Notes From French

Oceania

From Our Own Correspondent

Papeete, May.

THE normal term of duty of Dr. Augey popular and respected physician of Papeete, should have been completed shortly. However, in consequence of an unanimous vote of the Representative Assembly of the Colony and the approval of Senator Lasalle-Serre, we learn that there is a chance that he will return to practice in Tahiti at the end of his com ing vacation.

All sections of the community have re ceived this announcement with great satisfaction.

AT its session in April, the Repre sentative Assembly of Tahiti re elected M. Jean Millaud president for the ensuing year.

The session was opened by Governor Anziani, who was accompanied by the Secretary-General, the Chief of Cabinet and other members of his Privy Council.

In addition to Mr. Millaud, the follow ing officers were elected: First Vice president, M. A. Leboucher; Second Vice president, M. A. Poroi; First Secretary, M. Y. Martin; Second Secretary, M. A.

Bernast.

ON April 13, a large audience assembled at the City Hall, Papeete, to attend a special meeting of the Societe d’Etudes Oceaniennes. After the order of the day and approval of the new statutes of the Society, Monsieur Jacquier, vice-president, delivered a re port on the transactions of the Scientific Congress of the South Pacific which had

been held in New Zealand last year, and to which he had been elected delegate for French Oceania.