More Cattle For Fiji
p. 101 · Read in the full issue
FIRST draft of the famous Santa Gertrudis strain of tropical breed cattle to be exported from Australia, was despatched in March consigned to the Fiji Gov ernment. The shipment consisted of four yearling stud bulls ,and the shippers were King Ranch (Aust.) Ltd. The sale was arranged through Dalgety & Co., Ltd.
t Records were set by January and February imports at Suva. Forty six ships discharged 44,710 tons, compared with 37 ships and 12,050 tions in the same period of 1954. Im ports warrants passed by the Customs Department totalled 8,020 (4,666) and customs duty totalled £428,700 (£421,481).