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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1953Vol. XXIV, No. 3

[?]solated Copra Shippers

p. 145 · Read in the full issue

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Rabaul, Sep. 30.

ERE has been dissatisfaction among copra growers, who ship from outports, about their i returns. The ship’s master a Bill of Lading, saying he received so many bags of a in grade from a certain plan n; but the Copra Board offi often refuse this figure, and ;itute their own details, and ' is no appeal. It is held that

could—and in fact has—opened

loor to injustice and fraud, and -ter system is being demanded.

If Sister Rewa Williamson, of Hamilton, NZ, has joined the staff of the Methodist Mission’s Helena Goldie Hospital, at Roviana, New Georgia, BSI. The Rev. A. W. E.

Silvester, of Auckland, who was a missionary at Vella Lavella, BSI, for many years, including the Jap occupation period, assisted at her dedication.

IF Mr. and Mrs. Pat Costello, of Suva, will spend some weeks in Australia in October-November on their way back from Europe. They will have, as their guest in Aus tralia, Lieut-Colonel Ratu Edward Cakobau, who has been in command of the Fiji Battalion in Malaya for some time and now is returning to Fiji.