Banana Export

Samoa Boosts Banana Export

npHE one redeeming feature in a X gloomy W. Samoa financial situ ation is the improvement in the banana industry and the welcome increase in banana shipment during the past few months. The Matua took some 22,000 cases of Samoan bananas on November 30 and it is confidently expected that, if space is available up to 30,000 cases per steamer can be exported in future.

Many Samoan districts in Upolu and Savaii have greatly increased their banana deliveries. The largest increases were recorded in the Aana Alofi, Falealili and Safata

districts of Upolu and the Salega district of Savaii. The total exports for October and November of this year were 90,870 cases and to the end of November a total of 289,297 cases were exported during 1957 with two more shipments to come during December.

In future it is intended to relate the banana production to popula tion figures in the various districts so as to show a basis of comparison for the industry. t Mr. S. F. King, of New Zealand, has replaced Mr. A. D. Murray as manager of the Nadi Branch of the Bank of New Zealand. Mr. King, an Englishman, has been at the Auck land Branch for 19 years.