NEW CALEDONIA.
THE GOVERNOR INTERVIEWED. By Cable.—Press Association.—Copyrigfti ir „■ , s . vdne .V> September 21. ■M. Richard, Governor of New Ca.cuonia, is en route to France. I n the course of an interview ho said that many statements respecting the condition of affairs in New Caledonia were itvrary. exaggerations. He admitted there had been a n amount of povertv, but the crisis, W ns passing away. The cause, of the depression was due to the cessation of transportation. France alone, without drawing on its colonial sources, had spent £5,400,000 in this ••'W'-tmenl; and the stoppage naturally affected business. Referring to the petition for a separation from France, du-lnrcd the colony was one of the richest countries m the world.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 195, 22 September 1909, Page 2
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118NEW CALEDONIA. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 195, 22 September 1909, Page 2
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