. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . It has given a high value to soils unsuited for ordinary cultivation, and has raisedthe general value of land in the wattle districts as much as if a town had sprung up in theneighbourhood. 6. It has made steady progress, and there is every prospect that it will continue todo so. At present there are acres in Natal under black wattles, and the annualreturn of bark is over tons. In addition to the foregoing it supplies cargo for steamers en the home journey,while wattle firewood and mine props form an important item of
. Natal province : descriptive guide and official hand-book . It has given a high value to soils unsuited for ordinary cultivation, and has raisedthe general value of land in the wattle districts as much as if a town had sprung up in theneighbourhood. 6. It has made steady progress, and there is every prospect that it will continue todo so. At present there are acres in Natal under black wattles, and the annualreturn of bark is over tons. In addition to the foregoing it supplies cargo for steamers en the home journey,while wattle firewood and mine props form an important item of both to the producer andto the railway revenue. In order to show how this industry has grown, it may be stated that in 1886 £11worth of bark was exported: in 1891 the exports were to the value of £5,588; in 1896.£16,450; in 1901, £69,850. The exports in 1910 amounted to over £ These figures show an enormous and well-maintained expansion, which, as recentlyextended acreage comes into bearing, must continue. Although the Cape Province, the 388. Wattle Bark Industry 1.—Weighing anil loading up 2.—Arrival at Drying Shed 3.—Drying the Bark
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