Samoan Bananas

Big Shipment for N.Z.

From Our Own Correspondent.

APIA, October 6.

THE shipment of bananas by the Government steamer, “Maui Pomare,” on October 3, was the largest sent to New Zealand this year.

It comprised about 7,500 cases of bananas of very good quality. The steamer was loaded to full capacity and there was far more fruit offered than could be accepted.

It is intended to ship another con signment by the October “Tofua.”

Fortunately, the price in New Zealand is keeping up—in fact, it rose a little during the last few weeks.

With the low price ruling for copra, bananas are at the present time the main product for the native planters.