Britaia Helps New Hebrides
p. 34 · Read in the full issue
French
rE New Hebrides French newspaper, “Neo Hebridais”, has expressed on behalf of the French community in the New Hebrides warm thanks to the British Government for the assistance it has given to the cause of Free French in guaranteeing to buy the coffee produced by the French planters in the New Hebrides, as from May 19, at the fixed price of £l5 (Australian) per ton of coffee beans in bags at Port Vila. This price, it is said, is based on the price of £33 (Australian) per ton of ground coffee.
Somewhat elaborate regulations have been framed to cover this method of helping the French planters. The coffee will be stored, if necessary, in Port Vila, The payments will be made to the planters in francs, or in Australian or sterling currency, at the discretion of the British Resident Commissioner.