medical expenses
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Crack down on medical expenses
New Caledonians have been warned against excessive use of foreign currency on medical visits to Australia.
The Administration recently passed on a note from the Ministry of Finance in Paris reminding Cale donians that foreign exchange issued for medical purposes should only be used in special cases.
Since the beginning of the year as many as 60 Caledonians a month have been flying to Sydney for medical attention. The Administra tion has pointed out that the territory has 67 French doctors, some highly qualified, as well as a “well-equipped hospital and several clinics”.
Under the stiff French currency controls introduced at the beginning of the year, residents of New Cale donia are permitted to take only SA27O worth of foreign currency a year out of the territory on tourist trips.