The Last of Solomons Scrap
p. 43 · Read in the full issue
Offered
THE British Solomons Govern ment called for tenders in mid- October for salvage rights for three years to all scrap remaining ln an!i o , , The material includes Japanese war and merchant vessels lying on the beaches of Kolumbangara, Guadalcanal and in Tulagi harbour.
Most of the “easy” scrap has been exported already; what remains will be worth less than it would have been some years ago when the scrap market was booming. It is probable that the bulk of the remaining scrap will find its way to Japan.