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aluable. Mariculture Ltd., a Grand ayman Island, West Indies, com iny, is preparing to “process” 3,000 I its 45,000-strong herd of turtles lis year, and possibly turn a ►eculative venture begun four years jo into a commercially-viable eject.

The company’s 3,000 turtles are ree years old and weigh up to >0 lb each. Turtle steak is delicious, sting like veal and it has the added Ivantage of being low in cholesterol.

The calipee and calipash—the latinous parts of the turtles’ flesh— e the prime ingredients of turtle up. The skin, when cured, provides ither comparable to that of alligator.

The fat is reduced to oil for use soap and cosmetics, and meat isuitable for steak is the main gradients of turtle stew, a traditional lands dish both in the West Indies id the Pacific. The shell is in mand for artefacts.

In 1973, Mariculture plans to ocess 18,000 turtles. It is also inking of cropping and propagating Drgonian, a certain type of coral, lich grows off reefs and which is source from which the new drug rostaglandin” is obtained.

lot Too Secret

The Economic Development De rtment’s tourist film, “Western moa —the Best Kept Secret in the uth Pacific”, has won a second ize for being the best promotional n in the whole Pacific area. The n had already won a regional prize a film festival sponsored by 5 Pacific Area Travel Association, d more recently the grand prize a film festival covering all four ’ions of PATA. Promotional films ►m 44 countries were entered at j final competition and the winner s decided by a panel of 16 judges [uprising four representatives from ; Hollywood film industry.

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The management and staff of the -stern Samoa Trust 'Estates Cor ration almost went on strike re itly when the board of directors :ommended that a member of the ard, Mr. R. Meredith, be appointed secretary/accountant of the cor ration. The position has been :ant for over two years.

During that time, Mr. Sefo loane, career employee had been acting secretary/accountant, and it was ite obvious that WSTEC personnel re dissatisfied with the fact that

Ar. loane had been overlooked.

Moreover, they opposed appointment if a board member who had not ven applied in the formal manner.

As a result of this opposition, the card re-advertised the position, but gain it recommended Mr. Meredith’s ppointment. This recommendation len went to cabinet for a final ecision. Mr. loane, in the meantime, as been offered an opportunity of oing for lengthy in-service training i Australia.

The board’s viewpoint in recom lending Mr. Meredith is that Mr. leredith is the most qualified man mailable for the vacancy. There is ardly any doubt about Mr. leredith’s qualifications, as he has ;en for a long time and still is ommissioner of Inland Revenue, ut WSTEC personnel have also been sisting that Mr. loane is also jalified for the position and being ready employed in the corporation, lould have received some preference.

Reports have it that the board ay be looking into the question of oroughly reforming the WSTEC t-up. This is thought to be mainly result of recent reverses suffered r the corporation. .P.S.

Gone For The Doctor.—

lere were half as many cases again gonorrhoea in Fiji in 1971 as in the evious year—largely among persons tween 15 and 24. One of the reasons r the increase is thought to be rising omiscuity among the young, but at ist a contributing factor to the rise the improved notification system w employed by the Medical ;partment. Cases were most merous in overcrowded living ;as.

Sopping Vila. Vila, New

ibrides capital, had its record wet ir last year with a total rainfall of 9.55 inches, which is 50 inches >re than the average. Previous ;hest since records were first filed, 1948, was 131.68 inches which fell 1961.

New High Point In Niue.—

ue now reaches more- than twice high above the waves than it did : ore, with the erection of a new st for the local broadcasting tion. Having shared the facility of marine radio department since its eption in 1967, Radio Niue now ! its own 250 ft tall broadcasting st. Installed recently by Mr. E. G. nderson of the NZ Broadcasting rporation, the mast is topped by a warning light 420 ft above sea si.