Public Protest in N.G.

AS we were going to press, the follow ing report from Wau, T.N.G., ap peared in the Sydney Morning Herald: — Although a move has been on foot for 18 months

for a merger of all aerial transport companies into one company under political control, formal pub lic notice was only received last week.

At a public meeting on January 18, at which all sections of the community were represented, a motion of protest was unanimously carried.

This merger was to come before Parliament cn Wednesday next. Messages have been sent to the Prime Minister (Mr. Lyons) and the Administrator (Brigadier-General W. R. McNicoll) to the effect that the public is strongly opposed to a monopoly being granted to Guinea Airways, on the grounds that it is against public policy, and would leave the public at the mercy of the company to make what charges it liked.