Commission Is
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The South Pacific
Fully Constituted
MEMBERS of the working commit! of the South Pacific Commisss will visit Suva and Noumea ab< the end of August to enquire whetl; facilities are available in either place the establishment there of the hes' quarters of the South Pacific Commissit The Commission held its first full me ing at its temporary headquarters, Georges Heights, Mosman, Sydney, in M last. Since then the constitution of t Commission has been properly comple* (as from July 29) by the acceptance : ae Agreement by the Parliament of t Netherlands. This means that the Coc mission is now accepted and supported the Governments of Britain, Unit.
States, France, Netherlands, Austrae and New Zealand.
The next meeting of the Commissi will be held in Sydney in October. A ] port on the respective merits of Suva at Noumea will be submitted by the Co]< mittee; and a choice of a site for hea quarters will then be made.
It appears to be the general opini that Suva is the most suitable place. E Suva, like Australian and New Zealaj cities, is desperately short of accomm dation; whereas it is believed there is mo room in Noumea, where there has be: considerable building.