Answers To Correspondents
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E.R. (Newcastle): The trade of the Marshalls and Carolines has gone al most completely to Japan, since that nation took over the Mandate in 1919; and there is now very little communi cation between Australia and those groups. We have Japan’s annual re ports to the League of Nations on these groups, which you may see if you care to call at this office.
J.L. McG. (Sydney): Generally, diffi cult to obtain. The policy of most of the administration is to protect the native titles to land. If you could give more exact indications of your require ments, and what locality you favour, we might help you. Have you consid ered Norfolk Island?
W.R.D.: We are not quite sure, and have written for the information.
S.L. (Sydney): Companies registered under some of the Islands administra tions certainly escape a good deal of heavy taxation, compared with Aus tralian registration.
W.N. (Parramatta): Thanks may use if space permits. There are useful, statistics, dealing with New Guinea, in a folder entitled “The Golden Islands,”' just issued by the Department of Home and Territories, Canberra.