Oil Search In Papua
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Australasian Petroleum Co. Pty., Ltd., reported in mid-June that some delay has been occasioned in Papua at Hohoro No. 2 by 13g inch casing be coming stuck at 2,901 feet when attempt ing to run it to 4,520 feet. ft was necessary to cut and to pull the uoper section of the casing and to re drill the hole from 950 feet. The redrilled hole had reached 1,992 feet.
Island Exploration Co. Pty., Ltd., re ports that the test well at Omati has been deepened 529 feet from 4,855 feet to 5,384 feet.
Miss T. Smith has joined the staff of the Government School, Niue Island, as Infant Mistress.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Scarborough of Niue Island left for Pago Pago en route to the United States in early May. Mr.
Scarborough has been radio superin tendent and postmaster at Niue for the past four years and expected to attend the World Conference of Amateur Radio Operators in the US during his six months leave. His plans have been somewhat up set, however, by the fact that the Aorangi is held up in Sydney in sympathy with the NZ waterfront dispute.