Fiji's Trade

Prom Our Own Correspondent

Suva. Nov. 4.

r[E trade of the Colony for the nine months ended September 30, 1939, shows: —

Miss Catherine Little recently was appointed to be Sister in the Fiji Nurs ing Service.

iiiiuvva. — 1938. 1939.

Exports .. .

Imports ..

... £1,896,676 1,307,898 £1,957,836 1,247.127 Details of exports are as 1938. follow: — Sugar Copra .. 94,956 tons ( 26.008 „ < 11,945 bunches £995,1161 £221,317) Bananas . . .. ( £50,822) Bananas . . .. 102,004 cases Molasses .. .. — ( £17,2381 Gold Bullion 66,534 ozs. i £515.5271 Trocas Shell . 102 tons 1939. ( £ 5,916) Sugar .. .. 90,839 tons (£1.064.805) Copra .. . . 17,157 tons (£121,460) Bananas .. 2,756 bunches (£17,352) Bananas 36,299 cases Molasses .. .. ( £14,255) Gold Bullion 77.904 ozs. ( £632.755) Trocas Shell 151 tons (£7,010)