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DUE to Japanese import restrictions export of nickel from New Caledonia will be cut 50 per cent, commencing October.

Shipping movements have been modified and voyages of certain ships have been cancelled.

For the first six months of 1957 nearly 500,000 tons of nickel ore

was sent to Japan.

Diminishing exports and restricts imports, due to France’s exchang conservation plan, makes the futui look a little bleak here.

The members of the nei Assembly (elected October 6) ma have quite a crop of headaches i planning the future economy t the country. v New principal of Queen Victor: School, Fiji, is Mr. A. Hurrell, s present Senior mathematics mash Wallasey Grammar School, UK.

SAILING NORTH ON THE "MAUI POMARE" from Auckland, NZ, recently were: (Lett) M J. Browne (centre) with a child which had come south for hospital treatment, was farewel at Auckland by Mrs. M. Brown (left) and Miss P. Browne when she sailed for Raroton Right: Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Davis, with Wayne, Morris, and Geoff, were also bound for Raroton where Mr. Davis, of Island Territories Department, Wellington, was to relieve other offic join, on furlough. p hotos: J. P. Shortll