Caledonian Secretary-General
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Visits Australia
From Our Own Correspondent
Noumea, Mar. 2.
THE Secretary-General of New Cale donia, M. Jan Bourgeau, will leave this week for Australia on a three months’ holiday. He is accompanied by Mme. Bourgeau.
M. Bourgeau has been a key-man in the Caledonian Administration through out the war. As head of the Economic Department, a heavy burden fell on him when France collapsed in 1940. His was the job of keeping the Colony provisioned —mainly from Australia. He then suc ceeded M. Bayardelle as Secretary-Gen eral, when the latter—who is at present Governor of Jibouti—was called to Lon don early in 1941 by General de Gaulle.