Taro Disease

Asking Spc Help To Attack

Prom Our Own Correspondent

Honiara, Nov. 1

rpHE British Solomon Islands Protec- X torate Government has suggested that the taro disease which has destroyed taro crops in various areas of

the Western Solomons during the past few years, should be brought to the notice of the South Pacific Research Council’s specialist conference to be held in Suva shortly, This conference will consider methods collecting information on pests, diseases and weeds likely to spread in the South Pacific. The Conference will con sider the question of uniform quarantine measures in the South Pacific.