Norfolk
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Food Shortage Over on Norfolk
Norfolk Is., June, 13.
THE Malaita, the first Australian ship to call for months, arrived here to-day with much needed supplies.
There was considerable concern last week when it was learned that this ship had run cn a rock at Lord Howe and might have to return to Sydney. For weeks, residents have been out of flour and butter and other commodities and when word of the mishap reached here on June 6, Mr. C. I. Buffett, official Secre tary and acting Administrator, con tacted the Australian High Com missioner in Wellington, NZ.
On June 8, residents were much heartened when a RNZAF Bristol freighter arrived loaded with flour and butter. The aircraft and its crew received a royal welcome.
This quick help from New Zealand was much appreciated and has set residents yearning for a regular service. A fortnightly Bristol freighter from NZ would make a big difference in the Island’s economy.
There would be ample back loading in out-of-season fruit, vegetables and cut flowers for New Zealand.
The Sandy Creek Sluicing Co., New Guinea, in May, got 108 oz of gold from 9,676 yards of material treated.