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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1953Vol. XXIII, No. 8

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Timber East Of Lae

QUEENSLAND timber firm, which tendered successfulyl in 1951 for the right to take timber a 21,000 acres area east of Lae, not able to complete the con st. he Department of Territories r is seeking tenders again for timber lease. They say that lin the area there are teak, rose d, cedar, walnut and anisoptera pale yellow weed suitable for ly purposes)—an estimated total f 0,000,000 super feet, tie officials’ optimism in relation lie area will have to be justified, the successful tenderer will 3 to pay heavy royalties on >er taken out, and instal a saw to cut at least a million super a year. ell-known old-timer, ‘Skipper”

L Markham, formerly of Mar- Lagoon, Solomon Islands, and rict Commissioner at Christ- Island during World War H, m in poor health, and is mostly ined to bed. He now resides 0 St. Davids Road, Haberfield, ley. le Superior-General of the Ist Brothers, Very Rev. Brother lida, accompanied by Assistant sral Rev. Brother Justinian, is •resent on an official visit, in ting the Schools conducted by Order, in Fiji, Western Samoa New Caledonia.