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Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 290, 7 September 1928, Page 12

Cold weather in Fiji accounted for the fact that the Tofua’s shipment of bananas for New Zealand was not as laige as might have been expected (comments the Auckland “Sun”). She arrived the other morning with 13.500 cases. According to two passengers—Mr. G. S. Radley, of Radley and Co., aud Mr. Harvey Turner, of Turners and Growers future • shipments promise (o be large, and the year a good one. “Were it not for the bad weather, the Tofua would be carrying 17,000 eases,” said Mr. Radley. “Prospects are good, and from now on the shipments should increase steadily, from 16,000 eases lo about 22,000 eases in December.” -Mr. Turner said that the craps promised to be big for October, November and December, and the quantities shipped should be increased considerably.