To be Quickly Restored
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Phosphate Industry
IT was officially announced in Canberra late in September that limited pro duction of phosphate on Ocean and Nauru Islands was to commence almost immediately.
The Australian Army has occupied Nauru and Ocean Island, and the British Phosphate Commission is ready for the immediate installation of new machinery to replace whatever of the Islands plant has been destroyed. The estimated pro duction in the next 12 months, however, is not more than about 100,000 tons, compared to the pre-war annual average of over 1,000,000 tons.
The Australian Government will help the Commission to re-establish the indus try. Phosphate rock is urgently needed In Australia and New Zealand to step up food production.