Coalville Times | 1903-11-13 | Page 6 | Australian Hemp Crop

1- Auttrallan Hemp Crop. When Charles l.nmb used to write to bis old frit ml, Huron Field, a Juilgo In Kydney, N. 8. W., In tbu enrly days, ho Invariably asked In a postscript: "How Is tbe hemp crop out your way?" These Inquiries pii7zled tho Judge for a long time, till one day another an-other Judgo suggestei, that thoy might l.avo sumo plutful reference to tho large amount of banging that wna going go-ing on, mostly through Huron Klold'a strong vlewB about tho proper punish-mont punish-mont for bushrangers and kindred evildoers. No hemp wua grown at tho antipodes In those ilats. when It waa ruqulreal for homo consumption, but tbe Industry Is likely to become an Important Im-portant ono uow. The government of Now Zealand has ono, limited Ita growth of Into and now It nppenrs that during tho past twelvo months homp to tho valuo of :i.75i).0U0 has been produced In thut colony.