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Pacific Islands Monthly, 18 June 1948Vol. XVIII, No. 11

Poliomyelitis Quarantine

p. 50 · Read in the full issue

Off In Fiji; On Again In W. Samoa

Suva. May 23.

ON the day that Apia announced the reimposition of rigid poliomyelitis quarantining, Fiji’s Medical Department announced that through passengers and ships’ crews from New Zealand would be allowed ashore, if there is no sickness aboard.

Samoan restrictions are on again be cause of a new outbreak in NZ.

Mr. Arthur Wyborn. well-known in Papua, left Cairns, Qid., on April 23 in charge of the motor-launch “Mavis’ to return to Daru where he will trade m the future. Recently he has been operat ing an agency and radio business in Cairns. The “Mavis’’ will be operated by Mr. L. Luff of Daru, for trading purposes.