Gold Production In New
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Guinea
GOLD exported during February was 13,824 ounces valued at £A85,408, thus bringing the total production for the financial year 1936-37 to 229,900 ozs, valued at £A1,271,717, advised the War den of the Morobe Goldfield, New Guinea, in March.
The quantity exported during Febru ary was the smallest on record since December, 1935. but it was anticipated that March declarations would reach record figures since 27,370 ounces were declared for export on the first day of that month.
In addition to the above figures, 23 ounces of bullion valued at £AI96, pro duced from the Sepik District, were de clared for export at Salamaua.