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For N. Caledonia
Noumea, May, 25.
KEEN observers of the activities of the group of elected repre sentatives of Tahiti and New Caledonia in the French Parliament -they comprise two Senators, two Deputies and two members of the Union Francais Conseil-say that the Statute of Government the group is demanding is really a demand for local Parliaments.
The nlan for New Caledonia en™lges a Parliament of 30 members—lo from Noumea, 10 from?
country districts and 10 from the the Loyalty Islands. From the 30 there would be formed a Govern ment of 9 members.
Critics say that if this plan is given effect to it would result in New Caledonia being governed by Melanesians. ■Rrvnnt ivianaaer Com ' .K! Lae NG arrived nn leave in m Cairns, Qld., on sick leave, in early June, t Mr. A. Timperley has ai lived at Samarai, Papua, where he becomes District Commissioner. Milne Bay Distuct.