Condominium Party's Land Claims

All expatriate-owned land in the New Hebrides should eventually be eturned to the indigenous people, says the National Party, the condominium's eadmg political party, in a land policy statement.

Basing its demands on the people’s wishes obtained at the National Party conference in February and at public rallies at Pango, Mele and other places, e party makes a four-part request—the return of all expatriate-owned land, nfirmation of title to land held by present New Hebridean owners, whether ; W j s ,bought from New Hebrideans or expatriates, the return of all bust L land ™ned by expatriates to the New Hebrides people as / a Hebridean Custom Trust Land and the recognition of the various New iebndean customary titles, rights and claims to the land. nrJnir Part l aso “ sks that no . f urther land should be sold until the „„ i f atlon °f a land law, and advises New Hebrideans not to buy any more ana from expatriate owners.