Answers to Correspondents

The Pacific Islands Monthly has a large quantity of information about the Pacific groups and territories on file, and will be glad to answer through this column any reasonable question about Pacific life and conditions.

Papalangi, Kyogle: (1) The sawmil ling companies in Fiji cutting the in digenous timbers of Fiji are: Fiji Kauri Co., Nadarivatu, Fiji; Marlows Ltd., Suva; Hathaway Saw Mills, Nausorl or Suva. (2) The common passion fruit (purple) is grown in Fiji, Tonga and Samoa only by cultivation. The hard-shell variety is more common and easily grown. Neither are so far a com mercial proposition. (3) For November the cream suppliers were paid 1/1 per lb. for their cream by the butter fac tories in Fiji. During October the price was 1/3, but owing to the bonus agreed to last month, the price was re duced. There are three butter fac tories in Fiji.