Pearling Industry.
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Signs of Revival in Tahiti.
From Our Own Correspondent.
Papeete, May 20.
THE market for Tahiti pearl shell ap pears to be recovering to some ex tent and small shipments are being made to both New York and England.
As the result of representations made by the Papeete Chamber of Commerce, the Administration has decided to open the lagoons of Hikueru, Takume, and Raraka, all in the Tuamotu Archipelago, under the usual restrictions as to size of shell, and for a limited period only.
Both naked divers and machines will be allowed to operate, but the latter will have to wait till the natives have had a chance to clean out the shell in the shallower parts of the lagoons, where they can work most easily. The season will close when a maximum of 500 tons of shell has been secured.