The British Consulate
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In Tahiti
rE British Consul in Tahiti, Mi Fred Devenish, left Papeete ok Noyember 4 for Europe, pe Caledomen, on three months’ vacai tion. His many friends in Tahit expect hun to return; but there ar semi-official rumours that oppor tumty may be taken to review thi British Consular post in Frencl Oceania.
Britain and United States estab< hshed minor Consulates in Tahiti a long time ago. Gradually, aj much of the non-French traffic waj taken over by the growing ano independent British nations of Aus: tralia and New Zealand, the neeo for direct London and Washington representation declined. The USA Consulate was closed some yearr ago, and the American Consul in Noumea pays regular visits to Papeete.
The British Consul in Tahiti has. acted, on occasion, for New Zealano and Australian interests; but there has been for some time a growing feeling that either Australia, on New Zealand, should have an official representative there The matter has been discussed at Governmental level during the past year.