New Zealand - Kauri gum - A unique parcel of Kauri gum sold by Messrs Petrie and Curnin, gumbrokers. The parcel consists of something between three and four tons of East Coast white gum, of the finest quality, worth somewhere in the vicinity of 250 pounds a ton. This class of gum is exceedingly rare and the large quantity was only collected together over a period of many years. It is highly improbable that so large a parcel of such fine gum will be placed on the market again for a very long time to come. A noticeable feature of the parcel, apart from its size, is the bold and large size of the lumps of gum, many of them weighing several pounds. - 23/2/1910 - Original Newspaper Clipping from "The Weekly Graphic and New Zealand Mail" #331109