£2,800 Houses for N.
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Caledonian Natives
NEW CALEDONIA proposes to build 100 concrete houses at Montravel, 3 kilometres from Noumea. These houses will be let or sold to natives living in Noumea.
A start has been made on the construction of a block of 40 houses of 54 square metres. Each house has 2 bedrooms, kitchen, living room, bathroom and WC. Unit price is expected to be less than 400,000 fcs (£2,800) and rent will be 2,450 fcs (£l6) per month. The natives may purchase the house by this rental or just rent it.
This is an experiment which will be watched with great interest in New Caledonia and brings the native another step forward towards equality with the European.
He already enjoys equal pay in the labour market and every avenue of education is open to him. France has been extremely generous towards her dark children of the Pacific.