Planters' Assn.

Revival of BSI Planters' Assn.

AN effort is being made to revive the Planters’ Association which func tioned prior to the war. in the British Solomons. This Association went into suspension, like all the commercial interests in the Group, shortly before the Japanese invasion. Certain funds are held in Sydney and might be available to the reconstituted body.

Letters have been sent to all old mem bers, planting interests and private plan ters asking for their views on the matter.

The circular reads, in part, “At present we all have our grievances, some local and personal, others common to all plan ters in the Group; and we can assume that if we had an Association to place our common grievances before the Ad ministration, we would receive more at tention and consideration than if we speak for ourselves singly.”

It is hoped, for the benefit of the copra industry and the Protectorate generally, that representation of the planting in terests be established as soon as pos sible.