Fijian Native

Farmers

Carry Off District Prize at Suva Show

Prom Our Own Correspondent.

Suva, Oct. 20.

r[E most interesting feature of the Fiji annual show, held in Suva in mid-October, was the fact that the com petition for a collective district exhibit was won, with a very fine display of produce, by a group of native Fijian farmers, from the districts of Rewa, Naitisiri and Tailevu.

This was regarded as sound evidence of the growing interest of the Fijians in agricultural industries.

It was noted, however, that although most of the large Indian population are peasant farmers, they made very few exhibits at the show.

Outstanding features were the display of the Colonial Sugar Refining Co.; an exhibit arranged by the Department of Mines, indicating the growing import ance of the Fiji gold industry; exam ples of what is being done by entomo logical science to control tropical pests by the introduction of parasites; and a display of the small copra driers which have been operated so successfully in different parts of the group.

It is to be regretted that the exhibi tion did not attract more outside atten tion. The outside world should be given more information about the unlimited resources, and the wealth, actual and potential, of this important Crown Col ony.