Fiji’s Credit Unions Increasing

FIJI, at the end of May, had 24 Credit Unions with a total membership of 2,724 and a cap ital of £5,921.

The Rev. Father Ganejr, SJ, an expert on Credit Unions, was in vited to the Colony from British Honduras last year and during the few months that he has been in Fiji he has had considerable suc cess in promoting the movement.

He is assisted in his work by a central committee of voluntary workers.

Credit Unions are formed of people with a common bond of in terest, employment, or residence, with the object of encouraging thrift, guiding the members in the proper handling of money, and mak ing money available to them for provident and productive purposes, at reasonable rates of interset.