Sweet Potatoes

Tonga Invades N.Z. Market

From Our Own Correspondent

Nukualofa, Sept. 1.

A SMALL parcel of sweet potatoes shipped to New Zealand by the last steamer has brought forth orders from the Dominion.

By this month’s vessel, the Tongan Government has arranged to ship, on behalf of the natives, some 40 tons, in cases. As there has been a prolific crop this year in Tongatabu, the small consignment will undoubtedly be oversubscribed without any apparent diminution of the whole, and certainly without effecting the quantum required by the people towards their own sustenance.

Altogether, it is a pleasing start towards the export of continuous small monthly consignments during the season here, and it may be hoped that growers will also go a little further and consider the possibility of such produce as pumpkins, cucumbers, tomatoes, etc. ===