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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 March 1955Vol. XXV, No. 8

Jap-Americans Repor[?]

p. 140 · Read in the full issue

Rich Tuna Harv[?]

TiHE Japanese tuna fleet operating from Pago Page the American cannery the doing extremely well. A tot. 8,200 cases of canned tuna had shipped to the States up to De her 31, and a further 10,000 were on hand in mid-Januar well as hundreds of sacks of] meal.

About 230 Samoans were the:: ing employed in the cannery..

The fishing fleet now consls the mother-ship Omiya and seven Jap fishing craft, N Maru, Seisho Maru. Taiyo i Zenshei Maru, Shoyo Maru H Sansei Maru, and Hakutaka No. 2. The vessels are chartere about six months.

II Ratu Aloesi Sugutanaivalu Nabitu, Tokatoka, Fiji, has menced a law course at Melb< University. He is a graduate o Methodist Boys’ School, To' and the Davuilevu Lelean Men School.