Copra Moisture Penalties

Reprieve For Fiji Planters

THE deductions and penalties for ex cess moisture in copra, which the Fiji Copra Board intended to im pose from October 15, will not now come into operation on that date.

The secretary of the Board, has stated, however, that the deductions will come into operation on a “later date to be fixed by the Management Committee.” Planters will be notified through the local Press

and radio when a date has been decided upon.

Since the Board announced the pro posed penalties for excess moisture at the end of July, Fiji copra producers have protested vigorously—see article on page 29, this issue.