Fiji-Indians for the S-W Pacific?

S-W Pacific?

1 an address to the Fiji Legis ative Council recently, the Gov ernor of Fiji said that although -Indian interest in going to k in New Caledonia had lessened, had been approached privately the possibility of supplying 1,000 nore labourers to another Group, he “other group,” which the ernor did not name, is probably New Hebrides. ibour is acutely short in the rides and some months ago ain French interests evolved a l whereby some of the displaced ons from northern Indo-China ; to be brought in to work in Colony. It was desirable that importation of this labour be i Condominium rather than a ich Government basis —as was case in the indenturing of Indo lese labour before the war. iwever, it is understood that the ish section of the Condominium not enthusiastic about the plan suggested Fiji-Indians as an native. seems unlikely, under existing omic conditions in Fiji, that any ans could be persuaded to go I to work unless the induce ts were very great. Wages would to be sufficiently high for them ave a large sum before they rned to Fiji; or there would to be the possibility of per ent settlement and land irship in the new Territory, ere is little or no unemploy : in Fiji—but there is a land ;er amongst the Indian com ity. At the same time there large areas of land in both New Hebrides and the British nons which are idle. If the peans and natives cannot or not work the land, why not the Indians?