£100,000 Buried In The

Solomons

DURING the two years that the numer ous forces of the United States were in the Solomon Islands, they spent their dollars lavishly in purchasing service from the natives, in buying curios, and in other ways.

It is estimated by missionaries who know the Group well that the Americans left not less than £lOO,OOO, in cash, in the hands of the natives.

There are now no banking facilities whatever in the Solomons —not even trade stores which could act as bankers.

As a result, this cash now in native own ership has been hidden away by indiv idual owners —mostly buried.