Rising Price Of
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Copra
rE British-Ceylon contract price £37 (Aus.) per ton for copra (se June “PIM”) has affected cone prices throughout the Pacific. None hr reached the Ceylon level, but all haf risen, and are still rising.
The price paid by the Australian Pn duction Control Board in Papua-Ne Guinea was raised during the month free £22/10/- to £27 ner ton, at nearest shii ping point to plantation.
Lack of labour and transport is pn venting planters in the South-wr Pacific generally from getting real benea from these profitable rates.
Dr. K. J. Gilchrist, the newly appoint! surgeon-specialist for the Colonial WV Memorial Hospital, arrived in Suva in las July.
Mr. Tom Hagen, of Noumea, NC, w/, described in July PIM as the son of Ml Nicolas Hagen. That was an error. I is the son of Mr, Albert Hagen, and then fore a nephew of Nicolas.