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1928. NEW ZEALAND.

KAURI-GUM INDUSTRY (REPORT ON THE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1928.

Presented to both Houses oj the General Assembly -pursuant to Section 5 of the Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914.

Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, 30th June, 1928. Sir, — I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report under the Kauri-gum Industry Amendment Act, 1914, for the year ended 31st March, 1928. I have, &c, J. Ii Thompson, Under-Secretary. The Hon. A. D. McLeod, Minister of Lands.

In accordance with the provisions of the Kauri-gum Control Act, 1925, the stocks of kauri-gum the property of the Department were placed in the hands of the Kauri-gum Control Board for sale as from the Ist April, 1927. The Control Board decided that, under the existing circumstances, the interests of the producers could best be served by the opening-up of a brokerage business and the selling of the producers' gum on a commission basis to the Auckland exporters instead of exporting gum on its own account. The sales of Government gum during the year have therefore been made by the Control Board to the Auckland exporters, and not, as in previous years, to the manufacturers abroad through overseas agents. All expenses incurred in handling the Government stocks and making sales are deducted by the Control Board from the proceeds of sales and the net proceeds accounted for co the Department. The following tables give particulars of the export of kauri-gum from the Dominion for the years 1918-28, and of the quantities of gum received in Auckland from the gum-fields during the past seven years : — Export of Kauki-gum. For the year ended 31st March, 1928, the export amounted to 4,531 tons, of the value of £267,559, an average price of £59 per ton. The tonnage, value, and average price per ton of the export for the past eleven years are — Year ended Tonnage Value Average 31st March, exported. per Ton. £ £ 1918 4,636 304,852 66 1919 2,338 152,299 66 1920 4,726 310,6.14 66 1921 6,131 524,701 85 1922 3,968 391,304 98 1923 6,080 520,409 85 J924 6,923 640,712 92 1925 5,432 446,019 82 1926 5,495 414,420 75 1927 4,529 301,335 66 1928 4,531 267,559 59

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