Fr. Oceania Pearling
p. 32 · Read in the full issue
Season Opens
UNDER a French Oceania G ernment proclamation of December the diving arease the 1956 season were defined as lows: January 1 to March 31, Taku sector of the Gambier lago March 1 to May 31, the en lagoons of Nego Nego, Ahe, Mair North, Ravahere, R a r a k a, Scilly, also certain sectors of M« kau, Takaroa, Raroia, and Hikuej The above areas are confr entirely to diving without suits machines. In addition, Hao Scilly are open for suit or macH diving below the defined de]n from June 1 to July 31, when season ends for 1956.
The season opened at Mangan on the basis of an offer to the dri of 100 Pacific francs per kiloc shells on the beach. Two days 1:1 the divers demanded a substam increase from the merchants, t then offered 125 francs, but divers, at last advice, were asM for 130 francs.
This price is equivalent to ab 8/5 Australian per lb or about £A per long ton. Obviously the pac~ ready for export price, FOB Papa will be considerably above this?
Hikueru is evidently expectedc provide the main yield this seasj Our correspondent reports tt about 4,000 persons are alres assembling at that atoll, ready the March 1 opening of the lago