Fiji Citrus Fruit Prices
p. 18 · Read in the full issue
Increased In Nz
AS the result of an application made by the Department of Agriculture, Fiji, the Internal Marketing Division of New Zealand has agreed to pay higher prices for citrus fruits exported from the Colony.
The price of oranges and mandarins has been increased from 13/- to 15/- per case f.0.b., and the price of grapefruit from 13/- to 16/- per case f.o.b.
Dr. K. R. Steenson, of the staff of the Fiji Medical Department, has been posted from Rewa to Suva. His place at Rewa has been taken by Dr. B. H. B. Upton, He was medical officer at Tarawa (G. and E. Colony) when the Japs invaded in 1941.
Mr. Ken Douglas, of San Remo plant ation. in the Talasea district of New Britain, returned to Rabaul by air on March 26 and was accompanied by his wife and young son, John. Mr. Douglas arrived from Rabaul last December and, like many another, exerienced consider able difficulty in obtaining transport back to New Britain. During his enforced stay in Australia he made Campbelltown (NSW) his headquarters.