P-NG Bananas
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One interesting thing that emerged •om the “Fruitgrowers” manifesto was lat New Guinea bananas too, can nter at a flat rate of one farthing a ound, although, if NG bananas have per been imported by Australia it lust have been a long, long time go.
There are hundreds of different rpes of bananas grown in NG by ative people, but few are of the table rpe and probably none has the flavour the top quality Fiji product. Most G natives grow the cooking type of inana, as this is how they eat them, one are grown for export.
Another item of interest was that in 158, 234 lb of bananas had been im jrted from Indonesia (and presumably aid Id per lb duty). Western Aus alia used to import a lot of bananas om Java until banana plantations ere established around Carnarvon. r hat Westralians have to say about arnarvon bananas is what NZ-ers say Dout Island bana(nas, and Sydneysiders jout the NSW variety. It seems manas are things that no one can jree about.