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to this we would add also after the Philippines), 

 is the island of Samoa, where, by regulation 

 of the native methods of cultivation, it has 

 been possible to double the production of this 

 important article within ten years. Thus, in 

 1900 the annual crop was about 6,000 tons, 

 and in 1910 it exceeded 12,000 tons. It is 

 predicted that, within a dozen years, some 

 30,000 tons will be produced in the Islands of 

 Samoa alone. At the present time the yield 

 per acre is from 9 to 1 1 quintals. The pro- 

 duction of copra has also recently begun to 

 extend in the New Hebrides, 1 in the Solomon 

 Islands, in Papua, and in certain of the Pacific 

 Islands. All the copra actually produced in 

 these regions goes to Sydney, or passes 

 through that port before being re-exported to 

 Europe. Having regard to the constant 

 development of the production of copra, it is 

 anticipated that Sydney will become one of 

 the most important markets for this article in 

 the world. 



1 See end of book, re New Hebrides. 



