SHOPS on Rotuma have run out of canned food as a result of poor shipping services.
Itumuta villager and shop owner Kensington Fatiaki said most small shops have run out of tinned fish and meat.
"We still have tea, sugar, flour and rice," he said.
"The big shops are still supplying the items that we don't have but I am not sure of the Post Shop because they did not receive any supply the last time the boat came."
Former Fiji ambassador to Australia and council representative to Fiji, Major-General Jioji Konrote, said there has not been a shortage of fuel because a boat left two weeks ago with some supply.
"The franchise scheme which subsidises shipping companies so that shipping companies could make some profit," he said
"Under the scheme, Kadavu Shipping and Ba Shipping service the island.
"Ba Shipping owns Cagi Mai Ba which is undergoing repairs. This is the fourth month that the boat has been out of service. It last went in May."
Mr Konrote said they have being asking the interim Government to help them.
"The last ship to Rotuma was last month. Telecom chartered the Westerland and we managed to send some fuel and shops," he said.
"If Rotuma runs of fuel then they will have to wait until a boat goes across.
In June, shops and supermarkets on Rotuma ran out of food supply and fuel because there have not been any shipping service to the island this month.
Children had to walk up to 10 kilometres to get to school.
