THE NEW HEBRIDES.
UNSATISFACTORY DUAL CONTROL. By Association— . .... . Brisbane, April,. 20. ." ■ Captain Ash ton, of the .steamer Flinders, after j a lengthy trading, tour of the New Hebrides, states that tlic final con- . trol thero is becoming more and more un- . I satisfactory. ' A feeling prevails among the colonists, he that thb sooner tho islands aro taken over .either 'by France the \better it will :be for-all concerned. tho present timothe French trader's . hold a great advantage over tI;G British. Tlid Trench .authorilfej' interpreted (lie; ' laws inqre leniently with i;egnr<l'to.people'. ..of .their own: nationality than did theBritish. -"
' In addition, Captain Ashton snvs, tho French' 'authorities 'adhered to the Convention laivs; the /British", .made, .'extra laws under, which, .British colonists worked. While- the French, ire.ro permitted to recruit women labour, ■ the British ■traders could recruit only.'males.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 30 April 1913, Page 7
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135THE NEW HEBRIDES. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 30 April 1913, Page 7
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