Do Not Buy Australian

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Instruction for Fijian Officials

From Our Own Correspondent SUVA, April 8.

IT is reported, on good authority, that orders have been given to the vari ous Government departments of Fiji, to buy goods, as far as possible, in New Zealand and in Canada —but not in Australia.

This action is very difficult to under stand. There is, of course, resentment here against the foolish and unreas onable tariffs which Australia has im posed against the products of Fiji.

But as against that, our volume of trade with Australia is huge; a great deal of Australian capital is invested here; and, above all, there never was a time when—owing to the depreci ated Australian exchange—it was so profitable for Fiji to buy Autralian goods.

It appears to be a matter worthy of the notice of the Commonwealth auth orities.