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E Fiji Government’s decision to ibtain the services of another jxpert, this time to report on “Fijian community as a pro ive unit’’ is a typical example iat might be called pursuing the ►us. is also a discouraging indication Government is still content to ; time on useless reports— ntly regarding reports as an in themselves instead of get action in increasing the pro on vitally needed, th a good market available in Zealand, and further shipping ties offered, the opening up of janana-growing areas is urgent, at simple knowledge is avail to Government without any sity of obtaining an expert • many years it has also been n to Government that the i way of life and the corn el system are deterrents against proper development and full itation of Fijian lands. More more the old ways are feel tie impact of modern life and png conditions. All intelligent tnts of the Colony know that ijian race right now must pre itself for a still further stage ansition or follow the Red n of America into the isolation tive reservations, s has all been thrashed out e floor of Legislative Council, press, and, of course, privately, “expert” report can add noth ► it. claim that such a report be valuable to the native s ridiculous. At least 75 per of the native people would r read it, nor hear of it. m the report is made, no doubt I find a pigeon-hole waiting government had appointed a representative committee to er and recommend ways and i of immediately increasing t exports and creating new t would have shown initiative might have stimulated all is of the community.

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