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Details of the yearly export, and the country to which exported, from 1925 to 1937 are given below: —

Particulars of Kauri-gum exported from New Zealand from 1st April, 1925, to 31st March, 1937, inclusive.

Production during the Year. The kauri-gum received at Auckland from the gumfields for the past eight years is shown, month by month, in the following table : — 1929-30 1930-31. 1931-32. 1932-33. 1933-34. 1934-35. 1935-36. 1936-37. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Anril .. 339 441 309 405 240 202 221 346 JL '' 426 374 394 245 161 224 211 229 Tm ?l '' 285 247 263 144 238 148 164 107 tX" " 349 309 244 153 162 150 258 139 August " • • 317 194 251 43 150 193 172 181 September ". •• 323 214 208 128 219 201 134 142 October .. 534 328 192 176 320 307 220 154 November .. 441 317 276 182 326 243 260 501 December .. -.268 277 172 188 209 268 190 291 Tanuarv • ■ 371 158 194 167 165 312 182 160 February " 412 281 277 213 325 274 220 265 March " -.563 386 224 185 289 336 160 233 Totals .. <U528 3,526 3,004 2,229 2,804 2,858 2,392 2,748 Kauri-gum Industry Account. The assets of the Kauri-gum Industry Account have been realized, and the account has been abolished by statute. Approximate Cost of Paper.—Preparation, not given ; printing (640 copies), £3 ss.

By Authority: E. V. Paul, Government Printer, Wellington. —1937.

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