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Mr. and Mrs. Norman Smith reached Sydney recently from Samarai, Papua, on leave.

Mrs. Aumuller, wife of Hon. George Aumuller, manager of Burns, Philp and Co.’s branch at Samarai, Papua, came South in August to visit her daughter, Marjorie, who has been ill.

Miss Margaret King, who has been a teacher for three years at the Australian Board of Missions’ stations at Boianai in Papua, returned to Australia in August to spend her first furlough with relatives in Melbourne.

South Sea, Plantation, Sun-dried Hot-air Dried, London to London Rabaul Price on— Per ton. c.i.f.

Per ton c.i.f.

January 1, 1932 £14 0 0 £14 15 0 June 17 £13 2 6 £13 5 0 December 16 .. £14 2 6 £14 5 0 January 6 1933 £13 0 0 £13 12 6 March 3 £11 7 6 £11 10 0 June 30 . £10 17 6 £11 0 0 September 29 .. £9 7 6 £9 10 0 December 1 .. £8 12 6 £9 0 0 January 5 1934 £8 0 0 £8 7 6 March 30 £7 7 6 £8 0 0 June 15 . £8 0 0 £8 12 6 September 7 .. £7 12 6 £8 15 0 December 28 .. £ S' 0 0 £9 12 6 January 4 1935 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 March 1 £12 2 6 £12 15 0 June 7 . £11 15 0 £12 7 6 September 6 . . £9 17 6 £10 17 6 December 6 . . £12 17 6 £14 0 0 South Sea South Sea Plantation Smoked to Genoa Sun-Dried Hot-air Dried.

London and Marseille o, to London Rabaul.

Price on— Per ton, c.i.f.

Per ton. c.i.f.

Per ton. c.i. f.

Jan. 3, ’36 £13 2 6 £13 15 0 £14 0 0 Mar. 6 . . £11 15 0 £12 15 0 £13 0 0 June 5 . . £11 10 0 £12 0 0 £12 17 6 Sept. 4 . . £13 2 6 £13 10 0 £14 12 6 Dec. 4 . . £19 7 6 £19 7 6 £20 7 6 Jan. 8. ’37 £22 12 6 £22 12 6 £23 12 6 Mar. 5 . . £19 0 0 £19 5 0 £20 0 0 June 4 . . £15 15 0 £15 12 6 £16 12 6 Sept. 3 . . £13 5 0 £13 5 0 £14 0 0 Dec. 3 . . £12 10 0 £12 12 6 £13 7 6 Jan. 7, ’38 £12 12 6 £12 15 0 £13 12 6 Peb. 4 . . £11 2 6 £11 10 0 £12 7 6 Mar. 4 . . £10 17 6 £11 0 0 £12 0 0 Apr. 1 . . £10 10 0 £10 12 6 £11 10 0 May 6 . , £10 17 6 £10 17 6 £11 17 6 June 3 . . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 July 1 . . £9 17 6 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Aug. 5 . . £9 15 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 Sept. 2 . . £9 10 0 £9 10 0 £10 10 0

Oct. 7 . . £9 2 6 £9 2 6 £10 2 6 Nov. 4 . . £8 12 6 £8 12 6 £9 10 0 Dec. 2 . . £9 5 0 £9 5 0 £10 2 6 Jan. 6. ’39 £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 10 0 Feb. 3 . . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 10 0 Feb. 24 . £9 17 6 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 3 . . £10 0 0 £10 2 6 £11 0 0 Mar. 17 . £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Mar. 24 . £9 15 0 £9 17 6 £10 17 6 Mar. 31 . £9 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 Apr. 6 . . £9’ 12 6 £9 15 0 £10 12 6 Apr. 14 , £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 Apr. 21 . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 Apr. 28 , £9 17 6 £10 0 0 £11 0 0 May 5 . . £ 10 0 0 £10 5 0 £11 0 0 May 12 . £10 5 0 £10 10 0 £11 5 0 May 19 . £10 5 0 £10 7 6 £11 2 6 May 26 . £10 7 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 June 2 . . £10 7 6 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 June 9 . . £10 5 0 £10 10 0 £11 7 6 June 16 . £9 15 0 £10 0 0 £10 17 6 June 23 . £9 10 0 £9 15 0 £10 15 0 June 30 . £9 5 0 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 July 7 . . £9 2 6 £9 7 6 £10 5 0 July 14 . £9 0 0 £9 5 0 £10 0 0 July 21 . £8 15 0 £8 17 6 £9 12 6 July 28 . £9 0 0 £9 2 6 £10 0 0 Aug. 4 £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Aug. 11 . £9 2 6 £9 5 0 £10 5 0 Aug. 18 . £9 0 0 £9 2 6 £10 5 0 Aug. 25 . £9 5 0 £9 7 6 £10 7 6 Sept. 1 . . £9 10 0 £9 12 6 £10 12 6 Sept. 8.—Not quoted—outbreak of war.

Sept. 15 to 29.— -Not quoted.

Oct. 6 . . £11 15 0 [unquoted] £12 15 0 Oct. 12. —Fixed price based on £12/7/6 per ton. c.i.f..

London, for plantation hot-air dried.

Jan. 8. 1940.—April 20. 1940.—Fixed price, for plantation. hot-air dried, £13/5/- per ton. c.i.f., London.

April 20, 1940.— Fixed price for plantation, hotair dried, £12/17/6 per ton, c.i.f., London.

Since then, quotations nominal, as above.

Rubber

Plantation London Para.

Smoked.

Price on— per lb. per lb.

January 6 , 1933 . .. 4%d . 2.43d July 7 .. 3.71d December 8 . . 43/ 8 d . 4.0%d January 5, , 1934 . •• 4y 4 d . 4.28d July 6 .. 7.06d December 28 . 5d . 6«/ 4 d January 4, 1935 5d . 6%d July 5 .. . 7 7 /ad December 6 . . 6%d . . 6%d January 3, 1936 . .. 6%d . . ey 2 d June 5 .. . 7y»d December 4 .. 1/- . 9 l-16d January 8, , 1937 1/2 . . ioy 2 d June 4 .. 9 5-8d December 3 .. . ?y 2 d January 7, 1938 .. ?y 4 d . 7d July 1 .. . ?y 4 d December 2 .. ?y 2 d . 8d January 6, 1939 7d . sy 8 d July 7 .. . sy 4 d December 1 . . . ny 2 d January 5, 1940 13d . . 11.6%d February : 2 .. . ll 3 /4d March 1 . 12y 2 d April 5 .. . 10 7 / a d May 3 .. . ny 4 d June 7 .. .. 15y 2 d . . i2y 4 d June 14 . . 12 5 /ad June 21 . . 133/ad June 28 . . 13y 4 d July 5 .. 15d . . 12%d July 12 15d . . 12%d July 19 . 12y a d July 26 .. .. 14y 2 d . . 123/ 8 d August 2 . 13d August S’ . 13 l-16d August 16 . . 13y 2 d . . 13 l-16d August 23 . . 13y 2 d . . 12.625d August 30 13d . . 12y 4 d September 6 . . 12d . . 12 3-16d