Origin Of Tahiti Imports
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From Our Own Correspondent
Papeete, Oct. 20.
mHE Governor of French Oceania by A executive order, has promulgated various presidential decrees relative to the indication of origin of certain pro ducts from countries outside the French dominions.
These presidential decrees specify a long list of tools, implements, and arti cles of utility and ornament, hardware, and so forth; in steel, copper, zinc, tin, nickel or their alloys, polished or unpol ished, varnished or plated with gold, sil ver, nickel or chrome; also articles of porcelain or other ceramic materials used in electric installations; all of which must comply to the requirements, in the de crees cited, relative to the indications of the country of origin.
Exporters should consult the consulates of France for details of these require ments.
The decrees appear in the Official Journal of the Republic of France of June 3, 1937 (pages 6125 to 6128) and of August 11, 1937 (page 9065) and in the Journal Officiel of French Oceania of September 15, 1938.
Hon. J. T. O’Malley, Commissioner for Native Affairs in Papua, arrived in Syd ney by the “Macdhui” in October, on leave.