The Balance
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Banana Future In The Balance
A West Samoan delegation was in New Zealand in early August, discussing with the Government the future of Samoa’s banana exports to the Dominion.
THE result of the talks were being awaited with eager interest by growers in Fiji and Tonga—for both countries will be affected by the decision NZ makes on W Samoan bananas.
Fiji and Tonga export to NZ— their sole market—but, allied with internal problems in NZ, W. Samoa another exporter, has recently in creased its production by such an amount that it threatens to take over the whole NZ market of a million cases a year ece ? tly sent a delegation to NZ requesting a market guarantee a £ d Ton S a late July was still deciding whether to send a personal delegation on the same sub jeet, or handle the matter by letter. w i!s t ™A anwhll !, has indicated it any decisions until it has heard what W, Samoa has to say.