Nestegg From NZ Tour
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Fiji Cricket Association’s Nestegg From NZ Tour
From Our Own Correspondent
Suva. Oct. 24.
DUE to the phenomenally successful Fijian cricket tour of New Zealand, the Fiji Cricket Association ended its year on September 30 with nearly £7OO in hand. Over £660 was profit on the tour.
The Association’s annual report states that very generous Fijian financial help for the tour came from all parts of the Colony, as well as from a number of Euro pean supporters.
Mother of Pearl Shell, worth about £250,000, was produced in Queensland for the year ended June 30, 1948. Eighty per cent, of shell was sold in America and earned about $600,000 (£187,602).