The most important items, in terms of value of output, are farm machinery (£4.6 million), 40,000 washing machines (£2.1 million), 35,000 refrigerators (£3.4 million), and 54,000 lawnmowers (£1.5 million). Some earth-moving equipment is made. The manufacture of farm machinery is concentrated in Auckland and Christchurch, with one important unit in Dunedin. The remainder of the industry is mainly in Auckland (nearly 50 per cent of the total), Wellington, Lower Hutt, and Christchurch.
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Henry Curran Holden, M.A., Director, Trade Relations and Economics Division, and Economist, Department of Industries and Commerce, Wellington.