Trade Briefs
p. 53 · Read in the full issue
• Imports of tea by Papua New Guinea after September 1 will be in containers of not less than 10 kg. A ban on tea imports in small packets and containers has a double-pronged aim providing packing work for local people and encouraging the local tea industry. • Burns Philp and Co Ltd earned a con solidated profit of $6,031,000 in the six months to December 31. In the period group sales were $171,644,000. The dividend is steady at 7.5 c a share. • Nauru Pacific Line has placed the passenger/cargo ship, Enna G, on its ser vice from the United States west coast to Micronesia. The Enna G replaces the Elizabeth Bornhoffen.