✨ Public Notifications
Auckland Provincial Government Gazette,
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
VOL. XVII.] WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1868. [No. 28.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION.
Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 18th May, 1868.
IT is notified, for general information, that THURSDAY next, the 28th instant, will be observed as a Holiday at the Provincial Government Offices, in commemoration of the Birthday of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen; and the Inhabitants of Auckland are hereby invited to join in celebrating the usual Public Holiday on that day.
ROBT. J. CREIGHTON,
Provincial Secretary.
NEW ZEALAND FLAX.
Superintendent’s Office,
Auckland, 15th May, 1868.
THE Superintendent has directed the following Correspondence, in reference to supplying the dried leaves of the New Zealand Flax (Phormium Tenax) for shipment, to be published for general information.
ROBT. J. CREIGHTON,
Provincial Secretary.
Auckland, 15th May, 1868.
Sir,—I beg to call your Honor’s attention to the enclosed letter, and sample of brown paper made from our native flax, (Phormium Tenax).
If the views suggested in that letter can be carried out,—and I see nothing to prevent it,—then there is a boundless market open for our flax in its raw state, both in Australia and England; while gathering, drying, and pressing the flax leaf, in the neighbourhood of our ports, may afford employment to hundreds of persons, including those who are striving to improve their lands in the new settlements.
I have, &c.,
JOHN McLEOD.
John Williamson, Esq.,
Superintendent, Auckland.
Australian Paper Co.’s Stores,
13, Queen’s Place, Sydney,
26th March, 1868.
Sir,—You will excuse me writing to you, but hearing from Mr. ——, that you had been in Sydney lately, and that he had spoken to you on the subject of New Zealand Flax, and told me that you had great facilities for procuring the same in quantities and very cheap, I take the earliest opportunity of addressing you on the subject. I have made many experiments with this Flax, and have at last, with little expense, succeeded in extracting the gum, and by gas bleaching make it perfectly white, preserving the fibre
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Auckland Provincial Gazette 1868, No 28
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🏛️ Public Holiday Notification
🏛️ Governance & Central Administration18 May 1868
Public Holiday, Queen's Birthday, Provincial Government Offices
- ROBT. J. CREIGHTON, Provincial Secretary
🌾 Correspondence on New Zealand Flax
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources15 May 1868
New Zealand Flax, Phormium Tenax, Paper Production, Employment
- John McLeod, Author of letter on New Zealand Flax
- John Williamson (Esquire), Recipient of letter on New Zealand Flax
- ROBT. J. CREIGHTON, Provincial Secretary
🌾 Letter from Australian Paper Co. on New Zealand Flax
🌾 Primary Industries & Resources26 March 1868
New Zealand Flax, Paper Production, Gum Extraction, Bleaching