Pacific Islands Monthly
The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930
Pacific Islands Monthly, 16 May 1942Vol. XII, No. 10

Rationing In Tahiti

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IT was announced recently at Free French headquarters in Noumea that certain rationing measures have been taken in French Oceania. It is now forbidden to sell meat on Monday, Tuesday and Friday in Tahiti.

The new duties on wines and all alcoholic beverages have been fixed in Tahiti as follows: —Wine (cask) 137 frs. 50 c. per hectolitre; otherwise; 30 frs.

All alcoholic beverages, other than wines and liqueurs, 24 frs. per litre.

A special department for the protection of New Caledonian forests has been created and placed in charge of M. Virot.

He will receive a monthly allowance of 3,000 francs.

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