Suggests that, as French firms are largely interested in the copra trade of the Group, and having in view of the present relations between the two countries, it would be as well if the Commissioner appointed to investigate the position of the copra trade were to exclude the New Hebrides from its field of operations. From: Resident Commissioner, New Hebrides, 02/08/1916.

Suggests that, as French firms are largely interested in the copra trade of the Group, and having in view of the present relations between the two countries, it would be as well if the Commissioner appointed to investigate the position of the copra trade were to exclude the New Hebrides from its field of operations. From: Resident Commissioner, New Hebrides, 02/08/1916., MSS Archives.2003/1.WPHC 4/IV.1916. File 2257/1916, Reel: AU Microfilm 78-320; Box: C3026661. 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/208411 Accessed November 25, 2024.