Agriculture In The Islands

I N view of the suggestions put forth recently for further developing agricultural poten tialitles in Pacific territories, a brochure on sugar cane cultivation just issued by Ransomes, Sims and Jefferies, Ltd., well-known English manufacturers of agricultural implements, is both interesting and timely. In it are illus trated a wide variety of ploughs, ranging from the light “Victory” model used on Fijian plantations, to large multi-furrow ploughs drawn by diesel tractors. For hilly country the company has evolved the “Magic” reversible disc plough which works without capsizing or sideslipping on the steepest hillside. This should be of interest to those planters whose estates would be capable of greater development if the nature of the country were less rugged.*** Mr. W. Gibson, accountant of the

British New Guinea Trading Co., Ltd.,

Port Moresby, Papua, arrived in Aus tralia in May to join the A.I.F. for ser

vice abroad.