§ Mr. J. Morganasked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies what representations he has received recently from the Cocoanut Planters' Union of Fiji concerning copra prices; and what was his reply?
§ Mr. George HallRepresentations with regard to the marketing of Fiji copra were received in May through the officer administering the government and in reply attention was drawn to the overriding war-time difficulties which have rendered it impossible for His Majesty's Government to draw any substantial portion of their requirements of copra from the Western Pacific. I should like to add that the whole position of the copra trade of the Colonial Empire, which is only a part of the grave and very widespread problem of disposal of surplus supplies, is being822W urgently considered with a view of devising such measures of amelioration as may be possible