Pacific Islands Monthly
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Pacific Islands Monthly, 22 February 1933Vol. III, No. 7

All Aspects.

p. 36 · Read in the full issue

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Native Trading.

N.G. Board To Enquire Into All Aspects.

ACCORDING to a circular issued by the Acting- Administrator of the Mandated Territory (Brigadier Gen eral T. Griffiths) and dated January 25, a Board of Enquiry has been appointed and will enquire into the question of na tive trading-.

The Board will submit recommenda tions to govern the future Administra tion policy regarding the system of na tive trading. The personnel of the Board is: President: His Honour Judge F. B.

Phillips: Central Committee Members, Mr. V. A. Pratt, Tohera Plantation; Mr.

J. H. Jones, Assistant District Officer, Rabaul. Mr. J. H. Jones will act as sec retary to the Board and arrange for at tendance of witnesses.

Aspects of native trading to be in quired into are: (1) Trading Allotment Licenses. (2) Freehold and long lease hold trading stations. (3) Licenses, mer cantile, copra, pedlars, permits to buy shell from natives. (4) Sub-letting of trading stations. (5) Trading limits and restrictions. (6) Management and trad ing policy of trading stations. (7) Con ditions applicable to leases for trading purposes.

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