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The Dunlop-Perdriau Company is the result of a merger during 
1929 of the Dunlop Company of Australia, the Perdriau Company, 
which was an Australian rubber manufacturing concern dating back 
to 1881, and the Barnet Glass Rubber Company. The merger in- 
volved paid capital of £4,694,151. In addition to all kinds of 
tyres, this firm manufactures mechanicals, waterproof clothing, 
rubber shoes and general rubber goods. It has branches in all the 
capital cities of the States and is by far the largest rubber manu- 
‘acturing organisation in the Commonwealth. The Goodyear 
Company of the United States also have a factory in Australia. 
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82. About half the rubber manufactured goods consumed in the 
Commonwealth are made locally and the proportion of local manu- 
facture is increasing. Tyres and tubes naturally form the largest 
zlass of imports. In 1928 severe falls occurred in practically all 
lasses of imported rubber goods as will be seen from the follow- 
ng table which shows the total value of imports of each class of 
articles and the percentage which came from Empire countries. 
[mports of rubber manufactured goods into Australia, ° 
1925-96. 
1926-27. 
1927-28. 
Per cent. 
Value, | from | Value, 
Empire 
Jer cent, 
from 
Empire 
Value, 
Per cent. 
from 
Empire 
Tyres (Pneumatic) wo 
Tyres—rubber, other ... 
Tyre fabric—rubbered ... 
Lubes  .., ee ee 
Belting ... 2dn ee 
Joloshes, rubber boots 
and shoes. 
Elastic thread — boot 
and apparel. 
Dental cements and trays 
Syringes and surgical goods 
Floor coverings and mats 
Hard rubber in sheets ... 
Rubber articles (n.e.i.) ... 
£000. 
2,047 
313 
1 
321 
18 
85 
£000, 
38 1,558 
35 319 
77 3 
47 224 
42 1 
89 114 
44 
36 
87 
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29 
892 
£000. 
801 
193 
32 
40 
] 
56 
50 
33 
78 
2592 | 
58 
259 
48 
314 
55 
18 
13 
13 
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268 
79 
75 
38 
RG 
412 
| 
14 
22 
22 | 
21 
397 
70 18 72 
70 23 68 
55 10 30 
75 15 27 
39 317 42 
Total 
3.361 |! 
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3898 | 34 | 1,860 | 40 
83. During the same period the imports of crude rubber and of 
rubber machinery have been increasing. In the three years 
1925-26 to 1927-28 the imports of crude and reclaimed rubber 
Imports.