Nauru Phosphate Industry
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“rpHE phosphate industry at Nauru and A Ocean Islands continues to ex pand”, said Commander R. C.
Garsia, Administrator at Nauru, Central Pacific, who arrived in New Zealand on February 10 by the British Phosphate Commission’s motor-ship, “Triaster”.
The consumption of phosphate by N.Z. and Australia had risen by several hun dred thousand tons in the last two years, he added. At Nauru, new machinery was installed last* year and further in creases in the plant will be made in the near future so that the demands of Aus tralia and N.Z. could be fully met with out delay.
Mr. and Mrs. Les Brown, of Bulolo Gold Dredging Ltd., arrived in Sydney from New Guinea by the February “Neptuna”.