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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1948Vol. XIX, No. 3

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Aluminium Union Ltd 53 Angliss & Co. . . 42 Amplion (Aust.) Pty., Ltd. ... 19 Atkins Pty., Ltd., Wm 64 Anchor Hocking Glassware ... 83 Atkins Kroll & Co. 85 Australian Block & Chain Co. Pty., Ltd 54 Amalgamated Hatcheries ... 55 Bethell, Gwyn & Co. 39' Brunton’s Flour . 37 Burns, Philp (New Hebrides), Ltd. . 15 Bank of NSW . . 16 Burns, Philp (NG) Ltd 51 Baker, W. Jno.

Pty., Ltd. ... 38 Brasso (Reckitt & Coleman ... 32 Burns, Philp Trust Co., Ltd 30 Budge, James Pty., Ltd 57 Broomfields ... 22 BP (SS) Co. . . . 41 W. R. Carpenter & Co. .(Fiji), Ltd. . 71 Caine’s Studio . . 70 Carpenter, Ltd., W.

R. cov. iv‘ Colonial Wholesale Meat 2 Colyer Watson (New Guinea), Ltd. . . 81 Crammond Radio Pty., Ltd. ... 25 Commonwealth Bank of Australia 67 Costello, Vince Garrick Hotel . . 66 China-New Guinea Mercantile Co. . . 75 “Cystex” 90 Coleman’s Mustard 72 Donaghy & Sons . 71 Donald, Ltd., A. B. 72 Davison Paints Ltd. 87 Dunlop Rubber (Aust.), Ltd. . . 38 Dettol (Reckitt & Coleman) ... 27 Dr. Williams Pink Pills 18 Dangar, Gedye & Malloch ... 3 Edwards, William & Co 29 Electrolux Refrigerators . . 63 Ford Sherington . . 23 Garrett & Davidson 92 Gillespie Pty., Ltd., Robert . . . 1 & 20 Robt. Gillespie (NG), Ltd. ... 91 Gilbey’s Gin ... 59 Gillespie’s Flour . . 54 Grand Pacific Hotel 4 Gough & Co., E. J. 31 Grove & Sons, W.

H . 26 Horlicks Malted Milk 33 Heinz & Co. Pty Ltd., H. J. . . . 23 Hettig August ... 23

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Robertson ... 53 Ipana Tooth Pasts 35 Jackson S. Went worth ... 35 Kodak (Aust.), Pty., Ltd Kolynos, Inc. ... 65 Kopsen & Co., Ltd. 69 Kerr Brothers . . 60 Kraft - Walker

Cheese Co. . , . 52

Kwong Chong Bros. 39 Lockyer, Geo. J. . . 61 Manstocks ... 68 Mail Publicity Co. (Magazine Sub scriptions) ... 20 Merrillees, J. C., & Co 79 Maloney, N. F., & Co 89 Millers, Ltd., Suva 89 Miscellaneous, . 22, 78 “Mum” Deodorant 70 “Mendaco” ... 57 Mcllraths Pty., Ltd. 27 Morris, Hedstrom, Ltd., Suva ... 12 Nirex 36 National Airways Corporation ... 77 Nordman, Oscar . . 28 Nelson & Robertson Pty., Ltd. ... 68 “Nixoderm” ... 39 Produce Buyers . . 24 Pacific Is. Society 42 Pacific Islands Trading Co. ... 40 Pan American Air ways 14 Penguin Marine Engines ... 21 “Pinkettes” ... 81 Pitt & Scott, Ltd. . 52 Qantas Empire Air ways ... cov. ii Queensland Insur ance Co 19 Robinson, G. H. . . 55 Renton, G 69 Rose’s Eye Lotion 28, 67 Reckitt’s Blue . . 66 Rohu, Sil 54 Reed William E. . 74 Scott, Ltd., J. ... 73 Shell Co 74 Southern Pacific Insurance Co. . . 53 Steamships Trading Co., Ltd. ... 79 Sullivan & Co., C. . 36 South Sea Island Correspondence Club 58 Spartan Paints Pty., Ltd. 37 Swallow & Ariell . 34 Taylor & Co., A . 80 Tooth & Co., Pty., Ltd. ... cov .iii T. & E. Co., Ltd. . 28 Thornycroft (Aust.) Pty., Ltd 87 Tilley Lamps ... 84 Tillock & Co. ... 90 Tyneside Foundry & Engineering Co., Ltd 76 Trans Oceanic Air ways 56 Union Manufactur ing & Export Co. 80 Vacuum Oil Co., Ltd 88 “Vitalis” Hair Tonic 86 Vincent Chemical Co 26 Ventura Trading Co., Pty.. Ltd.. . . 18 Watson, Wm. H. . . 58 Wright & Co. ... 82 Harry West ... 69 Widdop, H., & Co., Ltd 62 Wenzel & Co. . . 15 Wills, W. D. & H.

O . 17 Wunderlich Ltd. . . 32 Wright & Co., Ltd., E . 41 Yorkshire Insur ance Co., Ltd. . 15

A notable plantation-clearing record has been put up by the Fijian people of Dogotuki, Macuata, in the current copra £o 0 /i uction campaign. During August, 6,300 chains of plantation land were weeded, and in the first eight months of 1948, 5,000 coconut palms were added to the tikina’s plantations.