States that he will await the High Commissioner's observation on the proposal to the Resident Commissioner for the New Hebrides that Vila be made a port of registry by an Order in Council under Section 4(8) of the Merchant Shipping Act, before taking any action in the matter. From: Secretary of State, at London, England. 24/07/1916.

States that he will await the High Commissioner's observation on the proposal to the Resident Commissioner for the New Hebrides that Vila be made a port of registry by an Order in Council under Section 4(8) of the Merchant Shipping Act, before taking any action in the matter. From: Secretary of State, at London, England. 24/07/1916., MSS Archives.2003/1.WPHC 4/IV.1916. File 2344/1916, Box: C3026662; Reel: AU Microfilm 78-321. WPHC 4/IV: Inwards correspondence, 1916., MSS Archives.2003/1.WPHC 4/IV.1916. Western Pacific Archives, University of Auckland. https://archives.library.auckland.ac.nz/repositories/8/archival_objects/208488 Accessed December 28, 2024.