Giving Ng Secondary
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It's An Uphill Job
Industries A Try
There were many arguments about many things at the last meet ing of the Papua-New Guinea Legislative Council, but one thing that everyone agreed about was the desirability of encouraging develop ment and secondary industries.
No one could pretend that with political affairs in the Territory in their present state of flux, the climate is encouraging for the in vestment of capital. Nonetheless, some people are still prepared to “give it a go”. Two completely unrelated industries—the manufacture of shoes and instant-coffee —both of which might be encouraged to establish themselves in the Territory, are discussed here. Both, or so it seems to us, could founder on the old Australian prejudice about “cheap black labour”, if the goods were manufactured in NG with an Australian market in view.
Until NG manufacturers can come to terms with Australian unionists about that, it seems that the best market for NG manu factured goods is the home market. This is potentially large and, although still mostly in the future, will continue to grow with the gradual rise in the standard of living of the 2 million natives of the SW Pacific area.
A COMP ANY, New Guinea Instant Coffee, 258 Condamine Street, Manly Vale, Sydney, officially began operations on December 1.
As a result. New Guinea’s owrl brand of instant coffee may be on the market soon. mbPv hn v p dpsnatched coffee
bel?s to the UK trie processld
irfn samnl 2 oz tins which they wil? distnbute on a trial basis to test public reaction.
Tf thp rpaction is trood the com pany will lttempt to B crash the Arcstralian market, at present dominated by Nescafe and Bushells.
They are also interested in the possibilities of exporting to Malaya and the rest of South East Asia.
Where the Money Comes From
A spokesman for the firm said that sol coffee Manufacturing Company, an American firm with international ramifications, Wll 1 provide half the capital cost of a processing plant.
TTcfimafpri pnet nf IID such Estimated cost 01 setting up suen a factory, either on the Australian mainland or in the Territory, IS £150,000.
Australians are drinking a lot more coffee these days than formerly. Imports of coffee and chicory for the the first four months of this financial year are worth pi *3OO nnn fpc ap-ninst fl 129 000 for J’f 8 i of 19M) the same tour montns 01 laoy J , although, at the same time, Aussies still soaked up £4,425,000 worth Of tea.
A i. nrpopnf fhprp arp several hrands P of instant^coffee on the Auspranas OI insiani conee on bile aus trahan market, and price cutting has been prevalent in some supermarkets which use this type of coffee as a “catch line”.
This follows the same trend as in England where a number of new brands—some put out by the chain stores—have challenged the better know P makes of instant coffee in recent years.
The same shareholders in New Guinea Instant Coffee, have also formed another company, New Guinea Coffee, which may produce andciistribute normal roasted type conee.
Below are the relevant extracts from the NSW Weekly Trade Re port, in which a number of well known New Guinea names appear: new guinea coffee, 258 condamine St., Manly Vale, coffee merchants. Com. l/12/60. Props.: Douglas Mackenzie Elphin stone, Robert Wilson, Robert Gibbes and S™ Sidney Neilson, Dept, of Education, Port $Z Beach Clive caidweii. 14a victoria st., Bellevue Hill, John Waddy, 23a Bennett St., Neutral Bay, Neville Hemsworth, Douglas Park, Brian Walker, 42 Anzac Pde > Kensington, John Young-Whitford, 27 Merrybang st p ort Moresby, William Harden, of Bowral, and Leslie Murphy, c /_ Burns Philp Ltd., Bridge St., Sydney.
Reg. 25/11/60. new guinea instant coffee, 258 Condamine St., Manly Vale, coffee mer chants. Com. 1/12/60. Props.: Douglas Mackenzie Elphinstone, Robert Wilson, Robert Gibbes and Philip James Lucas, of above, Robert Gray, Banz, Western High lands. New Guinea ’ sidney Neilson ’ Dept of Education, Por t Moresby, Ross Bucknell, Banz, New Guinea, Colin Toole, 64 Iluka Ave Pa i m Beach, Clive Caldwell. 14a Victoria St., Bellevue Hill, John Waddy, 23a Bennett St., Neutral Bay, Neville Hemsworth, Douglas Park. Brian Walker, 42 Anzac pde Kensington. John Young whitford, 27 Merrybang St., Port Moresby, William Harden, of Bowral. and Leslie Murphy, c/- Burns Philp Ltd., Bridge St., Sydney. Reg. 25/11/60.