In Papua.

Rival Sugar Plans

[To the Editor ] In your issue of April, you publish data about the location of Sangara that you evidently believe to be correct.

Sangara is not in Collingwood Bay; it is situated a good many miles inland, in the Northern, not the North-eastern Division of Papua, at Buna, Buna Bay.

While I agree that the land is most suitable for the cultivation of sugar cane, and is in the middle of a well populated area, the transport is against its development, as the initial cost would run into thousands of pounds, as would also the annual upkeep.

Regarding the prospects at Wanigela, and Sinapa, both in Collingwood Bay, of the two companies styling themselves “Sugarlands, Ltd.,” and “Tropicane, Ltd.,” respectively—these two companies have by far an easier proposition to handle; the land is equally suitable with Sangara for sugar cultivation, and there is no transport to speak of in either locality.

From over fifteen years’ experience of the cultivation and manufacture of sugar in Demerara (British Guiana), Nickeri (Dutch Guiana and Trinidad (B.W.I.), I consider the prospects of the two com panies in Collingwood Bay are better, provided they are properly managed south and in Papua. Labour in the vici nities is also plentiful.

Thanking you in anticipation of a space in your most interesting paper.

I am, etc.,

W. Sydney Wells.

“Kofili Tufi,” N.E.D., Papua. 17/5/1933.