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Rh on the Continent, and these only for a time.

There most certainly appears to be an excellent investment awaiting the capitalist in New Zealand in the direction of creating more cloth factories to meet the requirements of the people of the country.

There is an important industry peculiar to the country in connection with New Zealand flax. This flax (Phormium tenax) does not belong to the same botanical order as English flax (Linum utilissimum), and the plant itself grows in an altogether