Japs Seeking Nickel
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From New Caledonia
From Our Noumea Correspondent A FOUR-MAN Japanese mission at Noumea in April was com monly believed to be looking for nickel ore.
A member of the mission said that Japan needed a substantial supply for her smelters.
At the same time a Japanese ship was at a northern New Caledonia port loading 7,000 tons of ore.
There should be no difficulty in supplying Japanese needs, although under the new mining law no ore richer than 3 p.c. may be sold for export.
' Mr. Allan Roberts. Director of District Services in Papua-New Guinea, went on recreation leave on May 4. During his absence the post has been taken by Mr. J. K McCarthy, an assistant Director and former DC for New Britain