The New Hebrides.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 12922, 29 July 1905, Page 5

The New Hebrides.

. « — United Press Association. I—By1 — By Electric Telegraph* — C«syyrig]at. Melbourne, July 2S. Io the 1 House of Representatives, Mr Higgin» called attention to the French Commission's report rocom- : mending an annual grani for the benefit of settlers in the "New Hebrides, and asked Mr Deakin ( Premier y to sco tha^ the Australian "Government was consulted before the Now Hebrides. Land Court was. appoinfed. Mr Deakin (Federal Premier) repliedthat 1 he had every reason to believa the course suggested would certainly be followed by the • Imperial Government. The proposal of the ,Freiich Commission . contained, no novel < feature, but that which ca|H«d attention once more to the fact „liat considerable sums ,wei*e .being expended out of French funds for the benefit of settlers in the Now Hebrides. An arrangement had been, imminent from the date of ihe friendly agreement with France.