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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1952Vol. XXII, No. 8

Cocoa Production

p. 16 · Read in the full issue

World Interest In Pacifi

IT was reported in Sydney ear in March that some Frenc Pacific cocoa had sold in US for £330 Aus. per ton.

On March 2. Mr. D. H. Urquhai of Cadbury Brothers’ organisath arrived at South Comipission heai quarters, from London, to unde take a survey of the cocoa indust of the South Pacific. After inve tigations in New Caledonia, he w leave for the New Hebrides < March 17, for a fortnight.

Other territories he proposes visit include Western Same American Samoa, the Cook 3 Fiji and Netherlands N. Guinea, Last year. Mr. Urquhart cor pleted a similar survey in Ne Guinea and Solomons.