Highlands

Passion Fruit

New Industry for NG Central Highlands

THE announcement that the well known Australian firm of Cot tees Fassiona Ltd. is installing a pulping and freezing plant at Gor oka, in New Guinea’s Central High lands, has a double interest.

The Highlands people—perhaps natives, as well as Europeans—are going to grow passionfruit and to matoes for this installation, and the frozen product is to be flown to Australia. • This may be the begin ning of an important industry, for which these great plateaus are ad mirably suited.

The other factor is that this Cot tee enterprise is under the direction of Mr. George Greathead, who achieved so much success as District Officer in charge of the Central Highlands, and who resigned from the Administration this year to back his belief in the district with his own money and tireless energy.

Mr. J. Little has arrived on Niue Is. to take up duties as Radio Operator.