Coir Fibre Production.
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A Samoan member of the Samoan Legislative Council, Mr. Mataafa, re cently urged the Administration to take steps to introduce new industries to Samoa. He suggested coir fibre manu facture.
The Administration replied, that it was constantly seeking new industries for Samoa. Coir fibre, however, was produced very cheaply in other tropi cal countries, with which Samoa could not compete.
Samoans may be interested to know that a plant is now being installed in New Britain (T.N.G.) for the produc tion of coir fibre, under conditions which will undersell the Asiatic and East Indies products.