Pine-processing
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Eti, the lieutenant-general said the PM had given assurances in talks with President Suharto that Western Samoa, which had pre viously abstained from voting, would vote against the resolution calling for self-determination for East Timor.
Voting on the issue was put off until this year by the 1983 ses sion of the UN General Assembly.
Sudharmono said Indonesia had declared its readiness to as sist Western Samoa in the techn ical field, especially in civil avia tion. Western Samoa also expre ssed interst in importing oil di rectly from Indonesia, which has recently stepped up its oil refinery capacity.
Fiji ginger is
hot property
Ginger farmers in Fiji are to be paid an additional 5c for each kilogram of fresh mature ginger exported to the United States and Canada, bringing the price to 35c per kg.
Ginger has become one of Fiji’s top agricultural exports. In 1982 the country exported 293 tonnes of mature green ginger valued at almost SF3 million.
Pago: Extension
for an extension
Van Camp Seafood Company of Pago Pago, American Samoa, has been granted a five-year ex tension on its permit to construct a concrete dock extension along the north shore of the inner har bor which will carry a new cold storage facility.
“Unfavorable economic condi tions” were cited as the reason
for the delay in acting on the original permit, which was grant ed in May 1981 with an expiry date of December 31, 1986.
Announcing approval of the extension, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Pacific Ocean Di vision, said the company had indicated “that the project will proceed at a future date”.
Pine-processing
accord in Fiji
The Fiji Government has given the country’s Pine Commission almost SF3 million to enable it to take part in a joint pine processing operation with British Petroleum.
The two parties are expected to sign an agreement early this year.
W. Samoa aids
private schools
Western Samoa this year is to provide government aid to pri vate schools for the first time.
Commenting on a $W563,000 grant in the 1984 education vote to help private schools lift educa tional standards, Prime Minister Tofilau Eti said the aid was in recognition of the substantial savings in government spending on schools made possible by the existence of the private system.
Reviving forests
of Savaii
A major tree-planting operation has started on Western Samoa’s island of Savaii, following the ravages of last year’s bushfires (PIM Oct. ’B3 p 5).
Plans call for the replanting of 400 hectares a year over the next six years.