Coast Watchers’ Fund,
p. 125 · Read in the full issue
£4,000
DONATIONS to the Australian Coast Watchers Memorial Fund now total nearly £4,000. The memorial will take the form of a navigational light at the Southern entrance of Madang Harbour, New Guinea.
The European cost-of-living in dex continues to rise in Fiji. Based on the figure of 100 for August, 1939, it stood at 235 by December 31, 1953. There was a rise of 5 points over the last quarter of the year.
A committee has been, established in Fiji to consider methods of establishing rent-control in the Colony. Letters from the public set ting out personal views are invited by the committee.
Good progress is being made in the clearance of Hell’s Point am munition dump near Honiara, BSIP.
During January a total of 22,169 shells were dumped at sea by 2 Aust. Bomb Disposal Section.
These included 1,724 155 mm white phosphorus shells, 1,270 155 mm HE shells, 8,700 105 mm HE shells, 2,775 90 mm HE shells, 7,050 75 mm HE shells and 650 81 mm white phosphorus mortar bombs.