Tlie palolo, that mysterious coral worm which makes its appearance in Samoan waters once a year, is expected to rise this week, states the "Samoa Guardian.” The palolo rises first in Savaii waters, and a month biter in Upolu. Palolo fishing attracts boths Samoans and Europeans, who make groat, preparations for the catch. The tiny creatures appear on the surface in countless myriads, and nre scooped up with implements shaped like a tennis racket. The ranting formerly used by the Samoans was made of lauala, the fibrous'subsinmo which grows round the base of the coconut leaf, but of'recent years buttcrcloth or find netting lias displaced it. Palolo is a great delicacy, and is cooked in various ways, sometimes with coconut cream.
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Hokitika Guardian, 5 November 1929, Page 8
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