Local Banana-Cases

Tried in W. Samoa

WITH a view to overcoming the high cost and inconvenience of having to import banana and other fruit cases in unassembled ‘shook” form from New Zealand, juick-growing timber stands have been established in New Zealand’s Island Territories in recent years.

Fhese are, in some cases, now rearing the felling stage.

During 1956, some of this timber vas milled and used in a shipment )f bananas from that Territory.

However, the officialese language of he latest W. Samoa Report, gives ittle indication of whether or not he cases proved satisfactory, fhe Report merely says that it was 'demonstrated that the utilisation if this fast-growing tree was worth urther investigation.” The timber n this case was Albizzia falcata.

The 30 acres planted at Vailima deludes also cedrela odorata.