THE NEW HEBRIDES.
THE DUAL CONTROL. By Telegraph.—Press Awociation.—Copyright (Received April 29, 10 a.m.) BRISBANE. April 29. Captain Ashton, of the steamer Flinders, after a lengthy trading tour ia the New Hebrides, says that the dual control is becoming more and more unsatisfactory. A feeling prevailed among the colonists that the sooner the islands were taken over either by Britain or France the better it would be for all concerned. At the present time the French traders had a great advantage over the British. The French authorities interpreted the laws more leniently in regard to their fellow countrymen than the British. The French authorities adhered to the Convention laws, but the British made extra laws, under which British colonists worked. While the French traders were permitted to recruit women labour, British traders could recruit only males.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 10755, 29 April 1913, Page 2
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136THE NEW HEBRIDES. Star (Christchurch), Issue 10755, 29 April 1913, Page 2
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