Mechanising Copra
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Developments
Mechanising Copra Cutting
r ITTLE has been heard of the Lf coconut de-husking and cutting machines that received consider ble publicity in the Pacific a few ears ago.
One was the invention of a ahiti man; the other American, here was some disagreement over atent rights.
In spite of these machines, almost 11 copra on South Pacific planta ons is still being cut by hand, [though cost of labour is now high.
It is reported that the Tyneside oundry and Engineering Co., Ltd., lanufacturers of the famous Chula >pra dryers and Huttenbach übber Machinery, are at present orking on a machine for de-husk ig and cutting coconuts. The pro ict is still in the experimental age, but if it should ever become commercial proposition the rep :ation of its manufacturers is such lat it will cause considerable in rest among planters.