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

Labour Supply

p. 30 · Read in the full issue

Cinema As Factor In Nh

Prom Our Own Correspondent SANTO, August, 22.

SATURDAY, August 21, saw the movies O established in Santo—for the first time since the US forces were here.

There is a growing demand for such entertainment. Begun by Mr. Tom Harris, well-known storeman and identity along the Canal, the project is causing some unexpected repercussions.

Planters who are in a position to tell '"ospective labour that they will provide the boys with transport to the pictures each week have a decided advantage over those who cannot. Labour is so difficult, these days, that any inducement to obtain it is eagerly sought.