138 THE STERILISATION OF COPRA 



authorities, the results showing that the copra does 

 become germ-proof, and that the oil from such 

 copra is of a superior quality to that obtained 

 from the product not so treated. The process 

 is likely to be exploited, principally through- 

 out the whole of East Africa, where coconut 

 cultivation is conducted on a very extensive scale, 

 and there appears to be no reason why it should 

 not be successfully introduced into other coconut- 

 growing regions. 



