French Pacific Colonies
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Have Labour Problems, Too
FRENCH colonists in the New Hebrides like nlanters in New Caledonia, are greatly concerned at the loss of indentured Javanese and Indo-Chinese labour.
They declare that native Melanesian labour is insufficient and unsatisfactory, and, in the Hebrides, are inclined to blame the Catholic and Protestant mis sions as being inimical to the supply of native labour.
For this reason, planters see their sole possibility of salvation in a resumption of recruitment from Indo-China. and are hoping that this will prove possible under the new set-up in that country.
They do not anticipate the further re cruitment of Javanese for the French Colonies.
Captain W. Wyeth, who was recently discharged from the Army, intends re turning to New Guinea shortly. He will be accompanied by his wife. Prior to joining the Forces, Captain Wyeth was a well-known storekeeper in the Terri tory,