Supplies
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BSI Has Adequate Supplies
—Says Suva
A STATEMENT was issued in Suva on June 11 by the Western Pacific High Commission following radio broadcasts in Australia to the effect that the Solomon Islands were short of food stuffs. The statement said:— “Recent broadcasts from Australia have given the impression that the supply ar rangements for the BSI have broken down, that the population is short of food and that, in particular, no flour has been received since February 17. It is true that the “Kurimarau,” the regular shipping link between Suva and the Pro tectorate, has been out of action during this period but adequate alternative ar rangements have been made. No less than six shipments of supplies, including flour, from Suva have been received in the Protectorate since February 17.”