RARATONGA NEWS.
FRUIT FOR NEW ZEALAND. SHIPPING APPOINTMENT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The special correspondent of the United Press Association at Raratonga advises that approximately 3300 cases of bananas and 1060 cases of tomatoes were forwarded from Raratonga to New Zealand by the Maunganui. No oranges were forwarded in tills shipment as the Raratonga season is nowfinished. Judge Ayson, the’ Resident Commissioner. visited the lower group of islands for the purposes of administration and High Court work towards the end of August and returned to Raratonga on September 3. Captain John Benton, of Auckland, arrived at Raratonga by the Makura to take up the appointment of captain of the schooner, Tiare Taporo, viceCaptain Rasmussen, who is shortly taking up the position as Resident Agent at Penrhyn with the Cook Islands Administration.
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Waikato Times, Volume 120, Issue 19991, 15 September 1936, Page 2
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