Pacific Territories
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No Clothing Coupons
Needed In Australian
A RECENT circular from the Aus
tralian Rationing Commission states
that mail orders for rationed cloth ing may be received in Australia from Nauru and Papua-New Guinea up to a value of 50 coupons. The circular states: Parcel post facilities have recently been re stored between the Commonwealth and Nauru.
No ration books are issued to either the white or native residents and, in view of their limited demands, it has been decided to permit mail orders up to a value of 50 coupons to be ful filled without reference to Deputy Directors.
Orders for goods exceeding a value of 50 cou pons should be referred to the Deputy Director.
Reimbursement of coupons will be made to traders on production of copy invoices.
Administrative difficulties have occurred in applying coupon rationing of clothing to the scattered residents of New Guinea. Consumer coupons will therefore be discontinued and cou pons withdrawn from residents. Mail orders may be fulfilled by Australian traders in the same manner as outlined above for the island of Nauru.
Mr. A. N, A. Waddell, ADO In the BSIP, has been acting as Resident Com missioner since last October when Mr.
O. C. Noel left the Protectorate on six months’ leave.