Halt In Fijian Recruiting
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mHE Director of Labour and National X Services for Fiji stated in Suva on May 31, that, on representations made by his Board, the War Council had decided that no further recruiting of Fijians, either for the Military Forces or the Labour Corps, will be permitted until August 31, when the position will be reviewed.
Fijians are standing by in some dis tricts, in the expectation that they will be required almost at once; but the Dir ector has requested District Commission ers to tell them that this is not the case, and that they should settle down to essential work in their villages or accept civil employment. 1 1 = Mr. H. E. Snell, of Suva, Fiji, has returned to the Colony after a short visit overseas.