Pig-Raising Scheme
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New Venture in Fiji
THE Veterinary Division of the Depart ment of Agriculture, in Fiji, has been conducting a pig-raising scheme in Suva. Most of the food con sumed by the pigs is camp swill which, if it were not used in this way, would probably be dumped. It is estimated that about 300 pigs will be produced this year and that next year the number will be 600.
The scheme, therefore, is helping to augment the Fiji meat supply. In addi tion, because of the high quality of the pigs being raised, it is serving a useful purpose by supplying breeding stock for the commencement or maintenance of other pig farms. —From the Information Office, Suva.
Mr. R. T. G. Patrick, representative of the New Zealand Government in French Oceania, has been recalled to New Zealand. It was not known in June whether another appointment was to be made, or whether New Zealand’s affairs there are to be handled by the British Consul.