Down In Tahiti
p. 97 · Read in the full issue
Coconut Mills Close
A COMPANY, which operated a desiccated coconut factory in Tahiti, has closed down. It was owned by Mr. A. J. Burtschy, employing about 50 persons. It was known as Society Imtex.
Another coconut-products plant, the Chin Foo oil crushing mill, which has been turning out a pro duct with the trade-name Cocofine, is reported to be closing down.
The reasons for the decisions to close may be associated with the imposition of an export tax on these products. It is recalled that in 1920 an American mill operated by the Vegetable Oil Corporation of New
York shut down in similar circum stances. Its machinery was shipped to the Philippines.
French Oceania exported 8,758,000 francs worth of oil (approximately £A61,500) in 1953. The quantity of desiccated coconut is not known.