N. Guinea Legislative

Council.

The New Personnel.

THE following residents of New Guinea have been appointed members of the new Legislative Council of New Guinea, which has been set up to advise and assist the Administrator and which will be formally opened in Rabaul bv the Minister for the Territories (Major C.

W. C. Marr) on May 9: J. C. Mullaly, planter, Rabaul.

V. A. Pratt, planter, Kokopo.

W. E. Grose, planter, Kavieng.

N. P. Neal, mine manager, Edie Creek.

Alan McLennan, solicitor, Rabaul.

B. B. Perriman, company manager, Rabaul.

R. L. Clark, company manager, Rabaul.

The first three represent the planters; the next two, mining interests; and the last two, the commercial interests.