Finnegan’S Walk

Back at his Auckland head quarters after a five months busi ness stay at Rarotonga, Mr. Michael Finnegan reported that his Paua sheel jewellery and woodwork factory, established last year, was making satisfactory progress, despite attempts from New Zealand manu facturers and union officials to have it spiked.

How about the union official who journeyed north to inspect Cook Islands industrial conditions some time ago For months last year, while the factory was building, Mr. Finnegan was to be seen stumping back and forth along the main road, on his one good leg.

This year he decided to take his car up with him. Rarotonga is 21 miles right around, but almost all his motoring was done in the Avarua-Avatiu main settlement area. “And do you know how many miles I ran up in five months— just on 2,000. Now I know why the walking seemed to be tough

last year!”-

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