RUBBER DEAD IN NEW GUINEA.
NATIVE LABOUR CHIEFLY RESPONSIBLE.
PLANTERS TLKN TO COPRA
'.By^olesrKph^ M : tion^exiicrt^jni^ftw^Giiinoa^stiites^that , rubber cultiyatiqjisaijilhb. tica 11.y.5: iett cr6-M 9 s .ks°f:»'? the. to pertios; ; (j;x('ei)tjSirj;Rup , proved- a" v success3sPara*nibber%is''tiio promise,of success.'...-'Ceara ; rubber. :is^;ittaeked" ; at the ■ root "by : a. fungus;,-;.disease.:.-&. One plantation aba»donecl-<cu]tiratiori ."after several thousands of pounds had been spent./ Sisal hemp grew;.to'■ perfection, but for some -. reason , , several -plantations, after large amounts Jiad. been .expended, wera abandoned... ■>,; ■'. '.-..■■•; Tiie . whole. trouble, says -.Mr.'-. Craig, is in connection with native labour. The question arose-.--, through tho .natives not , being always ■ well" treated. , .- News quickly ■ spreads and makes recruiting difficult. One remedy is to get boys from.outside .their, own district, tlic-n if tliey rim awny tlioy come- into contact with-other tribes, , who,. if they do not kiii and eat them,, refuse'thorn shelter. They are then driven to return'to their employer.-.:' ■..V'.Jya:, , ,..- ..., ■'.'. . ■ While some" , planters' treat tho , natives -badly, ■" tlio Government, on the other hand, handles- them.:, with -' kidf gloves. ;>;«--"V'- , J-.;" >* ;:■■ ■'p:~iMi:,.V ■: :
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1952, 8 January 1914, Page 5
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164RUBBER DEAD IN NEW GUINEA. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1952, 8 January 1914, Page 5
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