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[?]O Further Local
[?]Or Fiji At Present
IHE proposal to extend local government in Fiji by creating Rural Councils appears to ive been dropped—at least for e time being.
The idea was conceived by Dvernment officials but was left r the unofficial members of the ji Legislative Council to decide ther the scheme should be pro eded with, or not.
The scheme mostly affected idians living in rural areas and is not a popular idea amongst em—mainly because they were be asked to pay rates to finance e projects sponsored by the mncils.
When Queen Salote of Tonga re ntly visited Britain her journey gs included a trip to the Hebrides lere she showed great interest in ie manufacture of Harris tweed, ae Queen has now been advised at a length of Harris tweed, hand- Dven by a crofter’s daughter in ornoway, in the Queen’s fav irite colour of “ice blue,” is on its iy to Tonga as a gift from the ecrides.