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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 July 1957Vol. XXVII, No. 12

[?]eplanning the [?]ausori [?]gricultural Area

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[?]ausori [?]gricultural Area

[E Government of Fiji proposes shortly to set up a committee of all interested parties to deal l the question of redirecting the lomy of the Nausori area. The mittee will consist of repre atives of the Government, the 1 company and farmers, nee it announced early in lary its decision to close the sori mill at the end of the 1959 h the CSR has established a mittee consisting largely of nical officers, including some eminent officers, to decide how the area can be utilised in re. > first task is to find out what 3 information is available, what 3 is required, and how to acquire i quickly as possible on essential :ers including population, soils, tenure and alternative crops, le CSR has already sent an rt to Fiji to report on alter ve crops, and has also sought advice of a drainage expert, reliminary drainage survey has started. my pre-school teachers and rvisors from various parts of Territory attended school in Moresby during the May week lays. And at Brandi Central K)l, Wewak, New Guinea, Mr. .ershead, of Port Moresby, con ed visual education lectures for ers of the Education Depart t in the Sepik District.