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THE Anglo-French Condominiuj in the New Hebrides is fifj years old this year.

To mark this event, Father O’Reilly, a well known historiaj is preparing a catalogue whio will contain accounts of the pm cipal personalities who worked ft the prosperity of the Ne Hebrides. Colonists, traders, plam ers, missionaries, officials, seame? businessmen—all will be review* and each will receive as detail* and exact a mention as possible. TH time of their coming to the Hebridl

will be given, their achievement, an the circumstances of their life.

The author’s wish is not only bring to life again the great namr in the Hebrides (MacLeod. Procto Higginson, the Kerr brothers) be also the portraits of more mode or lesser-known workers.

For this, an effort is needed « the part of the families of the fin colonists. They should look im their family documents, coll© photographs and recollect in pressions of fathers and uncles wf have vanished. They should wri te Father P. O’Reilly, 104 rue Vaugirard, Paris V, and tell him thr someone known to them or any their relatives is worthy of attenti«i in the catalogue, and send detail Some might be persuaded to drs up an account of a better-know character themselves; this will gratefully accepted. It is only active collaboration (writes Fathri O’Reilly) that this monument C!.: be built to the glory of those wl: brought about, by their unceasri efforts, a very notable colonr achievement. t Four cases of poliomyelitis we reported from Rarotonga, Coc Group, in late February. No fres cases have been reported from F: r Western Samoa, or the Tokelf Islands.

The Rev. Father Patrick O'Reilly.