Co-Operation

Fiji May Ask Fof

Of British Group

(Prom Our Own Correspondent)!

rpHAT Fiji might profitably atte

to plan diversification of duction on the basis of pos; outlets to New Zealand, Austl and western Canada is suggeste: recommendations made to Secretary of State for the Colo by his Adviser on Agriculture,,

Geoffrey Clay.

Sir Geoffrey also suggests Fiji might invite the three couru to send small economic mission study the Colony’s potentialitie relation to their needs.

An ecological survey of the; terior of Viti Levu and Vanua I and investigations into pos production of tea, rubber, c< and manila hemp are recommen together with more experime work in the agronomy of su cane in Fiji and the underplan of cacao in the Taveuni coc plantations.

Discussing the Fijians’ proble;; limited communal labour, Geoffrey suggests a limit of 30 each for social services and for ductive work, with no special crii other than ability to pay 5/- aj for Fijians who want to take individual farming enterprises.) DEALING with agriculture t addressing the Legislative C cil on September 2, the At.

Governor (Mr, A. F. R. Stodo stressed the value of the cuj soil conservation campaign.

He quoted the example of a w which, a few years ago, was deteriorating into an arid w transformed into green and fc land bearing excellent crops.

Mr. Stoddart added that goo« was being made of the funds vided for feeder roads, especial! western Viti Levu. He hop*' would be possible to increase allocation for this purpose.