838 Island phosphate (other) f . . . . .. 8,815 3,304 ’ Egyptian phosphate . . ... ■■ 1,000 I , 400 Phosphate (not otherwise specified)! ■ 7,405 10,237 Kainit . . .. . . ... .. 845 840 Muriate of potash . . . . 75 262 Sulphate of potash ... 838 733 ' Potash salts (other) ' • . . 7,076 ’ • 7,386 ' ■ Sulphate of ammonia . . ■ .. i. 4,033 5,ioo Nitrate of soda .. . .. . .. 1 , 620 1,511 Fertilizers unspecified .. .. 175 - 95 Sulphate of iron . .. . . .. 23 IO ■ ■ Totals . . .. . . .. 298,955 233.102

Table I. Summary of Fertilizer Importations, 1935-36 and 1934-35

, Year ended • 31st March, ’ Bonedust and Bone-chai. Basic Slag. Superphosphate. Pacific and Indian Oceans Phosphate. Egyptian Phosphate. Moroccan Phosphate. North African Phosphate (other). i ■ : T ■ - Super- . . phosphate. Pacific and Indian, Oceans Phosphate. Egyptian Phosphate. Moroccan Phosphate. North .African Phosphate (other). ' Tons. Tons. : Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1927-. 1,805 ■53,327 : 15 161,541 ."5,979 1928 t ... ' 725 48,913 6,616 143,373 6,603 13,389 1929 .. ■ 554 93222 1,037 178,057 6,000 22,173 12,499 1930 : ,420 94,332 170,997 1,000 35,348 37,424 1931 •• • 795 67766 156,950 8,038 250 5 1932 180 ■47,776 a 300;/ 178,466 4,738* 1933 30 42,022 ■214,445 160 ■. 6,024* 1934 14,982® 182,333 350 5,437* 1935 • ■ 80 9,217 196,231 1,400 10,237* 1936... ... 30 51.390 224,445, 1000 : 7'. 4°5*

Table II. Imports of the Principal Phosphatic Fertilizers, 1927—36.