SAMOA.
TRADE PROSPECTS. . By . TnlQgrapU- —Press Association. • WELLINGTON, November 17i The quarterly reports of the Departmental activities of the Samoan Administration, received by the Minister of External Affairs, show a great improvement in the economic position. ' ■The figures-of the Crown Estates Department for the--first seven months .111 the year, indicate that operations will show ■ vocy substantial profits .against losses made in . the last three yearsduring the worst of the slump. Iho, outlook for copra and cocoa beans is ! most encouraging. ■ -The crops of cocoa this ’year give- -every inclination - of being well above the average. Already, for seven mouths of the year 7/5 tonshave been shipped; ■ as against Jess than 300 tons for the corresponding period last year. The authorities are seeking' new mjarkets 111 New Zealand and elsewhere. " y . Experiments' are being made witli the planting of cotton, and so far indication's are that the industry will be ! successfully established. Another product giving: every promise- of being successfully established is* ( tobacco. '
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 18 November 1924, Page 9
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162SAMOA. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 18 November 1924, Page 9
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