Efficient Ceylon Coconut-Husking Implement

ss Eleanor Manning, Australian ral Commissioner of the Girl les’ Association, is scheduled o to Port Moresby on October or a fortnight’s inspection of ing in Papua-New Guinea.

t Despite shipping difficulties, 64,000 20-lb cases of tomatoes had been exported from the Cook Islands to early October. A few thousand more might be cleared before the season ends in November.

[?] of a fully efficient husking implement of the reasons why Islands copra-making [?]wer than in Ceylon, says Mr. W. V. D. in "The Manufacture of Copra in the Islands" (South Pacific Commission). diagram of the Ceylon implement is re [?]ed by permission of the Commission. [?]ails are: (A) 2 ft. 4 in. by 4 in. hard stock, with groove 2 in. broad, ½ in. and 8 in. long at top to engage husking A hole, through which a bolt passes, [?]lled 1 in. above the lower end of this

groove. A ½ in. neck is provided at upper end of wooden stock for fitting £ in. iron ring.

Sides of stock should be rounded off. (B) Iron blade 1 ft. 10 in. by 2 in. by ½ in. thick with hole drilled 1 in. above base through which bolt passes. Point of blade is tapered to a semi-sharp chisel edge. (C) Complete husking implement. (D) ½ in. thick iron ring to fasten blade to neck of stock. (E) ½ in. iron bolt 4£ in. long, with nut, to attach lower end of blade to stock.