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(Truk District)
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NAMA
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Religion.
The (Protestant) church was built 25 years ago by the
natives under supervision of the lay pastor, who is still
serving in that capacity and appeared to have the following
of the entire village.
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Economic development.
Copra and handicraft exports for the last quarter of the
calendar year 1948 totalled $472.20 and $462.50, respectively.
The village store had an ample stock of merchandise, well-
stowed and displayed. An official of the Truk Trading Company
was ashore at the time of this inspection, purchasing handi-
craft and copra, and selling clothing and food,
He had come
from Truk in the comoany trading schooner, the NOMAD, and was
to visit Namoluk and Satawan before returning to Truk, From
observation of trade exchanges at Nama it appeared that the
island has a relatively high degree of self-sufficiency.
Nama has a large supply of indigenous food == coconuts,
breadfruit, taro, bananas, oapaya, fish (small tuna), chicken,
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pigs.
(f)
Rehabilitation is complete on Nama,
(g)
Services,
Transportation.
Local transportation is by small outrigger canoes, of
which there were reported to be 48. There are no large outrigger canoes, or sailing outrigger canoes, on the island,
The axis of this small island lies approximately 340°160°,
It is surrounded by barrier reef and has no lagoon, The
southwest beach can be approached by a natural boat channel
through the barrier reef. Directly across the island, on
the northeast beach, is another small, natural boat channel.
Between landing beaches is a cross-island road, 30 feet in
width, with coral base and sand cover.
Blasting of the two
boat channels for greater width is recommended as an economic
pro ject.
Field trips from CivAd headquarters, Truk, are made in
a naval ship once each quarter,
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