Acute Shortages
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Norfolk Island Suffers Acute Shortages
DURING the six months ended Decem ber 31, 1942, the trade of Norfolk Island was wholly with Australia.
The figures are; — To 31/12/41. To 31/12/42.
Imports . . £14,197 £11.543 Exports .. 1,352 740 The 1941 figures were near normal (taking the years 1933 to 1940 for an average). The 1942 figures, due to ship ping dislocations, are quite abnormal.
Norfolk Island is a fertile place, and there is an abundance of locally-produced foodstuffs. But of all kinds of manu factured foods, such as are usually com prised in imports, there is a very acute shortage.
Mr. Percy Chatterton, of the London Missionary Society, is on short furlough in Australia from his station in Papua,