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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 June 1958Vol. XXVIII, No. 11

Too Good To Use

p. 148 · Read in the full issue

New Guinea natives c often not as dumb as th look, writes a corresponde in Brisbane.

A group of New Guin native school-teachers, recen doing -the rounds here, wt being shown over a Brisba suburban terra-cotta tile wor were, naturally, very interest as tiles are practically u known in their own country But before long the tile coi pany’s manager had a sixt four dollar question popped him by one of his visita “The tiles are very good, E why has this factory an ir roof?”

Answer unrecorded.