Dollars For W. Samo
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Prom Our Own Correspondent
Apia, Dec, 17
THE new allocations of doll currency for the year 1952 w be restricted to licences for e sential goods which can not be o] tained from soft currency country For the first time, importers ha 1 been granted special dollar alloc tions for canned fish from doll countries, as this is at present great demand as a staple food 1 Samoans and is considered an e sential import in view of the great increased price for New Zealar tinned meat.
The Motor Ship Thor I is e: pected to arrive at Apia from Suv on December 23 with English ar Continental transshipments f( Apia.
She is expected to lift 400 toi of Samoan cocoabeans for tl USA market. This will be the la; shipment this year.