NEW ZEALAND FLAX.
THE INDUSTRY REVIVING. . :f - i TPer Press Association.! WELLINGTON, October 30. The returns of hemp graded during the month of September show the total number of bales graded was 4562, of which Wellington contributed 53.96 per cent. The quality of each grade dealt with was as follows:—Fine, 5.2 per'cent, good fair 46.8 per cent, fair 41.4 per cent, common 6.07 per cent, rejected, 35 per cent. As compared with the previous month there was an increase of 2162 bales graded, but a decrease of 68 bales on the corresponding month of last year. For the six months ended 30th September, the number of bales graded was 28,991 bales, as compared with 20,246 bales for the corresponding period of last year, an increase' of 7745 bales. A number "of mills have re-opened, and a considerable increase in the output may be expected from now onwards.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2647, 1 November 1909, Page 5
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147NEW ZEALAND FLAX. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2647, 1 November 1909, Page 5
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