(To 4/9 Sterling)
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Fall In Apia Petrol Price
APIA, August 17 t*OR the first time in recent years, * petrol price has fallen. Some time ago it reached the peak price of 4/11 per gallon but recently it has been reduced by 2d a gallon.
The prices of petroleum products in the Territory are at present the subject of an investigation by a Sel ect Committee of the Legislative As sembly. It must be remembered that Samoan currency is the same as Sterling—that is, in Australian currency we still pay the equivalent of 5/1H per gallon.