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“...resorted
to.
Both exchange and the price of raw material have been in
favour of the rope factory, enabling them to reduce their sell-
ing price to their customers to a lower limit than for some
years. On the other hand the lower price induced a greater
demand and the factory's turnover accordingly showed a fair
increase.
No further additions have been made to the plant of the
Cement Company, which with a good demand for cement has
been kept continuously employed throughout the year.
The flour mills at Junk Bay were kept running continuously
night and day, including many Sundays.
Four hundred and twenty-two (422) vessels of 1,001,001 tons
and 112 launches, lighters, &c., were docked and repaired,...”
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