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At Mangaia
From Our Own Correspondent
Mangaia, Dec., 4.
THE much debated Cook Island Progres sive Association, which appears to be controlled from Auckland, New Zealand, has succeeded here in prosely tising a majority of Mangaians.
The Association promised to bring about a rise in fruit prices, and to im prove living standards (a long standing casus belli here) to a corresponding de gree. The point that eagerly joining Mangaians have overlooked is that the CIPA is not centred in Cl and hence is not regarded by the New Zealand Gov ernment as a representative body.
In spite of that, the orange season of 1947 is likely to be attended with much labour trouble on this island.