Shipments Increase
p. 92 · Read in the full issue
Samoan Banana
HELD back by a dry season last year, Western Samoa’s promised large exports of bananas have definitely “arrived” this season.
To the end of June, this year, 129,663 cases had been shipped— with reasonable prospects of a further 100,000 cases before the season closes, if weather and ship ping behave.
Last year only 35,784 cases were shipped in the entire year.
W. Samoa’s Director of Agricul ture, H. S. Newton, reports that the new smaller crate, holding 20 less fruit, is proving very popular with ah who handle it—and especially with the producers who are receiv ing the same 9/- for the smaller quantity of fruit.