Copra As Pig Food
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SAMOAN copra for feeding pigs was being distributed from New Ply mouth, in New Zealand, in April. It comprised roughly one-third of the first shipment of about 500 tons, which had been sent from Western Samoa for the purpose. The remainder is to be stored at a convenient centre by the Internal Marketing Department, which is super vising the distribution.
NZ’s decision to import copra was made when a shortage of grains from Australia threatened to interfere seri ously with the production of baconer pigs, at that time keenly sought by Britain.
Mr. H. Criso arrived in Sydney re cently from Wau, New Guinea, after serving two years with the Wau branch of the Bank of NSW.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Day, and their two children, arrived in Auckland. NZ, by Clipper, in April. Mr. Day, who is a meteorologist connected with Pan Ameri can Airways, will replace Mr. E. B. Bux ton as meteorologist at the PAA station in Auckland.
Mr. J. Clark, eldest son of Hon. and Mrs. R. L. Clark, of Rabaul, New Guinea, is now a pilot in the RAAF. He has been in Canada under the Empire Air Training Scheme for some time, and recently was awarded his “wings”.