New Guinea Laws Need
p. 11 · Read in the full issue
Revision.
From a Special Correspondent.
Rabaul, Sept. 23.
IT is believed here that the time is op portune to urge upon the Federal authorities the need for the appoint ment of a Judicial Commissioner (one good man only) to revise and codify the laws of New Guinea.
These laws at present are a hetero geneous collection culled from the laws of the Commonwealth, Papua, Queens land, and the old Military Administra tion —plus those made since 1921.
It is nearly as difficult for the aver age resident here to now what laws ex ist as it would be for him to know the laws of New South Wales.
Many of these laws could now, with great advantage, be repealed and others amended and consolidated.