§ 77. Mr. Bryant Godman Irvineasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what his latest information is about the economy of the New Hebrides.
§ Mr. KershawThe economy of the New Hebrides, which is based upon subsistence agriculture, is progressing on the generally satisfactory course of recent years.
Production of copra, the principal cash crop, fell last year. But this was largely offset by better prices.
329WA development programme for the next five years has been drawn up to increase the economic potential of the territory.