Price Of Gold

(Australian Official Quotations)

M. Paul Vois, who is managing dir ector of the Societe Le Nickel, a large nickel mining company in New Cale donia, arrived in Australia late in July having travelled by Pan American Air ways clipper from Noumea to Auckland and by the trans-Tasman air mail from Auckland to Sydney. He came to confer w r ith the Commonwealth Government as

a special envoy from the Government of New Caledonia; and, as described in an article on uage 22, he was successful in completing 'an arrangement under which Australia will buy large quantities of nickel and chrome from New Caledonia and in return New Caledonia will buy considerable quantities of foodstuffs and other goods from Australia.

Miss Eva Hunter, 22-years-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. T. Hunter, of Vaiala, Western Samoa, died in Apia Govern ment Hospital in July. She was at one time in the employ of Mr. A. J. Tat tersall, photographer, of Apia, later was on the teaching staff of Iff Iff College where she herself was educated.

Pine Standard oz. oz.

October 2. 1939 . . . . £ 10/11/- £9/13/5 November 6 £10/11/- £9/13/5 December 4 £ 10/12/6 £9/14/9‘/ 2 January 1, 1940 .. .. £10/12/6 £ 9/14/9 Va February 5 £10/12/9 £9/15/0V4 March 4 to June 17 . . £10/13/3 £9/15/5% June 24 £ 10/12/9 £ 9/15/0 % July 1 £10/12/9 £9/15/0V 4 July 8 £10/11/- £9/13/5 July 15 £10/11/- £9/13/5 July 22 £10/11/- £9/13/5 July 29 £10/11/- £9/13/5 August 5 £10/12/6 £ 9/14/9Va August 12 £10/12/6 £ 9/14/9 Vz