HC Deb 19 November 1947 vol 444 c175W
12. Mr. Parker

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies when it is proposed to inaugurate a system of native administration in the New Hebrides comparable to that now being developed in the Solomon Islands.

Mr. Creech Jones

I regret that it is not possible to say if or when such a system of native administration can be inaugurated in the New Hebrides. Such a step would, of course, require the consent of the French Government. I am, however, studying what steps can be taken to improve the existing system.

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