New Hebrides
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First Elections For
Advisory Council
The first elections for the New lebrkles Advisory Council, the ighest consultative body in the roup, were held at the end of une.
Four councillors —two British and no French —were chosen by mem ers of the New Hebrides Chamber f Commerce, Agriculture and In ustry; and four New Hebrideans — ne for each administrative district -were chosen by the local councils i those districts.
The successful European candidates 'ere Messrs. G. Seagoe and K. Sol 'ay (British) and Messrs. R. Guichard id L Leca (French). The New ebrideans elected are: Michael Ala Northern District), John Kalsakau Central No. 1), Joseph d'Uripiv Central No. 2) and Jean Marie Leyhe outhern).
In the past, all members of the S-member Advisory Council were Dminated by the British and French ssident Commissioners.
> Statistics on aircraft movements the past five years, published in Bulletin d'lnjormation of the nch Residency in the New >rides in July, illustrate dramatic the increasing importance of ition in the New Hebrides.
Tie figures show that 2,794 flights e made in 1963, compared with r l in 1962, 1,902 in 1961, 1,250 960 and 888 in 1959. r ila’s Bauerfield easily headed the in 1963 with 1,440 aircraft move rs. Next came Santo with 492 Dwed by Lenakel, Tanna, with lovements for other airfields in 3 were: White Sands, Tanna, 162; 54; Aneityum, 64; ana, 36; Aniwa, 24; Tongoa, 26; brym, 8; Pentecost, 26. i 1959, only four airfields were use in the Condominium—Vila’s erfield and those at Santo, Pente , and Norsup, Malekula. > An energetic anti-rat campaign ;ed on Rarotonga since August, 3, had yielded 85,388 dead rats ibout the middle of June. > Water charges were increased in t Moresby on July 1 because, the asurer, Mr. A. P. J. Newman, said, existing charges were uneconomic. new rates were designed to >ver the actual cost of production.