Copra From Rabaul

Crabaul, Oct. 1.

ONSIDERABLE progress in plantation work has taken place recently in the New Britain area, and on her last trip the “Montoro” took away a large cargo of copra. PCB copra sheds are almost full again.

A steady flow of Sepik natives has been arriving at Rabaul. w. R. Carpenter & Co., Ltd., and some private planters have chartered a “Catalina” to fly these “boys” m, as this method of transport has been found more economical than by ship when all delays are taken into account.

Tahiti has recently purchased New Zealand blood stock including 4 stallions ;n/ ( io? g i, bu i ls,^ a sc 9F e of c °ws, 31 pigs md 124 head of poultry. H 6