I had had the idea that the kangaroo was about extinct in Tasmania and well thinned out on the continent.

In America the skins are tanned and made into shoes.

After the tanning, the leather takes a new name--which I have forgotten--I only remember that the new name does not indicate that the kangaroo furnishes the leather.

There was a German competition for a while, some years ago, but that has ceased.

The Germans failed to arrive at the secret of tanning the skins successfully, and they withdrew from the business.