Finances Unhappy
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[?]ench Oceania's Finances Unhappy
)VERNOR Jean Francois Toby iof French Oceania arrived i at Papeete from Paris late in
(ember.
to a Paris despatch the ernor, in his consultations with F French Government, stated [ the economic situation of ich Oceania is “extremely e” as a result of the declining B of copra in recent months.
I counteract this loss of rev- I Governor Toby urged the en fegement of a tourist industry, rthe speedy establishment of an national airport at Papeete to ict the great airlines, le Governor said that such an jrt would cost at least 1,000,- 00 metropolitan francs, and he d that funds be made available the project, which would also ide employment in Tahiti.
Marelle, Inspector-General of bs in the French Empire, has [ on an inspection tour in New donia for the Colonial Depart t at Paris.
At Ducos Hospital, NC
"Maison de la Nouvelle Zelande" (New Zealand House), where these young patients are to undergo electro-therapy treatment, is at Ducos Leper Hospital, New Caledonia. The activity of the NZ Lepers Trust Board, generously supported by the public in the Dominion, extends throughout the tropical South Pacific. —Photo by F. Dunn.