France's Care Of Polynesian
pp. 55-56 · Read in the full issue
People
From Our Own Correspondent PAPEETE, March 18.
THE following notice in the January, 1940 issue of “Te Vea Maohi”, re presents another step by the pre sent Administration of French Oceania in studying and understanding the problems and general welfare of the native people of the Colony:— “By many of our articles, hitherto, we have endeavoured to make ‘Te Vea Maohi’ the real link between the Ad ministration of the Colony and each of you individually—no matter how great the distance which separates us, one from the other.
“Through this journal, the Admini stration gives instruction and informa tion to you and it has also many times requested that you make known your wishes and your opinions to its officers here.
“During his many tours of inspection, when the Governor of the Colony has visited you and your district admini strator, His Excellency has told you that if there is any complaint or request which is right and proper, you should
make it known to the Governor him self.
“Send your letters by post, without postage stamp, addressed to the Gov ernor at Papeete.”
The notice further says that a special secretary, who is learned in the Tahi tian language, has been designated to give attention to all correspondence in that language and to translate it into French, so that His Excellency may give each question immediate consideration.