Mission Trading In Papua
p. 60 · Read in the full issue
WE have another complaint, from a trader in Eastern Papua, about renewed trading activities by the well known mission station known as Kwato Extended Inc.
“About 18 months ago”, says our correspondent, “Mr. R. Fletcher, trader, of Normanby Island, wrote to you pro testing about the mission’s trading activities, which were putting white traders out of business. I was in and near Samarai a year ago, and I found that Kwato was very quiet.
“But, making a visit recently, 1 found that Kwato were in full swing again, trading at Duramu, and that they were buying and selling at prices I could not compete with. The result is that certain traders have got stores, but no customers.
Miss Mary Edwards, the well-known Sydney artist, returned to Australia by the Pierre Loti on January 7 from her fifth trip to New Hebrides and New Cale donia where she has been doing a great deal of painting.