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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 April 1960Vol. XXX, No. 9

'Hey Say Vila Costs

p. 135 · Read in the full issue

Are 'Too High'

l fter the Vila hurricane of W December, a party of Fiji llian carpenters, organised by Tain Construction Co. Ltd., wa, went to the New Hebrides the inter-1 stand ship ntanui” to carry out rebuild operations, particularly for t ns Philp interests, rhe men found living costs in ■ Condominium high and pro ved to their Building Workers’ lion in Suva. As a result, there is a brief dispute between the lion and Narain Construction in Suva on February 23. ter, at the end of March, nine Placements were flown to Vila a chartered Fiji Airways ron and the dissatisfied work m were taken back to Suva. ”he head of Narain Construc tti Co., Mr. Sathi Narain (who , one of the two nominated Ilian MLC’s) flew in to NH [h the new men to check con ions. Also on board, to in t'.ct the work at BP’s, was Mr.

H. Helsen, manager at Suva Burns Philp (SS) Co. Ltd.