Impracticable?

Closer Association Between Administrations

The suggestion made in the last issue of The Pacific Islands Monthly, that there should be a closer association of Pacific Islands administrations, for consideration of numerous problems of mutual interest, is referred to by Sir Maynard Hedstrom, of Suva, in a letter to the editor.

“With regard to your suggestion un der the heading “Seventeen Independ ent Administrations,” says Sir May nard, “I am afraid I must say that in my opinion geographical difficulties at present render the suggestion imprac ticable.

“There is some communication and some co-operation between Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, the Cook Islands, and the Crown Colony of Gilbert and Ellice Is lands particularly in medical f.nd educational service but any rapid extension to other island groups would be impracticable.”