Niue Solves

Its Water

Problem

From J. Edward Brown, on Niue It looks as if Niue’s lonj

standing water supply problen

have been solved. Until now tl only water available has bee rain water caught from roofs an from special catchment area but now Mr. Gilberd, a we driller from Whangarei, Ne Zealand, has turned up to drill series of wells around the islam UE arrived at Niue in July ar within two weeks of his arriv he had had his equipment check( and hauled to the first site and ht drilled the first well, striking wat 123 ft 4 inches below ground lev at Liliku, near Hakupu village.

A week later another well h< been drilled at Vaiea.

Other wells will be drilled aroui the island so that the water len which lies underneath can 1 tapped to provide water for ag] culture and for domestic purposes It is intended to set up windmil to pump up the water.

EVERY Tofua that leaves Nil Island these days seems to tal several Niuean public servants goii to New Zealand for training of son description.

There are now four categories ( training for existing and potenti public servants of the Cook, Nil and Tokelau Islands, scholarshi] for primary or secondary educatio bursaries for higher educatio scholarships for career training ai scholarships for in-service trainir in New Zealand of public servants The in-service trainees, who a: -given a short refresher trainii course in New Zealand to broad( their experience and ability, diffi from the career trainees in that th< do not do a job of work but rathi observe a variety of specialise training experience over a sho period, usually six months. Th programme has been stepped up.

This year trainees will learn aboi the operation of heavy road equi] ment, radios and telephones, polic typing and shorthand, accountir and clerical work and schoolteachin