Piece of Australia

Letter to the Editor Just a Blown-Away Piece of Australia

IN your December issue, on page 47, under the heading of “Wallaroos or Kangaroos?” a Mr. Ken Slater is said to have dis covered what he thought to be a species of Australian kangaroo in the Fly River country of Papua.

I noticed in Mr. A. Richard’s book,

Practical Planting, which was pub lished in 1955, he states; “South of the Fly River, on the Papuan side of the Territory, the Orimio oil ex pedition in about the years 1925 to 1928 discovered some thousands of kangaroos, bush turkey, black and white magpies, and dingoes.”

Mr. Richards further states 1 some thousands of the kanga; were killed for European and na consumption.

I am, etc.,

T. M. Garret

Kokopo, NG, Jan. 2, 1956.

[?]vice

Suva

[?]torists

[?] now has a local retreading plant, [?]ed in November by Motors in a new [?]ry at Walu Bay. [?]le owners in the [?]y who previously to discard worn naturally welcome new service. Photo [?]ns show the plant, its five tyre [?]ds. In the forc [?]d, is Mr. B. is, plant foreman.