Papuan Sugar.

Big Area Taken Up.

On page 28 of this issue there is an article about sugar-growing in Papua.

Certain references are made therein to Sugarlands, Ltd., and the "Kingsmill Group."

After that article ivas put into type we were supplied with the following paragraph :— The area at Wanigela, Collingwood Bay, Papua, which was selected for the purpose of sugar-growing, has been sur veyed and found to contain 18,553 acres.

The necessary leases have been issued to Sugarlands, Limited, a company reg istered in Papua, but controlled in New Zealand. This company has now entered into an arrangement for the sale of the leases to interests associated with Sena tor Sir Walter Kingsmill, and it is an ticipated that the initial work will com mence at an early date. Sir John But ters, Brig.-General H. W. Lloyd (Man aging Director of Australian Soaps, Lim ited), Hon. J. G. Nelsson (Papua), Mr.

Thomas Boylan (a director of the Ba binda Sugar Mill), and Mr. P. R. Hig gins (a Sydney barrister and chairman of directors of Standard Portland Cement Company, Limited), together with Sir Walter Kingsmill, will form the directorate of the proposed company, The Papuan Sugar Corporation, Limited.

A Wedding

In Tonga.

A very pretty wed ding was celebrated it the Mission House, Vavau, Tonga, on the evening of January 26, when Mr. Ashley McGee, manager for Lever Bros., Ltd., Vavau, and Miss Ofa Lucy Heitmann, were married by Rev. Mr.

Harris.

The bride, who was given away by her stepfather, Mr. J.

Hall, looked most charming and was attended by her sis ter, Miss Rita Heit mann, as bridesmaid.

Master George War ing was page boy and his sister Shirley was flower girl. The part of best man was excellently filled by jovial Mr. Harold Gow, manager for Burns, Philp and Co., at Vavau.

The wedding “breakfast”, which took place at Oto maepa House, was followed by a most enjoyable dance. The happy couple spent their honeymoon at a picturesque spot called Vaimalo. photo E. G. Ogram.