Butter On Ng Trees
pp. 59-60 · Read in the full issue
Writing in Sydney Sunday Tele graph of December 30, H. C. McKay reports that Australian research chemists, analysing for the first time the oil expressed from the nut of the well-known Okari tree of New Guinea, were surprised to find it almost identical with butter fat.
A somewhat similar Philippines tree —Termina Catappa—produces an oil which is marketed locally on
a small scale as Talisay Oil; but the Okari nut is much larger.
Unfortunately, it is also much harder and more difficult to husk.
The chemists admit, however, that owing to the small fat-yield per tree and the difficulty of ex pressing the oil, there is little prospect of the Okari nut ousting —or even supplementing—the cow in the forseeable future.
Among the first 20 RAAF pilot navigator trainees to be selected for 1052 is Mr. J. A. Seaton, formerly of the Shell Oil Company in Rabaul, NG.
Mr. W. G. Alexander, MBE, MA, Who had a notable Army record, and who has done outstanding work as officer in charge of Co-operative Societies in the Gilbert and Ellice Colony, has been transferred to Mauritius as Registrar of Co-opera tive Societies. He left for the In dian Ocean colony some weeks ago.