Levuka Ships Copra Again
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Levuka had cause for celebration on Boxing Day when the Chekiang arrived at the old capital of Fiji to load copra. It was the first overseas copra ship to call at Levuka since the Bank Line ship, Nessbank, made a call in September, 1956.
The economy of the town declined rapidly when Lomaiviti planters started to send their copra direct to the crushing mill at Suva. Before that Fijian and other planters sent their copra to Levuka from Wakaya, Koro, Gau, Batiki, etc., and spent their money in the trading stores at Levuka.