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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 October 1960Vol. XXXI, No. 3

A oniu” Shows a Profit — See!

p. 105 · Read in the full issue

Profit — See!

Tonga Copra Board's 514-ton itch-built cargo - and - pas nger vessel “Aoniu” is making oney—in spite of forecasts to e contrary by people who con lered that Tonga was making mistake in going into the ipping business.

According to a Tonga Govern vnt statement the ship has own a net profit of £6,810 over ’ period July 1,1958 to Decern - 31, 1959, after £13£78 had in set aside in a replacement id.

The statement reported that ; ship has secured an exten n of its Apia-Tokelaus charter rk for the New Zealand vernment through 1961. The /ages are made about irterly.