° 2 ws pom . ’ pete deena doe MS Aa wet aide ah Bear db lladhcette Se. inservation Office ivision formulates for forestry and , including water, ‘onservation, and wildlife reserves, technical leader» district officials servation matters, standards for personnel, and al ictions of these it the Territory. ‘ation Officer has f principles and operations ofhis ‘rvation program Nagement of the : Territory. managed with yn and preservaal resources will iectives of mul- yield. west trees have demonstration \irai on BabelStrict. Plans are ‘he Airai Watertat to preserve ts natural state test amount of chment for the Nekken Forestuap has been orated promising grassland/savannas. local species are sperma vrevipetiolata, Cyj ploruon, reflecting Japanese com- Gmelix tine. palauensis, Horsfieldia umaklaal, an /ntsia bijuga. Some exotics with loca? During the | review year, several ly available seed source are Casuari smining conpa mies ‘rom Japan and the equisetifolia, Eucalyptus deglupta, Swietenia macrophylla. United States have shown considerable interest in exploiting existing mineral The knowledge gained at Nekket will be extended to Chapter 8 INDUSTRIES So “undertook vigorous programs of ex- phylium (twolocal varieties), Camp "mercial and military needs at that ffresources of certain islands in MicroMOS": An American mining company municipa ™ly tequest explora municip rights aliti lied!@ce ito examin e the edpossibil itytory of devel- homesteaders, ) and privat e lando wner? ~. . ; : 4 Manufacturing tn the Territory con- sists primarily of cottage-type activities in the subsistence sector. The few activities directed toward production for the market economy are characterized by inadequate capitalization, poor management, and an untrained labor force. Boatbuilding is a widespread economic activity but except for the Palau Shipyard, discussed in Part VI, nt Nekkenstaff ag# OP!"* commercial Production oF ea nucl . Sfloor mineral deposits in the lagoon ucleus fifor a forest extensio n pref “ ctr Section 4, Chapter 5, it is unorganized and carried on by individual craftsmen working in their own homes. training duction exists. In general, handicraft by using the prese ‘ ones . area of some islands in Palau District 8ram. m. Th ree Micr ians are atten ok t ntain phosphates. The ing Bulolo Forestry Training Center j now 2 a, 4 P New Guinea on a 3-year diplo Brequest is still under consims derattiion. It ts usual sense as of the recreation of “wildland” non-renewable rstem. otably Babelthuap in Palau Dist completed. Nursery techniques rict. being worked out for promising lock known tO possess a variety of timber species as well as for €XOtigen eral occurrences. The former already in Palau. Present emphasis Japanese administration intensively on techniques and species for rehabifpyned the better resources of phostation and reforestation of the deterphates. bauxite, and manganese, and program. 2 Prog Considerable pre-World War II in- 8 formation on mineral resources in the a@ Territory is available in the Japanese language. mostly in official records “Band scientific and geological publicawEtions. Among the limited post-war are harvested first and lumberinging in af ay. Bing literature, the main reference publicaarea ceases when the limit of acce SFtion lis been a “Report on Mineral ibility is reached. ‘7 y ched. The German ange Resources of Micronesia” (William D. Japa nese admi nist rations did song lumbering on P ' Mark, U.S.; Commercial Company & onape Island, and the Economic Survey, Hono lulu, October Japanes carried lumberinge operation s inPateDegg: 1240). In addition, the U.S. Geological inhabitants have relied f local lumber materials for boats atau. MOG . Survey carried out major geological OFi CENtUTIES OB surveys and water resources surveys of ‘ldinw to house OURCES established on Guam; Kwajalein, Marshall Islands; Koror, Palau; and Saipan, Mariana Islands. At present most small industries fall in the service classiftcation. These businesses, which may be family-owned and operated, include auto repair shops, barber shops, a charcoal manufacturer, electricians, gas stations, a Ae Northern Marshalls. - pF A siecent reference publication on me Minerals is “Preliminary Study Paper EConcerning the Mineral Resources of As previously mentioned, capital for economic development is available from outside sources and through buildings 2 specitic nature on Saipan, Tinian, ; pand MINERAL RES products are readily salable, but production at reasonable prices needs to be stimulated. Marketing outlets are goldsmith, movie theaters, photographers, poultry and egg farms, refrigeration repair shops, restaurants, saw mills, stevedoring companies, and taxi and bus companies. > Canoes, aN and Pagan in the Marianas: Palau, Yap, Chapter 7 Some small-scale handicraft pro- Truk in the Carolines; and the -_ 1. ; : ¥ the Frust) Territory” (Ivan Bloch, m Economic Development Team, Robert Although Territory mineral it 4 R. Nathan Sources are limited, the high islands I9G0). Associates, Inc.. March Government loan funds. Provisions governing licensing of businesses are found in the Trust Part VI—Economic AdvancementgePsst! Year 1908 PS RRRMee rem emermeer merce 67 RNY gern eT — —— en RR EE