Industry
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Lean Period for Niue Home Industry
From Our Own Correspondent NIUE, Sept. 7.
THE Niue plaited ware trade (baskets’and hats) has had a bad year largely due to the shipping strike in NZ which resulted in no ship calling for five months.
The Maui Pomare lifted over a 1,000 bags of parcel mail on her
August trip but since then the Matua has taken over the call to Niue and she will only take 200 bags of parcel mail.
One local firm has orders for 35,000 baskets but has been unable to ship more than a fraction of that number.
It is hoped that with advent of the Tofua next year the position will improve and the wholesale buying* of baskets will recommence.
On September 6, Miss June Bur bury, of Vaucluse, Sydney, was married to Mr. Clyde Johnston, who Is a pilot officer with Qantas Airways. They will live in New Guinea.