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(7) Western PAGLAL

Fiji Islands (4)

Pacific. These include stations in

Ocean Island. (Gilbert and Ellice Islands

Colony).

Tulagi. (British Solomon Islands

Protectorate).

Nukualopa (Tonga).

Vila (Now Hebrides).

The Amalgamated Wireless (Australasia)

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Limited have proposed to the Fijian

Government and the estern Pacific High

Commissioner that they should take this

system in hand and modernise and extend

it, and details of such a schome are

now being discussed. If this proposal is

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adopted this part of the World would

be fairly well provided for, though it

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is not yet clear whether it would be

possible to include the Stations in Tonga

and the New Tebrides in the transfer,

The Australien and New Zealand Government g

also have very considerable systems

under their control in the islands

adjoining Australia and New Zealand.

These include stations in New Guinea

(7), New Britain (Rabaul), Admiralty

Island, New Ireland, Nauru, Bougainville,

Raratonga, Samca (Apia) and Chatham

Islands.

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