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(Palau District
KOROR (Cont'd)
development, with a marine railway available for increased
operations, and stockpiles of, various materials of the former
Japanese navy yard on hand.
The Western Carolines Wholesale Company has its head-
auarters on Koror, and is native-owned and managed. Its
saleable merchandise presently is bought from the I.T.C.
branch at Koror, and from wholesalers in the United States.
The Company's stock at the time of this inspection included
rice, sugar, flour, kerosene, gasoline, diesel oil, cigarettes,
matches, cotton cloth, tennis shoes, canned milk, soap, fishing gear, rope, building materials. The I.T.C. branch manager
at Koror is advising the Company's officials on business pro-
cedures, and is encouraging them to buy trade goods from other
than the I.T.C. in order that the latter may retire from the
field at the earliest.
Native subsistence crops are plentiful and Koror is
essentially self-sufficient.
Codification of land laws by native officials is proceeding and will complete the solution of the comparatively few
land claims or disputes existing on Korore
Koror is dependent for imports and exports on Navy ships
and aircrafte
(f)
Rehabilitation.
Rehabilitation is practically complete on Korore There
will be a future problem of permanent construction for those
natives who have obtained quonset huts for homes and business
establishments.
(g)
Services.
REPRODUCED FROM HOLDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES
(1)
Transportation.
Transportation in the waters of the Palaus for the
natives of Koror is considered insufficient for continued
economic development. Boat repair facilities are present at
Malakal Island for conversion of salvageable hulls from the
Navy's World War II stockpile.
Such converted hulls would
be of assistance in fishing and for transportation of cargo
within the barrier reef.
Facilities for off-loading water-borne cargo or passen-
gers at Koror include 1 LCh, 1 MWB, 1 picket boat and 1 YOGN.
There is a deep-water pier at Malakal, which is connected by
a causeway to Koror, and a shallow-draft pontoon pier at
Koror. These facilities are considered sufficient for offloading purposes.
Seaplane facilities exist at Koror and are adequate,
except for the desirability of an avgas truck. (See page 85.)
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