Successful Shipments To
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Fiji Bananas
Successful Shipments To Canada
From Our Own Correspondent.
SUVA, Sept. 2.
THE experimental shipments of bananas to the Canadian market have turned out a success. Dr. H. W. Jack, Director of Agriculture, in a recent interview said that over 1,000 bunches have gone for ward in each of the last three monthly shipments.
No trouble appears to have been ex perienced in the carriage of the fruit, which reached the Canadian market in good condition, thanks to the assistance given by the Union Steam Ship Co. Sat isfactory prices have resulted and all con cerned have co-operated to make the project successful. Canada appears now to realise that fruit packed in cases is good fruit and not rejects, as was their first impression.
The Department of Agriculture has been conducting propaganda amongst the Fijians, who are planting up more fruit.
Dr. Jack said that towards the end of the year the monthly shipments will be in the vicinity of 1,500 or 2,000 bunches.
Every credit is due to the Agricultural Director for his initiative and energy in practically starting and certainly develop ing this outlet.
Mr. C. Harley Nott, of Fiji, was mar ried at Suva on August 16 to Miss Marion McFarlane, of Auckland. The couple left shortly afterwards for England to spend their honeymoon.