Guaranteed Price For
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Fiji Rice
BY means of broadcasts and printed pamphlets, Indian farmers in Fiji are being urged to make preparations for planting rice in the coming season.
In order to encourage farmers, the Gov ernment guarantees the purchase of all padi grown in Viti Levu at a price of £l5 a ton if the padi is delivered in bags to the nearest registered rice mill.
This guarantee will extend up to December 31, 1944, when its extension will be considered. It is proposed to extend a similar guarantee to growers in Vanua Levu. The price to be paid to them will be announced later. It will be a little less than that offered for padi on Viti Levu.