VISIT TO COOK ISLANDS

Press, Volume XC, Issue 27406, 20 July 1954, Page 13

VISIT TO COOK ISLANDS

minister to study development Mr T. c. WEBB TO LEAVE NEXT MONTH (New Pre«. <M?T craft on iV' Fo / Ce air ' Pected to lartin hJ?® S sit is exaccompanied by l the nkd WIU be to the Minister iS? P nber " s ecretary S. W. Smith) the L Ag f lculture <Mr Territories Mr j Se R et ?I y . o f? la n<i Director of Wrl ght), the Re*.) Education (Mr C r the Health d Den nit t r represent atives of istry of WoJ& tment and the Mi “- Vice 6 MarX,l 0 V he K Ai L S , taff (Alr travel with thn n Merton) will MinisteT will h h« P J ty ’ and . he and the wives 1 be accom Panied by their

ZeMand li hLd e h^ <I tOni s ht that New deal Ar „ ° been spending a great the 3l port-wa/ *5 the C °ok Islands ?n healtlT on education, and the vtat o? th° miC development, vlsl t of the party would pn‘•Th? 16 Pf ogress to be reviewed. to meet th? pur P? se °f our visit is wit™ i°^ e have tal ks Mr wS.I L ,e? 7 slat !ve Council,” said I We.will discuss Current problems, Including that of the anbut 3 1 1O ?m f i Ne vV Zealand income tax. all tn looking forward most of ™ tifL ? .opportunity of discussing “T th wan P r Ot ( th S f y ture of the 1 to fin d out the extent to econ^mi° Ur programme of SwH »L and so . cial development has ment d Ina X political advancement, and, what is more important, how willing the people themselves are rr™ “vr/” participation and ln government,” said f~e. r - “It can hardly be ex?n C «? that we shall find answers to all the problems of the Cook Islands during our short visit, but we should have a much better idea of how to tackle them after the report which 1 snail make to the Government on ■my return has been, considered,” the Minister said.